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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Social Justice

FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump will be in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018, to headline the Nevada Republican Party's annual convention and appear at a fundraiser with Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada officials confirmed Monday, June 18. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Politics & Policy

Border policy fuels backlash against Trump

Amid the criticism, the president dug in Monday , again falsely blaming Democrats for the crisis. His administration put the practice in place and could easily end it.

8 years ago

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas

Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing.

8 years ago

The March For Our Lives movement is hitting the road this summer to register young people to vote ahead of the November mid-term elections. (Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Parkland survivors launch tour to register young voters and get them out in November

A nationwide tour will make 50-plus stops in more than 20 states, including Iowa, Texas, South Carolina and Connecticut.

8 years ago

Joan Cashin volunteered to help organize and prepare the Mule Train. (Courtesy of Roland Freeman)
NPR
Community

In 1968, poor Americans came to D.C. to protest, some by mule

The Mule Train left the Mississippi Delta, for Washington, D.C. It was part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last major effort to mobilize impoverished Americans.

8 years ago

(Den Belitsky/BigStock)
Community

Moving on — and making it matter

As the years pass, I sense more acutely the importance of working to make a difference.

8 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Politics & Policy

A look at N. Korea’s human rights abuses Trump played down

"It's rough," Trump allowed after being asked about North Korea's human rights record. He then said: "It's rough in a lot of places, by the way. Not just there."

8 years ago

This Jan. 26, 2018 police body-camera footage released by Milwaukee Police Department shows NBA Bucks guard Sterling Brown as he talks to arresting police officers after being shot by a stun gun in a Walgreens parking lot in Milwaukee.
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Black athletes becoming targets instead of heroes

After failing to defeat poverty, drugs and terrorism, America has decided to fight an enemy we can plainly see — black guys who can punt, pass kick, or dribble.

8 years ago

Karmeea Chisolm tells the crowd, “Don’t be fooled by the term ‘mass shooting.' Every life matters,” at the demonstration against gun violence Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly students take steps to demand action on gun violence

Annual demonstration brings hundreds of young people to Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to call for changes in gun laws.

8 years ago

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the Justice Department's Executive Officer for Immigration Review (EOIR) Annual Legal Training Program on Monday in Tysons, Va. Sessions spoke about his plan to limit reasons for people to claim asylum in the U.S
NPR
Politics & Policy

Attorney General denies asylum to victims of domestic abuse, gang violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is imposing sharp new limits on who can get asylum in the United States

8 years ago

Isaac Gardner (left), of the Justice for David Jones Coalition, leads a small protest outside the district attorney's office calling for charges against Ryan Pownall, the Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot Jones during a traffic stop.
Courts & Law

A year later, community members demand justice for Philly man slain by cop

They're calling for officer who fired fatal shot to be criminally charged. The city's district attorney's office is investigating.

8 years ago

Adrian Fields
Community

Not just Starbucks: Involuntary homebody

Adrian Fields doesn’t like to go out.

8 years ago

William Wright-El
Community

Not just Starbucks: Buying a used car while black

Growing up, Wright-El said, he had experienced numerous instances of being profiled and harassed by police officers.

8 years ago

Black coffee shop owners gather for a live-streamed conversation about retail racism and supporting black businesses at Amalgam Comics and Coffeeshop in Kensington. Participating are (clockwise from left) Amalgam owner Ariell Johnson, owner of Franny Lou's Porch Blew MaryWillow, activist Mark Lamont Hill, Shantrell P. Lewis of Shoppe Black, Keba Konte of Red Bay Coffee, and activist Pam Africa.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

‘Challenge to us, as black businesses, is how do we do business differently’

Owners of small coffeeshops gather to talk about building up businesses in black community rather than boycotting Starbucks and other chains.

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Community

The Starbucks arrests: race, bias and policing

Guests: Kevin Woodson, Mark Kelly Tyler, Stacey Sinclair Tuesday afternoon 8,000 Starbucks will close for unconsc ...

Air Date: May 29, 2018 10:00 am

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 FILE - In this April 2, 1965 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, speaks at a news conference next to John Lewis, to his left, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/William A. Smith, File)
Community

King, Conversation and Coffee

Some of the world’s greatest moments of social change began with a simple conversation.

8 years ago

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