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What the Justice Department Decision in the Garner Case Means for New Yorkers
The officer who appeared to apply a banned chokehold on Eric Garner five years ago remains on the force, and it's a flashpoint for Mayor, and presidential candidate, Bill de Blasio.
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The Docket: The Chokehold, Five Years Later
Five years after Eric Garner's death on Staten Island triggered nationwide protests, a criminal justice reform advocate and former prosecutor talks policing communities of color. -
Data Company Directly Powers Immigration Raids in Workplace
Palantir Technologies, co-founded by a Trump advisor in Silicon Valley, has created a smart-phone app that helps ICE round up undocumented workers. The number of arrests has shot up.
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R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charges
The embattled R&B star, who was also charged with obstruction of justice, is being held without bond in Chicago. -
READ: Here's The Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Comments About Congresswomen
The House will vote Tuesday evening on a resolution "condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress." -
Trump Administration Makes Dramatic Change to U.S. Asylum Policy
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Starting today, migrants who do not seek asylum in at least one other country they cross through before reaching the U.S. cannot request asylum here. -
What Saturday's Blackout Tells Us About NYC's Infrastructure Weaknesses
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The Invention of 'Sexual Harassment'
The Stakes
A group of women in upstate New York forced a new idea into the mainstream at the end of the 1970s. Their story offers a playbook for social change--and its limitations.
Arts and Culture
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The History of Art on Long Island
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Helen Harrison, the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in East Hampton, on the Kasmin Gallery's Painters of the East End. -
My Boss Is a Jerk and No One Believes Me. What Should I Do? feat. Kerry Coddett and Michelle Collins
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Michelle ditches her roommate. Comedian Kerry Coddett tries to end her dating dry spell. And Michelle Collins auditions for her dream role as Javert in Les Mis. -
The Pulitzer-Winning Play 'Fairview' Is About Being Watched While Black
All Things Considered
It starts with a perfect black family in a model household, like a '70s sitcom. Then it gets weird. Playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury says she was inspired by an experience with police surveillance. - Edit Bucket
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The Secret Sound Of The Vessel Orchestra
Look around you. Chances are there’s something nearby — a jar, a vase, a bottle, a glass — that is silently singing.
Tech and Media
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What the Media Gets Wrong About Racism
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What Trump's racist tweets, and the media's response to them, say about the experiences of women of color in the United States. -
'Facebook Is Dangerous:' Firms In Hot Seat As Congress Probes Big Tech
All Things Considered
Lawmakers in the Senate and House are questioning lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues, including whether they're so big they stifle competition. -
More Than 1 Million People Agree To 'Storm Area 51,' But The Air Force Says Stay Home
The top-secret base is not accessible to the public, though it has become a tourist destination. The event began as an Internet joke, but some people apparently are really planning to attend.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Jenny Hval, Nas, and Anna Meredith
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Week of July 15: Queen Bey’s new song from The Lion King, Nas looks back, and Anna Meredith takes us for a ride. Plus, Angelica Garcia celebrates her Mexican and Salvadoran roots. -
Sinkane's Funk Exploration of the Immigrant's Journey
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The Sudanese-American singer Sinkane and his band invite everybody to come in and dance and sing and embrace all of our differences. They perform songs from "Dépaysé" in-studio. -
Tamino's Intimate and Confessional Pop, In-studio
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Belgian singer Tamino is of Egyptian and Lebanese descent and has an incredibly rich falsetto, not unlike Jeff Buckley or Thom Yorke. He plays songs from his latest, 'Amir', in-studio. -
Arabic Poetry-Infused Chamber Jazz by Layale Chaker and Sarafand
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Arabic poetry meets chamber jazz in music by Lebanese Palestinian violinist and composer Layale Chaker and the Sarafand Ensemble, who play in-studio. -
Saying What Must Be Said, The Oddysy Combines Funk, Bass, Beats, And Samples
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Electro-hip-hop-jazz-soul duo The Oddysy, plays in-studio, saying what must be said, combining samples, scratching, bass, beats, and classic funk grooves from their latest record.
