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Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

A nonpartisan prison research group says city and county jails lag prisons in bringing down the high cost of phone calls.
by Alisa Roth

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ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

Justice Alan Page is Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation. Paris Yarbrough is a Page Scholar studying law at the University of St. Thomas.
by Evan Frost

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Why we can't break up with Big Tech

Why we can't break up with Big Tech

Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Many second chances pave ex-felon's path from prison to dream job

Many second chances pave ex-felon's path from prison to dream job

The 36-year-old Alabama native and seven-time felon knew building a new life would be a challenge. He aims to help other former felons succeed as well.
by Jon Collins

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To halt HIV, advocates push for PrEP outreach to black women

To halt HIV, advocates push for PrEP outreach to black women

After gay and bisexual men, black women are the group at highest risk for HIV transmission. Here's how women are teaching each other about the most effective ways to prevent infection.
by Heather Boerner

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Humanitarian aid arrives for Venezuela; Maduro blocks it

Humanitarian aid arrives for Venezuela; Maduro blocks it

The military, which backs President Nicolas Maduro, has barricaded a bridge from Colombia. Opposition leader Juan Guaido, along with the U.S., is demanding that the aid convoy be allowed to pass.

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The pervasiveness of blackface in American culture

We examine the roots of blackface: where it started, why it's offensive, and why many white Americans don't get it.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A year after Parkland, a mother and daughter remember

A year after Parkland, a mother and daughter remember

Maya Altman survived last year's shooting in Parkland, Fla. At StoryCorps, she and her mom, Robyn, reflect on that day and how it has impacted them.
by Emma Bowman and Camila Kerwin

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Living near your grandmother has evolutionary benefits

Living near your grandmother has evolutionary benefits

Humans are evolutionary oddballs for living long past our reproductive prime. New research explains how grandmothers might be the reason why.
by Jonathan Lambert

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ChangeMakers: Walter 'Q bear' Banks Jr., instrumental to the Minneapolis sound

ChangeMakers: Walter 'Q bear' Banks Jr., instrumental to the Minneapolis sound

Walter "Q bear" Banks Jr. has been broadcasting the Minneapolis sound at the station for 40 years. "It doesn't matter what color you are. Black people do exist and we can be owners of companies and owners of businesses," Banks said.
by Evan Frost

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