“In towns nationwide, well-connected conservative activists, and Fox News, have ramped up the tension in fights over race and equity in schools.”
Seyward Darby
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Alan Turing’s Biggest Fan Remains the Real Enigma
What was behind one Colorado woman’s obsession with the code breaker? Derangement? A kind of fetish? Or something else?
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The State of Ohio vs. a Sex-Trafficked Teenager
“The criminal justice system mishandled 15-year-old Alexis Martin’s case. Now she’s living with the consequences.”
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Benji Is One Down Dog
The blue heeler “is one of the most famous canines in America, but he hasn’t let it go to his sweet, soft little head.”
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Border Acts
An immersive theatrical performance reveals a side of Ciudad Juárez rarely seen by outsiders.
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How America’s Abortion Wars Went Global
“In Colombia, women are discovering that the United States controls their reproductive rights.”
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism
“UNC-Chapel Hill’s largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones’ hiring. Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.”
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The Snitch
“In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.”
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‘The City Just Lied’: Remembering the 1921 Tulsa Massacre
One hundred years later, journalists look back on the massacre of “Black Wall Street.”
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100 Years After the Tulsa Massacre, What Does Justice Look Like?
“In 1921, a white mob attacked the Greenwood district of Tulsa, killing hundreds of Black people and destroying the neighborhood. Justice has never been served. Can it still be today?”