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Friday, May 17 2024

  • A Family Heritage of Social Justice; The Lead-Painted Apartments in NYC; Don't Wait for the Heroes; Summer Culture Preview: Dance May 17, 2024

    A Family Heritage of Social Justice;&nbsp;The Lead-Painted Apartments in NYC;&nbsp;Don't Wait for the Heroes;&nbsp;Summer Culture Preview: Dance (episode)

  • Summer Culture Preview: Dance May 17, 2024

    In this membership drive mini-series, we run through some of can't miss things to see and do this summer. Today, Marina Harss, a dance writer in New York who contributes to The New Yo... (article)

  • Don't Wait for the Heroes May 17, 2024

    Eddie Glaude, Jr., Princeton professor and the author of We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For  (Harvard University Press, 2024), argues against waiting for "heroes" to do the w... (article)

  • 10-Question Quiz: 'Science Friday' May 17, 2024

    Each day during the spring membership drive, The Brian Lehrer Show is inviting listeners to try their hand at quiz questions, this time loosely based on the titles of radio shows that... (article)

  • The Lead-Painted Apartments in NYC May 17, 2024

    NYC passed a law in 2004 requiring landlords to remove lead paint hazards, but in the last 20 years some landlords have been cited over and over for violations without enforcement. Ja... (article)

  • A Family Heritage of Social Justice May 17, 2024

    Ali Velshi, MSNBC host and chief correspondent and the author of Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy (Macmillan, 2024), shares the story of his gr... (article)