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White Skin, Black Emojis?
Trying to pick the right emoji to convey exactly what you're feeling — excitement, fear, existential dread — can be tough. What makes it more complicated? All those different skin tones.On Ask Code...
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Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'
Being a kid who defies gender norms is tough. It can be tougher when you're also contending with pressures — and stereotypes — tied to your race.This week on Ask Code Switch, we're taking on a question...
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Ready For A Linguistic Controversy? Say 'Mmhmm'
Pop quiz: What's a word you use a hundred times a day — that doesn't show up in the dictionary?Give up? Mmhmm.You got it! Mmhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell...
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A Bouquet Of Poets For National Poetry Month
Poet Kevin Young says there are so many different kinds of poetry, even people who think they hate it should reassess. "I think of [poetry] more like music," Young told me last year. "Like, if someone...
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'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts
Robert Alexander has been away from home for more than a decade. His days and nights are spent locked up behind walls topped with barbed wire."Prison kind of gives you that feeling that you're like on...
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How 'Namaste' Flew Away From Us
It's often how you know yoga class is over: The teacher faces the class with their hands together in a bow and says, "Namaste." Maybe you bow and say it back.But that's not the only place you'll...
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A New Memoir Talks 'Riding Shotgun' With Whitney Houston
This week, the Code Switch team is sharing conversations with some of our favorite authors about the books we're starting the decade with. On Friday, producer Kumari Devarajan talks with Robyn Crawford...
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VIDEO: Is 'POC' Outdated? Maybe. But It Also Has A Measurable Superpower
On the Code Switch podcast, we often use the term "people of color." And it's not something we thought a ton about until the Black Lives Matter protests reignited in May, and we saw a refrain across...
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What questions do you have about race and Chicago? Code Switch wants to...
We at NPR's Code Switch cover race and identity. And we're dying to answer your questions about Chicago. Have you been wondering how certain neighborhoods ended up as they are? Do you have questions...
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