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When Democratic Senator Doug Jones won his election in Alabama against Roy Moore last year, many credited his victory to the large turnout among African…
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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new "must read" novels with Baltimore accents.*"Lake Success" was selected for WYPR's Holiday Reading…
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Today, Tom's guest is veteran White House reporter April Ryan. She has been a fixture in the White House press corps for more than two decades. In…
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As politicians fret these days about how to win female voters, and record numbers of women put themselves forth as candidates, it’s worth remembering that…
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Ferguson, Charleston, Baton Rouge--DeRay Mckesson has been on the ground: protesting police violence, marching against racism, organizing the next…
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Tangier Island, Virginia, has been home for eight generations to a unique community of now some 460 hardy souls, many of whom make their living harvesting…
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Former U.S. Senator Joe Tydings died at age 90, on Monday, October 8, 2018. Here is the On the Record interview from August, 2018.At 90, former U.S.…
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“An American Marriage” and “Barracoon:” Two Highlights from African-American Literature, Old and NewOn this episode of The Weekly Reader, Marion Winik has two new titles to recommend for your next book club selections.*"An American Marriage" was selected…
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African-Americans living free in Baltimore before the Civil War were constantly testing whether the law and courts saw them as citizens, with rights to be…
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It has been a little more than three years since the city of Baltimore was convulsed with violence following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in…