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This Palestinian-American's debut novel may not be political — but her existence is

To be a Palestinian-American writer right now can lead to a lot of expectation to focus on identity and devastation, but in her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh shares the story of three generations of Palestinian women trying to find love, purpose and liberation. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  Revisiting the fight over the Lakota language as Trump targets "divisive n…

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  Why Trump is sending Venezuelans to El Salvador

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  What's lost in Trump's DEI ban?

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  With measles on the rise, what we can learn from past epidemics

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  What Mahmoud Khalil's arrest means for ... everyone

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  A look at the human toll of the construction of the Panama Canal

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  Black audiences see themselves centered in a brand new soap opera

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  The NFL's concussion problem beyond CTE

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  What a Black enclave lost in the Los Angeles wildfires

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  An NFL star on what the game costs those who play it

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  Untangling the history of Black rights on Native land

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  What football tells us about race, labor and power

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  Hip-hop is 'fight the power' but also advertises for the power

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  B.A. Parker is learning the banjo

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  The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody