Debbie Elliott
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Hampton, IA, United States
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Saltwater is moving up the Mississippi River. Here's what's being done to stop it
The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater levee to stop the intrusion. → Read More
More than a week after Hurricane Ian, the shock of what's ahead settles in for people
Across Southwest Florida, the long road to recovery is coming into focus as people try to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian. Many will rebuild, others will leave and some don't know what's next. → Read More
Jackson, Miss., residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life
Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water. → Read More
Her sister was killed in the Birmingham church bombing. A new book tells their story
In a new memoir, Lisa McNair recounts growing up in Birmingham, Ala., after her sister Denise and three other Black girls were murdered in the 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. → Read More
The Charlottesville rally 5 years later: 'It's what you're still trying to forget'
The rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee left one counter-protester dead and several injured. → Read More
Insurances woes in coastal Louisiana make hurricane recovery difficult
With some major insurance companies not offering policies and small firms facing bankruptcy, residents are scrambling to find coverage for this year's hurricane season as structures remain unrepaired. → Read More
Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope
The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown. → Read More
A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories
The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools. → Read More
Louisiana program helps young adults transition out of foster care
A program in Louisiana helps young adults who've aged out of the foster care system. It gives them guidance on how to meet basic needs like housing, work and healthcare on their own. → Read More
Chef Scotty Scott remixes the classics with new-school soul food
With dishes like red bean hummus and pimento cheese hushpuppies, the Fort Worth-based chef takes a fresh approach to soul food in a new cookbook, Fix Me A Plate. → Read More
On her debut album 'Duality,' Luna Li finds a sense of belonging between two worlds
Luna Li's debut album is an orchestral, dreamy ode to loneliness and an intense desire for belonging. → Read More
Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
The defense attorneys insisted the three men's pursuit of the 25-year-old was prompted by "honest, though erroneous, suspicion that he committed crimes" and not because of his race. → Read More
Black pastors gather in Brunswick, Ga., to support Ahmaud Arbery's family
Faith leaders from around the country gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse in defiance of a defense attorney's efforts to keep Black pastors away from the trial. → Read More
Prosecutors call witnesses in first week of testimony in Ahmaud Arbery case
Georgia prosecutors have focused on testimony from law enforcement and neighbors in the trial against Greg and Travis McMichael and Roddie Bryan, accused of chasing and murdering Ahmaud Arbery. → Read More
Potential jurors come with strong opinions in racially-charged Ahmaud Arbery killing
Jury selection is in its third week in Georgia as attorneys question jurors in the murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger. → Read More
Georgia murder trial in killing of Ahmaud Arbery seen as test case for racial justice
Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga. in 2020. Three white men in pick-up trucks pursued him and then confronted him. → Read More
The Late Winfred Rembert Documented His Life With Art — And Now A Book
Winfred Rembert's autobiography features images of fishing in the culvert and dancing in the juke joint — but also of picking cotton, escaping a lynching and working on the chain gang. → Read More
Paul Thorn Brings A Softer Touch To A Rough Patch On 'Never Too Late To Call'
Southern singer-songwriter Paul Thorn joins NPR's Debbie Elliott to talk about his latest record, Never Too Late To Call. → Read More
Gulf Coast Businesses Struggle To Stay Open As COVID-19 Outbreaks Surge Among Staff
"It is financially tough," says Robert Momberger of Big Time Diner in Mobile, Ala. "Bills still keep on coming. So it really hurts to shut down, but sometimes that's the best thing to do." → Read More
A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past
Survivors and their descendants say confronting the truth of the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people. → Read More