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Rising R&B Artist Thuy Sings to Heal Her Past

The "In My Bag" singer sheds self-doubt and rethinks cultural expectations to pursue her musical dreams.

Judy Chu on the Democrats’ Legislative Agenda and How a Psychology Degree Helps on the Hill

Scott and Katie Orr discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s decisions on a pair of controversial labor bills and San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s rewriting of the COVID apology script and reflect on the passing of Scott Lay. Then, Congresswoman Judy Chu joins to discuss the path forward for Democrats on their social policy legislation and her … Continue reading Judy Chu on the Democrats’ Legislative Agenda and How a Psychology Degree Helps on the Hill →

The Women's Health Protection Act passed the House mainly along party lines in what was a largely symbolic vote as the bill is unlikely to advance in the Senate.

The House Passes A Bill Meant To Counter Texas-Style Abortion Bans

The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.

Created in 2018, the Our Black Girls website centers the stories of missing Black girls and women.

Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories

Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing or were murdered, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage.

Isabelita Vinuya, 88, reflected in mirror, bids farewell to Perla Bulaon Balingit in the village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga. They are two of the last living "comfort women" of the Philippines. On Nov. 23, 1944, Vinuya, Balingit and some 100 other girls and women were taken to the Red House and systematically raped by the Japanese Imperial Army.

Whatever Happened To ... The WW II Sex Slaves Fighting For Justice?

The Japanese Army systematically raped women in the Philippines. What's become of the aging survivors of this wartime atrocity in the midst of the pandemic?

Taro Kono, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and currently the minister in charge of vaccinations, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 17.

Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

President Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations at the White House on Friday.

Biden Says He Plans To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

The president says he will get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as he can. "I'll be getting my booster shot," Biden said Friday, acknowledging that at 78, he qualifies.

U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback block migrants crossing the Rio Grande on Sunday near the Del Rio-Acuña Port of Entry in Texas. Horse patrols at that part of the border have been suspended, the White House press secretary says.

Haitian Migrants Have Now Been Cleared From Del Rio Border Camp, U.S. Says

The camp grew to hold 15,000 people at one point, with a total of nearly 30,000 migrants passing through since Sept. 9, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says.

OPB news week in review for Friday 24 September 2021

Laura Kariuki, Elisha Williams, Saycon Sengbloh and Dule Hill star as the Williams family.

ABC's New 'Wonder Years' Succeeds By Centering A Black Family In History

The new revival of the 1988 series works because it reclaims Black people's part in history.

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