Jason Fuller
Stories
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Science
Climate change and city lights are tricking trees into growing leaves too soon
A study of trees in dozens of cities found that urban heat and light pollution are pushing urban trees to sprout leaves about a week earlier than trees in more rural settings.
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Books
Anthology 'The Matter of Black Lives' reflects on America's past to guide its future
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with writer Jelani Cobb about a new collection of work from The New Yorker, "The Matter of Black Lives." Cobb co-edited it and wrote the introduction.
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Politics
Senators discuss their proposal that would repair the infrastructure of HBCUS and
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Senators Chris Coons, D-Del., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., about their proposed act which would update the infrastructure of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Politics
Plan To Widen Highway In South Carolina Would Cut Through Black And Brown Communities
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Omar Muhammad, executive director of the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities, on communities in North Charleston, S.C., facing displacement for a highway project.
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Movies
'How the Monuments Came Down' Filmmakers On Why Lee Statue Didn't Come Down Sooner
Filmmakers Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren discuss their film, How the Monuments Came Down, about 160 years of history in Richmond, VA., and the removal of the confederate statues along Monument Ave.
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Politics
Congressman Who Served In Afghanistan Discusses Antony Blinken Hearing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Congressman Peter Meijer of Michigan about the hearing of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Politics
Podcast Host On Escaping Nigeria's Twitter Ban
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with podcast host Chika Uwazie about leaving Nigeria due to a political atmosphere which set off a social media crackdown, threats and economic consequences.
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Movies
Creator Of Criterion's Black Film Archive On Making Black Cinema History Accessible
A Criterion Collection employee realized that less than 1% of its films featured African-American directors – so she created the Black Film Archive, which celebrates Black cinema with 250 films.
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National
Reports Claimed That Police Left In Droves Due To BLM. New Data Say That's Not True
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Weihua Li, data reporter at the Marshall Project, about the data showing police officers didn't leave the force in droves in response to the Black Lives Matters protests.
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Politics
How Congressman Crow Thinks Biden Is Handling Afghanistan
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colo., about his thoughts on the withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan and the attacks in Kabul.