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Pulitzer-winning play 'Fairview' is about being watched while black

Pulitzer-winning play 'Fairview' is about being watched while black

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.
by Michel Martin

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Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen

Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen

Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Trump said four congresswomen of color should go back to the "broken and crime infested" countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S.
by Associated Press

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Police: Man dies after attacking immigration jail in Washington state

A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said.
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Trump's immigration sweeps in major cities set to begin

Trump's immigration sweeps in major cities set to begin

The sweeps were expected to start Sunday, but New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Saturday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had already taken some action in New York.
by Associated Press

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Border Patrol agents are passing around a commemorative coin mocking care for migrant kids

Border Patrol agents are passing around a commemorative coin mocking care for migrant kids

An unofficial commemorative coin has been circulating among Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border, mocking the task of caring for migrant children and other duties that have fallen to agents as families cross into the U.S.

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Facing deployment while fearing that family members will be deported

Facing deployment while fearing that family members will be deported

A sailor hoped his military status would protect his mother from deportation. But a change in Trump administration policy may lead to more undocumented members of military families being deported.
by Franco Ordoñez

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Navajo Nation's LGBTQ pride event celebrates a return to the culture's history

Last month, photographer Cayla Nimmo documented the scenes of Dine Pride in Window Rock, Ariz. The festivities were in the shadow of the Navajo Nation's same-sex marriage ban.

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