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Pakistan toughens penalties for 'honor' killings

Pakistan toughens penalties for 'honor' killings

Pakistani lawmakers have passed a new law closing a loophole that has allowed perpetrators of so-called "honor" killings to go free. Now, they will face a mandatory 25-year jail sentence.

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How film can grow to feature more black actors

How film can grow to feature more black actors

In the 88-year history of the Academy Awards only 14 black actors have won Oscars. Erika Howard and Gil Robertson discussed the ways film has evolved and where there is still room to grow.
by MPR News Staff

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'I wasn't there to help': Dad with newborn struggles with lack of leave

'I wasn't there to help': Dad with newborn struggles with lack of leave

American mothers are working outside the home now more than in any other past generation. As a consequence, dads have greater household responsibility, especially when it comes to child-rearing.

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Black history museum a revelation for St. Paul cops, young men

Black history museum a revelation for St. Paul cops, young men

St. Paul sent several police officers and a group of young black men to Washington, D.C., for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. They all came back changed.
by Emma Sapong

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On your mark, give birth, go back to work

On your mark, give birth, go back to work

Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave.
by Jennifer Ludden and Jessica Deahl

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The invisibility of black women

Author Mychal Denzel Smith had some interesting things to say on the invisibility of black women on a previous show. He came back, and was joined by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, president of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race, to talk about the challenges facing black women in America.
by MPR News Staff

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