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NOW PLAYING == Code Switch 3/7/26: Why Iranian perspectives often get flattened and caricatured

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIFMoMHnSI

#news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #CodeSwitch #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

So much of Black History Month gets flattened into trivia about a few iconic figures. But as Jarvis Givens reminds us on Code Switch, its origins were far more radical: a project to reclaim histories that were ignored or suppressed. A good prompt to rethink how we engage this month.
#BlackHistoryMonth #CodeSwitch #JarvisGivens #BlackStudies

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5690184/the-history-of-black-history-month-one-hundred-years-in

Both Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing about sanctuary cities: they protect immigrants from deportation.

According to anthropologist Peter Mancina, who embedded with police in New Jersey and reviewed hundreds of hours of body cam footage, they're both wrong.

Local cops in sanctuary jurisdictions are still helping ICE. A lot. The gap between the rhetoric and the reality is where the damage happens.

#immigration #sanctuary #ICE #podcast #CodeSwitch

https://bi t.ly/4qPlvni

Tribal colleges are a unique resource — and they're under threat : Code Switch : NPR

#TCUs #NativeAmericans #TreatyResponsibilities #HigherEd #ND #CodeSwitch #Education
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-s1-5604269/tribal-colleges-are-a-unique-resource-and-theyre-under-threat

From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok : Code Switch : NPR

Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on #TikTok and other social media platforms to bypass what they think are #algorithm blocks. #SelfCensorship #aocialMedia #language #CodeSwitch
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/1255376135/code-switch-self-censorship-tiktok-07-09-2025