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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which most Americans have never heard of.

In 1921, white Tulsa residents destroyed the Black neighborhood of Greenwood, OK, in two days of bloodshed, fire, and violence. Anywhere from 39 to more than 300 Black people were killed.

We speak with the descendants of survivors and look at the Massacre 100 years later.

We also speak with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about a new program to help Black farmers tackle debt.

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New York City May Bill de Blasio announced that his city is planning a full reopening of its public school system this fall. There will be no option for remote learning.

The source of COVID-19 is under new scrutiny as officials and experts are once again considering that it may have been leaked from a lab after new, albeit murky, intelligence on the subject.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with government officials in Israel to advocate for a continued ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

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The pandemic has shaken our relationships with celebrities. From the backlash to the "Imagine" video to the Kardashians private island getaway, the tide has been seemingly turning against the rich and famous.

Ellen compared her mansion to jail and Madonna called COVID-19 the great equalizer from her rose-petaled bathtub. Is it the end of an era for celebrities as we know them? And how is the internet changing the way we think about fame?

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While the results of internal affairs police investigations are often kept confidential, a new podcast from KQED and NPR examines how police investigate police when they thought nobody would be watching.

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Building wealth has never been easy, and the racial wealth gap makes that obvious. As recently as 2016, the median wealth of a white household was $171,000 dollars. That's eight times the median $20,600 of Hispanic households. For Black households? Just $17,000, according to Pew Research Center.

So what needs to change? And what should people keep in mind as they try to build wealth for future generations?

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How America talks about one of its closest allies is starting to change — at least, on the left. But U.S. policy toward Israel remains the same.

What's different about the conversation this time? And why has it been so hard to talk about Israel — and the search for lasting peace with Palestinians?

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Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh is a master at managing discomfort.

During the pandemic she pivoted from a YouTube series to Instagram Live, unflinchingly challenging her guests about their own biases, while making viewers simultaneously laugh and cringe.

Now, with a show on Showtime, Ziwe is bringing that energy to television.

We sat down with her to discuss this new show and what her future looks like.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came out this week in opposition to a House proposal to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The House voted to pass the bill.

Several states reached the important milestone of reporting zero deaths related to COVID-19 in a day.

And the Supreme Court sent both abortion rights and anti-abortion activists into overdrive when it decided it would hear a Mississippi case that's a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden's response to the violence in Israel came under scrutiny.

In worldwide COVID news, India reported 4,500 deaths related to COVID-19 in a 24-hour period, setting a tragic world record. Vaccine giant Serum also signaled that it won't export doses before the year's end, meaning the world's poorest nations will have to wait even longer to be protected.

We cover all this and more.

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What is love?

Turn on the radio, watch TV or stream a movie, and there's a high likelihood that those four little words are a common theme.

Author Bolu Babalola takes a new look at classic stories about romance in her new book "Love In Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold."

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Families are once again trapped in the middle as Hamas militants and the Israeli military trade rocket fire.

At least 12 people have been killed in Israel and more than 200 have been killed in Gaza, including at least 63 children. President Joe Biden alluded to his desire for a ceasefire in a statement Monday.

We discuss the role of the U.S. in bringing about peace, how long that peace can last and much more.

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