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BBC special: America Beyond Black and White

BBC special: America Beyond Black and White

With America engulfed again by protests against police brutality and racial discrimination, in this BBC Special “America: Beyond Black and White,” host Rajini Vaidyanathan brings together a group of African American writers to discuss how America might move beyond its current racial turmoil.
by MPR News Staff

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Centennial remembrance of Duluth lynchings subdued — but hopeful

Centennial remembrance of Duluth lynchings subdued — but hopeful

There were to be speakers, music, performances and remembrances. Organizers had planned to gather 10,000 people to the streets of downtown Duluth, where on June 15, 1920, three young black men were lynched from a street light by a mob of the same size, after being falsely accused of raping a white woman.
by Dan Kraker

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Amid pandemic, the loneliest of D-Day remembrances is observed in France

Amid pandemic, the loneliest of D-Day remembrances is observed in France

Compared to last year, when many tens of thousands came to the northern French beaches of Normandy to cheer the dwindling number of World War II veterans, the coronavirus lockdown turned this year's D-Day remembrance into one of the eeriest ever.
by The Associated Press

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Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army

Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army

Flying has always been the passion of Dick Kern’s life. He started with model airplanes, then manned the tail gun of a B-24 bomber in World War II.
by Evan Frost

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