A study exposes superfluous hiring of D.C. patrol officers, a grant program for Black women disbanded after right-wing pushback, and an overdue conversation about the depreciation of journalism. 

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Study Finds D.C. Doesn’t Need More Police Officers Walking the Beat. Will Anyone Listen?

Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women

Katy Perry Defends Collaboration With Dr. Luke On New Album: “I Understand It Started A Lot Of Conversations”

James Earl Jones' Comments Dissing Black Women Resurfaced and Black Twitter is Outraged and Confused

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Harris campaign releases initiatives ahead of presidential debate, American adults struggle with illiteracy, childcare funding under attack, a nonprofit newsroom receives past due support, and Sade teases new music as part of Transgender Awareness Compilation. 

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Harris/Walz: A New Way Forward

A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?

Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care

The 19th wanted to ‘normalize’ women in power. In 2024, it’s dreaming bigger.

Sade to Release First New Song in Years as Part of Transgender Awareness Compilation

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The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from.

From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack.

Follow Empire City wherever you get your podcasts and listen to the second episode, available now. You can listen ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.

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Myths uncovered: The 1994 Crime Bill, Democratic National Convention, and Black horror films.

The Biggest Myth About the 1994 Crime Bill Still Haunts Joe Biden. It Shouldn’t.

Minyon Moore Helped Harris Rise. Now She’s Leading Her Convention.

Ganja & Hess: The 50-year-old vampire movie masterpiece critics got all wrong

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Hosts debate the prominence of celebrity culture in politics, a historic payout to Black farmers, and wealthy Arizonians blow threw the state budget.

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Trump says presidential civilian award is 'better' than top military honor whose recipients are 'dead' or 'hit' by bullets

Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and more will serve as DNC hosts

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

National Black Farmers Association Calls Today A Win, Historic $2B Payout for Discrimination in Farm Lending

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Black men rally for Kamala Harris, new map shows the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings, a fashion historian unveils a hidden archive, and a debate on politician accountability.

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New map unveils the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings

Black Men Rally for Kamala Harris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room

‘I Am Speaking Now’: At a Rally in Detroit, Harris Stares Down Her Detractors

Through Bill Cunningham’s Lens, the Glitz and Drama of an Era-Defining Fashion Show

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Soaring death rates at Maricopa County Jail, Trump attends the National Association of Black Journalists Conference, Bloomberg donates record funding to HBCU medical schools, NYC restores budget to public libraries. 

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'Dying in the dark': Investigation finds 'astronomical' death rate in Maricopa County jails

You Did It, NYC! Library Budgets Have Been Saved

Opinion  At NABJ, Trump was both a missile and a mirror

Bloomberg gives record $600 million to HBCU medical schools

Sylvester: The Disco Diva You Didn't Know You Knew

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Beyoncé pays tribute to Team USA Olympians, J.D. Vance advocates for menstrual surveillance, and Kamala Harris advances in her presidential campaign.

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#Beylympics 

Biden Unveils Plan For Supreme Court Changes, Including Term Limits

J.D. Vance Is in a Multi-Day Spat with Jennifer Aniston

JD Vance, Menstrual Surveillance Hawk

A Lot Has Changed for Women Since 2016. What Does That Mean for Kamala Harris?

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Biden is out of the presidential race, Harris is in the running toward Democratic nomination, Amber Rose is off the rocker at the Republican National Convention, and more on this episode of Unprecedented Times. 

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Watch Amber Rose's speech at the Republican National Convention

Harris campaign raises a record $81 million in 24 hours

Why did the RNC cover up Amber Rose's tattoo?

How to pronounce the new Democratic presidential frontrunner's name

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Four months ahead of November election, Pod Save the People discusses the chaos and violence surrounding Donald Trump's candidacy.

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Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case

The Fyre Fest Fraudster Is Connecting Trump With Rappers

Biden Calls for Unity as Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges

Alleged Trump shooter spotted by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before shots fired, sources say

Photographer who took iconic photo of bullet near Trump's ear explains how he got the picture

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