Adrian Florido
Stories
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Politics
The latest on student protests in New York City and around the country
Hundreds of students have been arrested as university leaders moved to break up encampments and take back buildings occupied by campus protesters angry over Israel's war in Gaza.
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Arts & Life
Japanese-American baseball players will bring the game back to a WWII camp
Volunteers are restoring the Manzanar War Reloctation Center's baseball field. In the fall, Japanese-American baseball players play where many of their families were held during World War II.
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National
Texas' immigration law is being challenged in court amid racial profiling concerns
Texas' immigration law has raised fear that it'll promote racial profiling by police. The concerns evoke memories of what happened after Arizona passed its so-called "show me your papers" law in 2010.
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Arts & Life
A museum has compiled the names of all people of Japanese descent incarcerated during WWII
The Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles has, for the first time ever, compiled the names of all 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II.
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Arts & Life
Why Puerto Rico has such deep support for the Palestinian cause
In Puerto Rico, solidarity with the cause of Palestinians runs deep, in large part because of their shared colonial histories and struggles for self-determination.
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Arts & Life
Parranda! In Puerto Rico, young people keep a Christmas musical tradition alive
In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.
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National
Oklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped up.
After Oklahoma Republicans targeted public school lessons on race and gender, some Black teachers and parents in Tulsa have banded together to ensure their kids still get honest Black history.
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Arts & Life
Biggest Hollywood strike in decades: SAG-AFTRA walks out after negotiations collapse
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors' union to strike.
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National
A year after Uvalde's school massacre, healing remains elusive
There are still many unresolved questions about the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. As they grasp for answers, surviving families and the broader community feel suspended in grief.
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National
Podcast 'You Didn't See Nothin' looks into the 1997 beating of Lenard Clark
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Yohance Lacour, host of the podcast You Didn't See Nothin.