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When Race and Identity Collide in the Classroom

Close to half the kids in America's public schools are students of color. But the overwhelming majority of teachers are white. What do you do when identities butt heads in the classroom?

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KUNM Call In Show 9/10 8a:New Mexico is once again grappling with accusations of corruption in state government. Secretary of State Dianna Duran was…

To Cure What Ails You, Bibliotherapists Prescribe Literature

There are all kinds of therapies to cure what ails you. But a new and intriguing approach is bibliotherapy, which dispenses a prescription of literature specifically tailored to a patient's unique circumstances. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with pioneering bibliotherapist Susan Elderkin.

Stephen Van Cleef, a fictional Seneca Village resident played by Billy Eugene Jones (left), meets a New York City police officer, played by Andy Truschinski, in <em>The People Before the Park</em> at Premiere Stages at Kean University in Union, N.J.

Lives Displaced By Central Park Take Center Stage In New Play

The land that became New York City's Central Park was once home to Manhattan's first-known community of African-American property owners. A new play explores how eminent domain forced them out.

Patricia Clarkson On 'Learning To Drive,' Fighting For Starring Roles

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to actress Patricia Clarkson about her role as a jilted wife without a driver's license in Learning to Drive. Ben Kingsley plays her instructor, who is a Sikh man.

Abdullah Kurdi, holds the body of his 3-year-old son, Aylan Kurdi, during the burial of the boy, his brother Friday and his mother at a funeral in Kobane, Syria.

For Family Of Drowned Syrian Boy, 'There Was No Other Hope,' Uncle Says

Rocco Logozzo talks about his nephew, Aylan Kurdi, whose body washed up on a Turkish beach after a failed voyage from Turkey to Greece, and about the regret he and his wife feel for funding the trip.

Refugees arrive during heavy rain at the Hungarian-Austrian border in Nickelsdorf, Austria, early Saturday.

Austrians Applaud As Busloads Of Syrian Refugees Cross Border

More than 1,000 weary Syrian refugees were greeted with food and applause at the Austrian border after arriving by busloads from a long, chaotic journey through Hungary.

A photo of Darren Goforth is seen near his funeral Friday at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Deputy Darren Goforth was fatally shot at a gas station last week.

After Houston Officer Shooting, Political Leaders Dig Into Obama

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said police are "feeling the assault from the president." Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said "there doesn't seen to be the unqualified and universal support" for police officers.

"Trucking is not a 9 to 5 job. It's really a 24-hour operation," says Cody Blankenship, owner of 4BTrucking, which operates out of Waco, Texas. He logs about 100,000 miles a year on the road. A planned run during harvest time this year will keep him away from home, and his young daughters, for a five-week stretch.

These Are The People Who Haul Our Food Across America

Farmers, chefs and small-batch producers get a lot of praise these days. Truckers are rarely mentioned — yet most of the food that ends up on our dinner tables depends on their labor.

Will The Fed Raise Rates, Or Keep The (Little) Economic Party Going?

Friday's decent but unspectacular jobs report didn't answer the question of whether the Fed is about to raise interest rates. But even if the Fed finally takes the plunge, it will do so very gradually.

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