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Young Asian-American student holding books at chalkboard. (Deborah Lee/NPR)
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Courts & Law

What to know about affirmative action as the Harvard trial begins

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”

Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am

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A man holds up a sign during a protest against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside the offices of Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in Phoenix, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Patricio Espinoza)
Community

Post-Kavanaugh, men reflect on accountability

Some of the men seemed to be struggling with this stuff. They’d say one thing, then contradict themselves a minute later.

7 years ago

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Record-breaking  tennis player, philanthropist Serena Williams appears on stage during Pennsylvania Conference for Women 2018 at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 12, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images )
Community

Serena Williams headlines Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philly

Tennis great calls attention to the risk of pregnancy-related deaths for black women.

7 years ago

Mike Matthews, president of the Delaware State Education Association since 2017, once had a blog called Down with Absolutes. Now some of his old inflammatory posts are being criticized as misogynistic and racist.  (Screen grab from waybackmachine.org, Delaware State Education Association)
Education

Delaware teachers union investigating president after sexist, racist blog posts surface

About 10 years before Mike Matthews was president of the Delaware teachers union, he was an irreverent blogger.

7 years ago

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Cody Greenes (center), 35, group leader with the Jewish organization Moving Traditions, leads six high school freshman boys in a discussion about sexual assault and consent.
NPR
Community

Coming to the right answer by themselves: Talking with boys about sexual assault

In the basement of a suburban Philadelphia home, six high school freshman boys talk about sexual assault in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

7 years ago

As a counselor, Niasha Fray saw first-hand the obstacles black women face in breast cancer treatment. She's now program director of the Duke Center for Community and Population Health Improvement. (Justin Cook for NPR)
NPR
Health

Why are black women less likely to stick with a breast cancer follow-up treatment?

Breast cancer is less common in black women, yet they're about 40 percent more likely to die from it than are white women.

7 years ago

Throughout the Senate confirmation period, protesters have rallied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Christine Blasey Ford and others have alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them decades ago. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

After one year of headlines, #MeToo is everywhere

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the reporting, in The New York Times and The New Yorker, that led to the fall of movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

7 years ago

The Tiger Trio will perform at this year's October Revolution. (Michel Dorbon)
Arts & Entertainment

For Philadelphia music fans, the October Revolution begins tonight

The festival of jazz and contemporary music features new and established musicians, as well as tributes to past luminaries.

7 years ago

Listen 3:51
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Women’s rage and political change

Guest: Rebecca Traister Brett Kavanaugh’s anger seen next to Christine Blasey Ford’s composure and the public ...

Air Date: October 4, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
NPR
Health

Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women

The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing from the White House en route to speak with electrical workers in Philadelphia, Penn
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump: ‘It’s a very scary time for young men in America’

President Trump continued his defense Tuesday of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh

7 years ago

Among female voters, marriage has long been an indicator that a woman was more likely to support Republicans. But that is changing. (Nicole Xu for NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Married women may be moving away from the GOP

"Married women have, especially in the last six months, turned against Trump and also are starting to lean towards voting more Democratic in the congressional races,"

7 years ago

Del. Ariana Kelly stands outside the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis, Md. She introduced a new state law to require that consent be taught in sex ed classes.
NPR
Education

Should we teach about consent in K-12? Brett Kavanaugh’s home state says yes

Before they turn 18, about 8 percent of girls and 0.7 percent of boys experience rape or attempted rape, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7 years ago

Rachel Mitchell, head of the Special Victims Division of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, is on leave as she heads to Washington, D.C., to assist the Senate Judiciary Committee with a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
(Maricopa County Attorney's Office)
NPR
Courts & Law

Sex crimes prosecutor picked for Kavanaugh hearing brings decades of experience

Rachel Mitchell is head of the sex crimes unit at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

7 years ago

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