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Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

Jake Blount, a 24-year-old banjoist and fiddler, is one of the people in the traditional music community working to educate others on the genre's Black roots. Michelle Lotker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

The symbols of America's racist past have been under intense scrutiny since the protests against police brutality erupted nationwide. Now, the traditional music community is having its own reckoning.

Politics

Week In Politics: Trump Sees Rough Week As Pandemic Worsens In U.S.

by Ron Elving

Week In Politics: Trump Sees Rough Week As Pandemic Worsens In U.S.

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Asia

The Latest On The U.S. And China's Strained Relations

by John Ruwitch

The Latest On The U.S. And China's Strained Relations

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Europe

COVID-19 Threatens 500 Year Tradition At The Tower Of London

by Elliot Hannon

COVID-19 Threatens 500 Year Tradition At The Tower Of London

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Opening the Houses of Parliament

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Madness of King George Front Titles

Education

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching

by Anya Kamenetz

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching

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Race

Protests For Racial Justice Bring Light To Anti-Blackness Within Communities Of Color

by Leila Fadel

Protests For Racial Justice Bring Light To Anti-Blackness Within Communities Of Color

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Arts & Life

How A Taiwanese Couple In Their 80s Became Instagram's Newest Fashion Influencers

by Leila Fadel

How A Taiwanese Couple In Their 80s Became Instagram's Newest Fashion Influencers

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Dear Snail's House

Health

Detroit Activist Brings His Community Together During The Pandemic Through Facebook

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Let's Go Over There Alexis Arakis

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Test Drive (Instrumental) Vulfpeck

Author Interviews

Barbara Demick's 'Eat The Buddha' Profiles A Little-Known Tibetan Town

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Animals

Zoos Are Reopening, But Some Animals Are More Excited For Visitors Than Others

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Music

Pittsburgh Teen 'Rises Up' In Song For WYEP's Reimagination Program

by Leila Fadel

Pittsburgh Teen 'Rises Up' In Song For WYEP's Reimagination Program

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Rise Up Na'Chelle Simone

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So We Won't Forget Khruangbin

Health

Senate GOP Working On Another COVID-19 Relief Bill As Threat Of Evictions Looms

by Susan Davis

Senate GOP Working On Another COVID-19 Relief Bill As Threat Of Evictions Looms

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Health

Arizona COVID-19 Cases Fall For Two Consecutive Weeks

by Ben Giles

Arizona COVID-19 Cases Fall For Two Consecutive Weeks

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Race

Portland Protests Continue For 59th Consecutive Day

by Kirk Siegler

Portland Protests Continue For 59th Consecutive Day

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Alarmist PacificUV

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Something Told Us PacificUV

Health

For Hospital Interpreters, COVID-19's Uncertainty Brings A Unique Challenge

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Health

Georgia Teens Create Company To Print And Deliver PPE To Health Care Workers

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Sports

Week In Sports: Major League Baseball Begins With Shortened Season

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Inside Outside Lafayette Gilchrist

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Pop Culture

Comic-Con Goes Virtual For The First Time In History Because Of Pandemic

by Beth Accomando

Comic-Con Goes Virtual For The First Time In History Because Of Pandemic

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Circles Snaer.

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The Sermon Jimmy Smith

Like Her 'Radioactive' Elements, Marie Curie Didn't 'Behave' As Expected

Rosamund Pike plays Marie Curie in the new Amazon Studios biopic Radioactive. Laurie Sparham/Amazon Studios hide caption

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Like Her 'Radioactive' Elements, Marie Curie Didn't 'Behave' As Expected

by Leila Fadel

Like Her 'Radioactive' Elements, Marie Curie Didn't 'Behave' As Expected

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

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I Wonder Where My Brother's Gone Jake Blount

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Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Gone Jake Blount

Week In Politics: Trump Sees Rough Week As Pandemic Worsens In U.S.

The Latest On The U.S. And China's Strained Relations

COVID-19 Threatens 500 Year Tradition At The Tower Of London

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching

Protests For Racial Justice Bring Light To Anti-Blackness Within Communities Of Color

How A Taiwanese Couple In Their 80s Became Instagram's Newest Fashion Influencers

Detroit Activist Brings His Community Together During The Pandemic Through Facebook

Barbara Demick's 'Eat The Buddha' Profiles A Little-Known Tibetan Town

Zoos Are Reopening, But Some Animals Are More Excited For Visitors Than Others

Pittsburgh Teen 'Rises Up' In Song For WYEP's Reimagination Program

Senate GOP Working On Another COVID-19 Relief Bill As Threat Of Evictions Looms

Arizona COVID-19 Cases Fall For Two Consecutive Weeks

Portland Protests Continue For 59th Consecutive Day

For Hospital Interpreters, COVID-19's Uncertainty Brings A Unique Challenge

Georgia Teens Create Company To Print And Deliver PPE To Health Care Workers

Week In Sports: Major League Baseball Begins With Shortened Season

Buy Featured Music

Comic-Con Goes Virtual For The First Time In History Because Of Pandemic

Like Her 'Radioactive' Elements, Marie Curie Didn't 'Behave' As Expected

Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

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