Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

'Black Patriots' Were Heroes Of The Revolution — But Not The History Books

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the executive producer of a new documentary focusing on the lives of black Americans on both sides of the Revolutionary War, whose stories aren't often told.

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Facing Hearing Loss, Huey Lewis Releases What 'May Be' His Last Album

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Huey Lewis & The News just released their first album of original music in almost 20 years. But Weather also might be the last for the band's frontman, whose hearing collapsed two years ago.

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The South's Changing Demographics

Saturday, January 04, 2020

More black Americans are moving south, changing the demographics of major metropolitan areas. We look at how these moves are shifting the political landscape.

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Opinion: Looking Back On 2019, I Think Of Fear

Saturday, December 28, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel reflects on stories she covered in 2019 on the race, identity and culture beat.

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How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Along The West Coast

Friday, December 13, 2019

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits bans on camping in public parks and rights of way.

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The Legal Battle Over Homeless Camping

Friday, December 13, 2019

Western cities dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that sharply limits camping bans in parks and other public places.

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Navigating The Fallout Of Alleged Abuse And Betrayal In A Sacred Muslim Space

Thursday, December 05, 2019

An American Muslim organization severed ties with its founder over allegations of abuse. It reignited a conversation among American Muslims about how to hold faith leaders accountable.

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U.S. Muslims Debate How To Hold Abusive Faith Leaders Accountable

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

A popular Muslim preacher was accused of spiritual abuse. It's reignited a debate about how to hold accountable American Muslim faith and community leaders who abuse their positions.

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Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion

Saturday, November 09, 2019

Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome.

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'Felon' Author Says, 'Everybody Has To Tell Their Kids Something'

Sunday, November 03, 2019

Lawyer-poet Reginald Dwayne Betts for years hid the fact that he had served time in prison. Now, this time in his life is at the center of his new collection of poems.

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Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Halloween is filled with tricks and treats, but it's also filled with land mines of cultural appropriation and racist tropes. When does holiday fun turn into an offense for someone else?

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Some Halloween Costumes Continue To Cause Offense, But People Keep Wearing Them

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Halloween is filled with tricks and treats, but it's also filled with landmines of cultural appropriation and racist tropes. When does holiday fun turn into an offense for someone else?

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Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day?

Monday, October 14, 2019

More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback.

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Are LGBTQ Employees Safe From Discrimination? A New Supreme Court Case Will Decide

Monday, October 07, 2019

The court will examine whether workplace discrimination protections extend to LGBTQ people — a ruling that will have widespread implications in more than 25 states without such safeguards.

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MGM Resorts Reaches Settlement With Las Vegas Shooting Victims

Friday, October 04, 2019

Victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting have reached a settlement with MGM Resorts. They will share as much as $800 million. Fifty-eight people died and more than 400 were injured in the massacre.

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Lawyers For Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting Reach Settlement With MGM Resorts

Thursday, October 03, 2019

Lawyers for victims of the 2017 Las Vegas massacre say they've reached a settlement with MGM Resorts International to pay up to $800 million. Fifty-eight people were killed and hundreds more wounded.

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9 Months After Salvadoran Woman Took Refuge In Maryland Church, She Still Can't Leave

Sunday, September 01, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel first met Rosa Gutierrez Lopez in January, after she sought refuge at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church. If she leaves the property, she risks being deported to El Salvador.

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'Mondays Dark': A Las Vegas Show For And About The Local Community

Sunday, September 01, 2019

More than 2 million people call greater Las Vegas home, locals say visitors miss its hidden gems. Such as this night of entertainment — not your typical Vegas show. Proceeds go to area charities.

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A New Bloodsucking Leech Species Found Hiding Outside Washington, D.C.

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Smithsonian researcher Anna Phillips led the recent discovery of the new medicinal species. Its superficial similarities to a North American leech species helped prevent its detection before.

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A Salvadoran Woman Took Refuge In A Maryland Church. She Still Can't Leave

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Fourteen years ago, Rosa Gutierrez Lopez sought safety in the U.S. after fleeing violence in El Salvador. To avoid deportation, she's been claiming sanctuary at a Maryland church for nine months.

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