Waking Up With Wonder; Tulsa, 100 Years Later; The Tight-Knit Community Of Jews In Cuba

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View this email online by Jill Hudson Stories You May Have Missed MirageC/Getty Images As many people begin taking baby steps to come out of the pandemic, Morning Edition asked NPR's audience to write a poem using Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise" as inspiration. We received hundreds of responses, and NPR's resident poet Kwame Alexander created a community poem about the challenges of the last year and hope for times ahead. One year ago, George Floyd took his last breath under the knee of a white police officer. Floyd's murder sparked days of unrest in the Twin Cities and mass protests across the world over the treatment of racial minorities. Click here to read NPR's coverage of the solemn anniversary. What does the rise of Amazon have to do with the rise of Donald Trump? Find out here.  For decades, scientists have been prohibited from keeping human embryos alive in their labs for more than two weeks. But last week an influential scientific society recommended scrapping the "14-day rule."  Cuba doesn't have a single rabbi and the Jewish population numbers only about 1,200 on the island. Those left have formed a tight-knit community, with pressure on the young to sustain their religion. Yemenis who won the diversity visa lottery were stopped by the Trump administration's travel ban. Now they've had to start applying all over again.  Newsletter continues after sponsor message The Tulsa Race Massacre Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa via AP Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. On May 31, 1921, Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood neighborhood were attacked by a mob of angry white people. More than 300 people were killed, and thousands were left homeless. NPR's Eric Deggans recommends three documentaries about the notorious event to watch this weekend.   Christopher Creese for NPR Tulsa is still reckoning with what lessons to take from the deadly massacre 100 years later. Listen to the Code Switch podcast here or read the story.  When author Jewell Parker Rhodes tried to publish a novel retelling the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre, she found that not everyone was ready to reckon with the city's painful, traumatic history. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates has the story. Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from WBEZ (edit station). Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Daily News, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Best of NPR emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy