Michel Martin
Stories
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Race & Identity
Can I Just Tell You: Lies, Deceit
NPR's Michelle Martin has two names for those following the Jussie Smollett situation: Charles Stuart and Susan Smith. Both were white people who falsely claimed they had been attacked by black men.
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Arts & Life
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts 'Lazarus' To Celebrate 60th Anniversary
The hour-long piece was created by choreographer Rennie Harris, who formed the first and longest running hip-hop dance touring company. Harris tells NPR's Michel Martin all about the new work.
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Music
'We Need To Exist In Multitudes': Noname Talks Artistic Independence, Women In Rap And More
Fatimah Warner, best known as the rapper Noname, has been quietly gaining attention for her feminist and socially aware lyrics. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Warner about her sophomore album, Room 25.
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National
U.Va. Students Investigate Their Yearbook's Racist History — Starting With Its Title
A historian decoded the University of Virginia yearbook title "Corks and Curls" as slang for blackface. Student journalist Abby Clukey tells NPR's Michel Martin that back issues have racist imagery.
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Movies
'What Men Want' Actor Taraji P. Henson On Speaking Up For Others
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress Taraji P. Henson about her new movie, What Men Want.
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Environment
An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback
Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching device isn't catching as much plastic as intended.
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Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion
What's notable about this Bible is not just its rarity, but its contents, or rather the lack of certain contents — It excludes any portion of text that might inspire liberation or revolt.
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National
She Lives In Mexico. Her High School Is Across The Border.
President Trump's talk about closing the U.S. border would severely disrupt lives, including that of 17-year old Guadalupe, who crosses every day from Mexico to attend high school in San Diego.
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Music
Gussie Clarke Says Reggae Spreads A Universal Message
Reggae music was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. One of the pioneers of reggae, music producer, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, shares how the genre impacts the world.
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Race & Identity
Activist Shaun King On Why He's Reviving Frederick Douglass' 'North Star' Paper
Shaun King plans to revive The North Star, originally an abolitionist newspaper published by Frederick Douglass in 1847. He says it's necessary to fight back against injustices in today's world.