NPR: Black History Month 2022
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February is Black History Month in the U.S., and this year's theme is Black Health and Wellness. NPR has compiled a list of stories, music performances, podcasts and other content that chronicles the Black American experience.
3rd grader Dana Boone finds an innovative way to mark Black History Month
February 9, 2022 • With the help of his mom, Dana Boone created the Periodic Table of Black History. Rather than elements, this table contains 90 Black history-makers, activists and innovators.
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SHORT WAVE
Without Inventor James West, This Interview Might Not Have Been Possible
February 9, 2022 • For Black History Month, Short Wave is celebrating Black voices in STEM - bringing back some of our favorite conversations, as well as new guests with expertise and insights to share. In this encore episode, former Short Wave host Maddie Sofia talks to inventor James West about his life, career, and about how a device he helped invent in the 60's made their interview possible. (Encore)
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Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about
February 8, 2022 • Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.
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How Black activists used lynching souvenirs to expose American violence
February 8, 2022 • Christine Turner, the filmmaker behind the short documentary, Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day,' talks about her film and its present-day resonance.
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Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule
February 7, 2022 • The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.
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Bomb threats against Black institutions are deeply rooted in U.S. history
February 7, 2022 • "HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month.
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What great book by a Black author should be brought to the screen next?
February 7, 2022 • Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred is being made into a TV series. So we asked authors and critics what other not-yet-filmed books by Black authors they'd most like to see adapted for screen.
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THE PICTURE SHOW
Reconsidering Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer'
February 7, 2022 • The king of ragtime published his hit tune 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music.
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First Black University of Alabama student to share a building name with a Klan leader
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Actor Thandiwe Newton addresses colorism in the casting of films
February 4, 2022 • While promoting her new movie God's Country, Newton talked about wanting to "apologize every day to darker-skinned actresses" for being chosen for roles.
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In 'Black Agenda,' thought leaders pose solutions to complicated issues
February 4, 2022 • NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman about an essay collection from Black experts that suggests solutions to issues that range from climate policy to criminal justice reform.
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First Black leader of Human Rights Campaign sues, says he was fired because of race
February 3, 2022 • Alphonso David also said during contract negotiations HRC board members "acknowledged" that he was severely underpaid in comparison to his white predecessor "because of his race."
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THE LIMITS WITH JAY WILLIAMS
Brian Flores on Taking a Stand Against the NFL
February 3, 2022 • Brian Flores is not messing around. The former Miami Dolphins head coach was fired last month, and had his eyes set on the top job with the New York Giants. But a misdirected text from New England Patriots general manager Bill Belichick convinced Flores, who is Black and Latino, that the hiring process was rigged against him, and that race was a major factor. He responded to the NFL by filing a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday. He was one of only three Black head coaches in the NFL at the time of his firing, in a league that has a majority of Black players. The lawsuit accuses the league of systemic racism and discriminatory hiring practices. It's made for a whirlwind 48 hours for Flores, who did not come to the decision to take legal action lightly. And it's arguably a louder stand than when Colin Kaepernick took his knee and paid the price. In this episode of The Limits, host Jay Williams sits down with Flores to talk about the change he hopes to inspire in the NFL, and the sacrifices he's willing to make to see that change take flight. For sponsor-free episodes, weekly bonus content, and more, subscribe to The Limits Plus at plus.npr.org/thelimits. Follow Jay on Instagram and Twitter. Email us at thelimits@npr.org.The Limits is produced by Karen Kinney, Mano Sundaresan, Leena Sanzgiri, Barton Girdwood, Brent Baughman, Rachel Neel and Yolanda Sangweni. Music by Ramtin Arablouei. Our executive producer is Anya Grundmann. Special thanks to Charla Riggi and Erin Register.
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Why a 20-year effort by the NFL hasn't led to more minorities in top coaching jobs
February 3, 2022 • The NFL's Rooney Rule set out to correct inequities at the top of pro football's hierarchy. But today, there are still few minorities in head coaching positions.
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CODE SWITCH
The life of a 'Civil Rights Queen'
February 3, 2022 • Constance Baker Motley's life—as a lawyer, as a politician and the first Black woman appointed to the Federal bench – is outlined in a new biography by author Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Civil Rights Queen.
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SHORT WAVE
Science In The City: Cylita Guy Talks Chasing Bats And Tracking Rats
February 3, 2022 • Cylita Guy was a curious child who enjoyed exploring the beaches, parks and animals that shared her hometown of Toronto, Canada. She's a scientist – an urban ecologist – interested in city-dwelling bats. Cylita talks to guest host Lauren Sommer about the importance of studying wildlife in cities, and about her children's book, Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science and How We Share Our Cities.
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More than a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month
February 2, 2022 • More than a dozen historically Black colleges received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month, following a number of bomb threats at HBCUs on Monday. Several went on lockdown.
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Has the NFL's Racial Reckoning Arrived?
February 2, 2022 • NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Brian Flores' allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices and where the NFL can go from here.
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Ex-Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores accuses NFL of racial discrimination in lawsuit
February 1, 2022 • Flores alleges that the league is "managed much like a plantation" charging that its 32 owners, none of whom are Black, profit from the labor of its players, 70% of whom are African American.
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Questlove and Black Thought help kids 'Rise Up, Sing Out' in a new Disney series
February 1, 2022 • The musicians are executive producers of animated musical shorts intended to be "an inspiring, empowering and optimistic message about race, culture, community and celebrating differences."
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First African American picked for key Southern Baptist Convention position
February 1, 2022 • McLaurin, 48, will fill the post vacated by Ronnie Floyd, who resigned over the Executive Committee's handling of a third-party investigation into how the it addressed sexual abuse reports
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Remembering the man who 'laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement'
February 1, 2022 • Seventy years ago, Florida civil rights pioneer Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, were killed in a bombing at their home on Christmas Day. No one was charged with their murders.
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