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Note: This is an encore edition of our program. The original episode aired July 2020. Daniel Okrent’s The Guarded Gate tells the chilling story of how…
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Many communities across the Mountain West were once known as “sundown towns.” Those are places that once had policies to force people of color to leave town by nightfall. If they didn’t, they could be arrested or worse. One town in Nevada is grappling with its racist legacy.
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The term "critical race theory" has made its way into public debates over education in the Mountain West, and how students should be taught about race and racism.
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The Mountain West saw a dramatic increase in white supremacist propaganda last year, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. The group…
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Racist "Zoom bombings" have attacked virtual meetings on college campuses in Wyoming and Utah this month.
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In discussions of racism, media and public figures often focus on individual acts of discrimination or violence. But we know that racism also refers to…
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Representing successful women in our community with diverse backgrounds. The discussion focused on the experiences of our panelists and moderator — both…
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My name is Keith Anderson. I work for the TRIO Program at Boise State as an educational specialist.The TRIO Program is a government program which works…
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A growing list of arts, history and culture institutions, including the Boise Philharmonic, Idaho Botanical Garden, Opera Idaho and Treefort Music Fest,…
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This story was powered by America Amplified, a public radio initiative.When mass protests erupted across the country in late spring, the first Wyoming…