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This New Jersey County Was The 1st In The U.S. To End Chronic Homelessness

Bergen County, the most populous county in New Jersey, was recognized as the first community in the country to end chronic homelessness.
Julián Castro On His 2020 Presidential Platform And Living The 'Immigrant American Dream'

Julián Castro, who served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development under former President Obama, has pledged to visit all 50 states during his campaign.
Trade Talks With China Continue, As Trump Shies From A Hard Deadline For A Deal

March 1 "is not a magical date," President Trump said this week, about his self-imposed deadline when tariffs would spike. Whether a deal will resolve key structural issues isn't clear.
As Pope Holds Sex Abuse Summit, U.S. Catholics Not Hopeful For 'Bold Moves'

American Catholics have become disappointed as Pope Francis described the meeting as featuring "prayer and discernment" — hardly an ambitious vision for what could have been a momentous event.
NJ Public Schools to Teach LGBTQ History

New Jersey is only the second state in the country to require such a curriculum.

The Word 'Queer'

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A homophobic slur; a term encompassing every sexual orientation and gender identity: the word 'queer' has a multifarious past and complicated present. This is just a fraction of it.
In 'Birds Of Passage,' A New Lens On The Narcotrafficking Drama

All Things Considered

Colombia's submission to the Oscars this year addresses the beginnings of the drug trade in rural Columbia — and how it shattered the traditions and families of the indigenous Wayúu people.
One of the County's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930

The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues.

Black History Month Specials on WNYC

WNYC recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February on 93.9FM and AM 820.

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Amid Measles Outbreak, Facebook Makes it Easy for the Anti-Vaccine Movement to Spread Misinformation

The Takeaway

The World Health Organization has identified anti-vaccine movements as a threat to global public health.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Gender and Politics Edition

On the Media

What to watch for — and ignore — in the press's coverage of women running for office.
Covington Catholic Teen Nick Sandmann Sues 'Washington Post' For $250 Million

His family says the newspaper targeted the student and defamed him for political purposes after the release of a video that appeared to show a standoff between him and a Native American activist.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Murray A. Lightburn and Xixa

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This week, a work of “genius” from The Dears’ frontman, new rock-swagger from Brooklyn's Budos Band, new space cumbia from Xixa, and an “unofficial single” from Alicia Keys.
#4197: New Sounds Live 2019: wild Up, Zola Jesus and William Brittelle from Merkin Hall

New Sounds

Hear music by electro-goth songwriter Zola Jesus and ‘post-genre’ composer William Brittelle in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based new music collective wild Up, from Merkin Hall.
#4196: Music With Arab Roots

New Sounds

Listen to works that combine the sounds of Arabic music with sounds of Western jazz, rock, and/or electronics, like Maurice Louca, Sabry Mosbah, Brickwork Lizards, and Epichorus.
Watch: Leyla McCalla Plays the 'Capitalist Blues'

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A New York–born Haitian-American living in New Orleans, Leyla McCalla draws from traditional Creole, Cajun, and Haitian music, as well as American jazz and folk. She plays in-studio.
Watch: Drummer Tyshawn Sorey Explores Time

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Composer, multi-instrumentalist and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey stretches boundaries and defies casual listening. He leads an electro-acoustic ensemble, in-studio.