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'Green Book' Is About Race — And Also Friendship, Class And Masculinity
In the film Green Book, a black pianist on a 1962 concert tour in the Deep South hires a tough-talking bouncer from the Bronx. Rachel Martin talks to Mahershala Ali, who plays pianist Don Shirley.
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'An Opportunity To Be Thankful': Reflecting On A First Thanksgiving In The U.S.
Roy Daley immigrated to the U.S. from Honduras 50 years ago. At StoryCorps, he talks about his first impressions of America and how he learned the meaning of Thanksgiving in those early weeks.
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'Even As We Breathe': A First Novel From A Teacher Who Writes For Her Students
The book is a mystery of sorts, set at an upscale North Carolina resort during World War II. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle teaches at a high school with a student population that's 30% Native American.
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The Final U.S. Military Plane Has Left Afghanistan As America's Longest War Ends
The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule.
Opinion: A New Spirit Joins The Panthéon
Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Panthéon in Paris 46 years after her death. The famed entertainer will be the first Black woman to receive the honor. Scott Simon reflects on her legacy.
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Our Film Critic Explores Why The Harrowing Afghanistan Images May Feel Familiar
Bob Mondello reflects on the portrayal and the despair of Afghanistan's story, as shown on film for decades — in The Man Who Would Be King, Rambo III, Charlie Wilson's War, Zero Dark Thirty and more.
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In Over 2 Weeks Since The Haiti Earthquake, This ER Doctor Hasn't Slept At Home
What should have been an ordinary Saturday at the emergency room instead became a day Dr. Antoine Titus cannot forget.
Elizabeth Holmes Promised Miracles By A Finger Prick. Her Fraud Trial Starts Tuesday
Holmes and her former business partner and ex-boyfriend, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, have pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients of the blood-testing company Theranos.
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Afghan Refugees In India Fret Over The News Back Home, And Their Own Legal Status
Afghans in New Delhi have watched with horror as the Taliban take back control of Afghanistan, and they want to help relatives escape. But many refugees can't get work permits in India.
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Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits By First Black Photographers
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century.
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