2015/5/9-Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. TheĀ Facebook pageĀ for the Million Moms March on Washington event is overflowing with posts by mothers …..
2015/5/11-When Baltimore State’s Attorney Maryliyn MosbyĀ charged six police officersĀ in the death ofĀ Freddie Gray, she said they had ignored Gray’s pleas for medical care during his arrest and aĀ 45-minute transport van ride. Records obtained by The Baltimore Sun show that city …..
2015/5/9-The Harlem Children’s Zone is a nonprofit known for its innovative, multifaceted approach to ending the cycle to poverty. It’s garnered kudos from President Obama and philanthropists like William Louis-Dreyfus, who recentlyĀ announcedĀ he would donate up to $50 million to the …..
2015/5/11-This weekend, the Class of 2015 graduated from Howard University, a historically black college located about a mile from NPR’s headquarters. The new graduates include two of the students who have spent the last semester talking with NPR’sWeekend EditionĀ about their …..
2015/2/11–Some do it because there are warrants for their arrest. Others because they possess drugs, are seeking a thrill, or are just plain scared. Sometimes people do it even when they have done nothing wrong. Young men in theĀ heavily policed …..