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Global Scan
Russia demands that Bulgaria treat Soviet memorials with a little respect
August 20, 2014
Monuments showing heroic Soviet soldiers dot many of the former USSR satellite countries. And since the end of the Cold War, they have been refashioned by activists into political statements, infuriating Russian officials. In Africa, social media networks have been spreading a folk 'cure' for Ebola. And the Israeli government has kept independent human rights investigators out of Gaza. That and more, in today's Global Scan.
Lifestyle
How do you have 'the talk' with your black child if you're not black yourself?
The Takeaway
August 20, 2014
Kevin Fisher-Paulson is a white police officer. His adopted son Zane is black. Now, as Zane grows up, he has to navigate discussions of policing and race — and how to protect his son from circumstances he never had to experience.
Justice
Ferguson shows how America's racial past haunts the nation's present
The Takeaway
August 20, 2014
Was the shooting of Michael Brown an isolated incident or another chapter in America's history of racial division? The events in Ferguson have brought that question back to the front of national news, and some people think it needs to stay there.
Justice
A Trinidadian immigrant reflects on her hometown of Ferguson, Missouri
The World
August 21, 2014
Ruffina Farrokh Anklesaria immigrated to the US from Trinidad 15 years ago. She settled in Ferguson, Missouri, and says she's seen the town's diversity transform. Right now, Anklesaria is teaming up with other members of the community to highlight the positive side of the small Missouri town, but she says as an immigrant, she still sees racial divisions in the US.
Conflict
Actress Anna Deavere Smith, who created a play based on the 1992 LA riots, reflects on modern racial tension in Ferguson
The Takeaway
August 22, 2014
Anna Deavere Smith went to Los Angeles just weeks after the 1992 Los Angeles riots ended — after the media moved out but before the healing really even began. She made a play about the factors contributing to the riots — and she's been outspoken about issues of race and equality to this day.
Culture
After Ferguson, one woman urges her fellow African immigrants to see themselves simply as black
The World
August 22, 2014
The unrest this month in Ferguson, Mo., has many Americans thinking about where we are as a country when it comes to race. One Ethiopian-American writer is urging her fellow African immigrants to be "Ferguson strong" and identify closely with African Americans.
Culture
Here's why you should care if you don't have any black friends
The Takeaway
August 28, 2014
The conversation about events in Ferguson involves race, but maybe not in the way you think. While a new study showed that most white Americans don't have non-white friends, many people say it shouldn't be taken as an indicator of personal racism but rather large-scale issues that deserve the real attention.
Conflict
A Middle East correspondent sees familiar clashes unfold in Ferguson
The World
November 25, 2014
Correspondent Daniel Estrin often files stories for us on the violent outbreaks in Jerusalem and the West Bank. But when he returned home to visit his family in St. Louis, he found himself watching all-too-familiar scenes play out just minutes from his home.
Conflict
Black communities in England know what Ferguson is going through
The World
November 25, 2014
In 1981, uprisings broke out in communities all throughout England, with poverty and heavy-handed policing to blame. If that sounds familiar to you, black Britons who remember the riots also see similarities in how the US and UK treat minority communities.
Conflict
At rallies, immigrants show solidarity with the people of Ferguson
The World
November 26, 2014
As people across the country rally in support of Ferguson, some immigrants are talking about similarities and differences between how they are treated and how African Americans are treated.