Juana Summers

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Juana Summers is an education reporter at NPR

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30 years ago, this Rwandan woman saved a dozen neighbors from the genocide

Friday, April 12, 2024

Josephine Dusabimana's story of being a helper, though those she helped worried for her safety. A Hutu, she was nearby when soldiers burned Tuti houses — and people needed rescue.

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Rwanda's president is lauded for transforming the country. But he's also criticized

Friday, April 12, 2024

Rwanda has experienced considerable economic growth in the 30 years since the genocide. But some critics say it's come at the cost of certain freedoms.

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In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot.

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The balance between tourism and conservation at a Rwandan national park

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda was hard hit by the violence of the country's genocide. For a time, the park floundered — but it's now flourishing.

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Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame and his daughter criticize the government

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Paul Rusesabagina, whose life inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, and his daughter, Anaise Kanimba, have been vocal critics of Rwanda's current president, Paul Kagame.

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Basketball takes hold in Rwanda, a country dominated by soccer

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Basketball is gaining popularity in Rwanda. We chat with a few players and fans to learn why.

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Rwanda's youth have grown in genocide's shadow. Here are their hopes for the future

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Three Rwandans under the age of 25 — Ornella Ineza, Kelvin Rwihimba, and Crispin Iradukunda — reflect on what it's like to grow up in a country that's been shaped by a genocide.

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Remembrance and reconciliation, 30 years after the Rwandan genocide began

Monday, April 08, 2024

It's been 30 years since the Rwandan genocide began in 1994. In some places today, survivors of the genocide live side-by-side with perpetrators, so-called reconciliation villages.

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30 years on, legacy of genocide haunts Rwandans

Sunday, April 07, 2024

Decades after a genocide that killed nearly 1 million Rwandans, NPR visits a church that was the site of a massacre where 7,000 people were killed, and talk to one man who perpetrated crimes there.

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Black girls have the spotlight in horror anthology 'The Black Girl Survives This One'

Tuesday, April 02, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Desiree Evans and Saraciea Fennell about their anthology of horror stories from Black writers with the racial and gender representation they've longed for in the genre.

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Violence in eastern Congo has displaced millions of people. Some end up at this camp

Monday, April 01, 2024

The Nkamira Transit Camp is home to more than 6,000 refugees fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The decades-long conflict is a legacy of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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A preview of NPR's reporting from Rwanda as it nears 30 years since genocide

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Thirty years ago, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. NPR's Juana Summers reports from Rwanda about how the country has changed in the years since.

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How the Underground Railroad got its name

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.

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The mayor of Kansas City recounts the shooting at a Super Bowl celebration

Thursday, February 15, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas about the shooting at a Super Bowl celebration Wednesday that killed one person and injured more than 20 others.

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Remembering the co-creator of the Pop Tart

Thursday, February 15, 2024

NPR remembers William "Bill" Post today. He was the co-creator of the Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, and died on Saturday, February 10th at 96 years old.

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House votes to impeach Mayorkas — passes by 1 vote

Thursday, February 15, 2024

The Republican-led House voted along party lines to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It was the second attempt in as many week.

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The start of a Chiefs dynasty

Monday, February 12, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nate Taylor, a writer for The Athletic, about the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes becoming Super Bowl champions again after defeating San Francisco.

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Why America can't seem to fix its broken immigration system

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Theresa Cardinal Brown, the Bipartisan Policy Center's senior adviser for immigration and border policy, about why America has struggled to fix its immigration problem.

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Biden wins the South Carolina primary, hoping voters across the U.S. take note

Sunday, February 04, 2024

Following Biden's win in South Carolina's Democratic primary, we hear from young Black voters as we look ahead to the state's Republican primary.

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The message matters to young Black voters weighing Biden-Harris ticket

Saturday, February 03, 2024

South Carolina votes in the first Democratic primary of 2024. While Biden and Harris run virtually unopposed, how voters talk about issues that are important to them could offer clues for November.

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