Juana Summers
Stories
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National
This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job
This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.
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National
As new school year approaches, some Uvalde parents opt for homeschooling
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to parents in Uvalde, Texas who have chosen to home school their kids rather than send them back to classes following the May 24th shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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National
Uvalde families are grappling with 1st school year since deadly shooting
In Uvalde, Texas, the community is still grieving three months after a deadly shooting at Robb Elementary, and are now responding to school district police chief Pete Arredondo's firing.
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Arts & Life
Years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary asks: What happened to the children?
Edward Buckles, Jr. was just 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and changed his home forever. His new documentary is his attempt to unpack the trauma of that childhood experience.
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National
With new federal funding, scientists rebuild the field of gun violence research
Efforts to understand gun violence have received almost no funding in recent decades, a reality that's due to a specific amendment backed by the National Rifle Association.
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National
Here's why the 'Baltimore Beat' relaunched as a Black-led, nonprofit publication
Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Beat, talks about the return of the Black-led, nonprofit newspaper.
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Politics
After decades of opposing Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them
NPR's Juana Summers talks with international security expert, Asfandyar Mir of the U.S. Institute of Peace, about India's budding, unexpected relationship with the Taliban.
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National
Encore: Author Ladee Hubbard on love, family and resilience
Ladee Hubbard, author of the short story collection The Last Suspicious Holdout, talks about love, family, resilience and grief in the Black community.
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Politics
The White House has a new public engagement advisor. Here's her plan
Keisha Lance Bottoms is the new White House senior advisor for public engagement. The former Atlanta mayor begins her job at a time when President Biden's approval ratings are at an all-time low.
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National
U.S. soccer legend Brianna Scurry on the new documentary about her life, 'The Only'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with soccer great Brianna Scurry about The Only, a new Paramount+ documentary about her stardom and struggles after the U.S. Women's Soccer's historic 1999 World Cup win.