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Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states

Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices said the 14th Amendment requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. "The history of marriage is one of both continuity and change," the court wrote in its opinion.

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Counter Stories: On hate and forgiveness

Counter Stories: On hate and forgiveness

The Counter Stories crew explores the nature of racial hate and the essence of forgiveness with the Rev. Nazim B. Fakir, pastor at St. Peter's AME Church in Minneapolis.

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Funerals begin for those slain at Emanuel AME Church

Funerals begin for those slain at Emanuel AME Church

The Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45, and Ethel Lance, 71, were integral members of the Charleston, S.C., church.

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Minnesotans weigh in on Lake Calhoun name change debate

Minnesotans weigh in on Lake Calhoun name change debate

Should Lake Calhoun's name be changed because it's named for former Vice President; South Carolina Senator and ardent supporter of slavery John Calhoun?

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MN faith leaders: Whites must help blacks battle racism

MN faith leaders: Whites must help blacks battle racism

"The only way to combat white supremacy is for whites to say it exists and we will help you fight against it," the Rev. Nazim Fakir tells MPR News' Tom Weber.
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Dylann Roof and the stubborn myth of the colorblind millennial

Dylann Roof and the stubborn myth of the colorblind millennial

"Of course, most young people will never commit a hate crime. But the misperception that they're largely free of racial animus stubbornly lives on, and that's dangerous in itself," writes NPR's Gene Demby.

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The complicated political history of the Confederate flag

The complicated political history of the Confederate flag

After a shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina's governor called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. The flag has a long and divisive history.

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