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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Barbara Coombs Lee on choices at the end of life

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Barbara Coombs Lee on choices at the end of life

Barbara Coombs Lee speaks about compassion and choices at the end of life. She’s the author of “Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End.”
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Humankind documentary: Ida B. Wells' Battle to Uncover the Truth

Humankind documentary: Ida B. Wells' Battle to Uncover the Truth

Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells became a ground-breaking investigative reporter in the 1890s exposing the domestic terrorism practiced by white supremacists. This Humankind special tells the true story of a fearless journalist, whose life was threatened while she revealed the truth.
by MPR News Staff

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Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

A top aide to President Joe Biden recently said that the White House will “start acting now” on reparations for African Americans. Some say it’s long overdue. Reparations, they say, are important to start to address the moral injury slavery inflicted. Others say direct payments to African Americans will divide the Black community, exaggerate racial tensions and prove impossible to administer.
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Health economist Len Nichols on the ongoing need for health reform and equity

Health economist Len Nichols on the ongoing need for health reform and equity

In a year-long global pandemic, people are more concerned than ever with their own health care, and how to afford it. And many people are concerned about making it affordable to everyone. Health economist Len Nichols has been working on this for close to three decades, and he shared his ideas at a recent University of Minnesota Humphrey School event.
by MPR News Staff

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History Forum: Martha S. Jones on Black women's work to achieve voting rights for all

History Forum: Martha S. Jones on Black women's work to achieve voting rights for all

Historian Martha S. Jones speaks at the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Forum about her new book, “Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.”
by MPR News Staff

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Emily Chamlee-Wright on the importance of free speech, civility and tolerance

Emily Chamlee-Wright on the importance of free speech, civility and tolerance

Emily Chamlee-Wright of the Institute for Humane Studies speaks at North Dakota State University about free speech, civility and tolerance on college campuses — and in society at large.
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