# usnewsbeat.com

> AI-optimized mirror of usnewsbeat.com containing 50 pages totalling 50,347 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://usnewsbeat.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-12T13:15:51.336Z.

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## Homepage

- [Stream the latest podcast episode](/content/site-root.html): Award-winning social justice podcast featuring interviews with experts and activists, complemented by compelling music, original lyrics and spoken word. (339 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [watch/index.html](/content/watch/index.html) (1 words)
- [mlk-jr-unfinished-business/index.html](/content/mlk-jr-unfinished-business/index.html) (1 words)
- [mlk-what-they-wont-teach-in-school/index.html](/content/mlk-what-they-wont-teach-in-school/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/d-c-restores-voting-rights-to-people-in-prison.html](/content/blog/d-c-restores-voting-rights-to-people-in-prison.html) (1 words)
- [blog/why-the-2020-racial-uprisings-feel-different/index.html](/content/blog/why-the-2020-racial-uprisings-feel-different/index.html) (1 words)
- [the-true-origins-of-the-war-on-drugs/index.html](/content/the-true-origins-of-the-war-on-drugs/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/monument-to-racism-how-an-interstate-highway-decimated-a-black-community-in-new-orleans.html](/content/blog/monument-to-racism-how-an-interstate-highway-decimated-a-black-community-in-new-orleans.html) (1 words)
- [enemy-of-the-american-people/index.html](/content/enemy-of-the-american-people/index.html) (1 words)
- [America’s Reckoning](/content/is-a-change-gonna-come/index.html): A new movement has emerged since the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans. This is a special episode in collaboration with Color Of Change. (1,933 words)
- [voter-suppression-in-the-era-of-a-weakened-voting-rights-act.html](/content/voter-suppression-in-the-era-of-a-weakened-voting-rights-act.html) (1 words)
- [A Discussion About Poverty in America](/content/blog/a-discussion-about-poverty-in-america/index.html): PODCAST: America has a poverty crisis that's impacting at least 40 million Americans, not counting the 64 million people who earn less than $15 an hour. We discuss. (997 words)
- [media/index.html](/content/media/index.html) (1 words)
- [episodes/index.html](/content/episodes/index.html) (1 words)
- [the-truth-hurts/index.html](/content/the-truth-hurts/index.html) (1 words)
- [mentally-ill-and-incarcerated/index.html](/content/mentally-ill-and-incarcerated/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/the-truth-on-trial-recalling-chelsea-mannings-court-martial.html](/content/blog/the-truth-on-trial-recalling-chelsea-mannings-court-martial.html) (1 words)
- [[Bonus Clip] Birth Of #SayHerName, Featuring Andrea J. Ritchie](/content/blog/bonus-clip-birth-of-sayhername-featuring-andrea-j-ritchie.html): Those calling for justice argue that Black women historically receive far less attention than men who've been killed by law enforcement. (1,510 words)
- [blog/are-criminal-justice-reform-laws-enough/index.html](/content/blog/are-criminal-justice-reform-laws-enough/index.html) (1 words)
- [aumf/index.html](/content/aumf/index.html) (1 words)
- [epidemics-collide-coronavirus-criminal-justice-poverty.html](/content/epidemics-collide-coronavirus-criminal-justice-poverty.html) (1 words)
- [blog/what-we-know-about-covid-19-in-juvenile-detention-centers.html](/content/blog/what-we-know-about-covid-19-in-juvenile-detention-centers.html) (1 words)
- [blog/expert-warns-of-perilous-coronavirus-threat-in-jails-prisons-podcast.html](/content/blog/expert-warns-of-perilous-coronavirus-threat-in-jails-prisons-podcast.html) (1 words)
- [why-we-riot/index.html](/content/why-we-riot/index.html) (1 words)
- [The Rise of Facebook & Downfall of Social Discourse](/content/blog/rise-of-facebook-downfall-of-social-discourse/index.html): This paradigm of how people consume news and information and the manner in which its circulated to friends and family shifted a long time ago. (1,520 words)
- [Report Warns 'Hatred of Journalism Threatens Democracies' as U.S. Press Freedom Ranking Falls](/content/blog/report-warns-hatred-of-journalism-threatens-democracies-as-u-s-press-freedom-ranking-falls.html): The United States’ press freedom ranking fell for the second consecutive year, marking a disturbing trend for a nation that purports to be the beacon of human rights and free speech. (1,551 words)
- [Divide & Conquer: How 'Model Minority' Drives Wedge Between Racial & Ethnic Groups](/content/blog/how-model-minority-myth-divides-racial-ethnic-groups-in-united-states.html): The 'model minority' concept was adopted to highlight the relative prosperity of some Asian Americans and drive a wedge between racial and ethnic groups. (2,206 words)
- [Weaponizing Critical Race Theory to Sanitize Education](/content/blog/weaponizing-critical-race-theory-to-sanitize-education.html): Banning the teaching of a so-called Critical Race Theory could create a chilling effect that prevents educators from exploring racial issues in America.  (1,963 words)
- [Gina Haspel Covered Up Torture. Now She Might Run The CIA.](/content/blog/gina-haspel-covered-up-torture-now-she-might-run-the-cia.html): We talk to two former government insiders who warn about Haspel, who led a secret prisoner black site and covered up illegal torture. (1,414 words)
- [News Beat Podcast Wins Highest Honors at SPJ /PCLI Journalism Awards](/content/blog/news-beat-podcast-wins-best-podcast-spj-pcli-journalism-awards.html): News Beat wins 'Best Podcast' and other top honors from SPJ / PCLI Journalism Awards for second consecutive year. (1,788 words)
- [Covering COVID-19 Through a Social Justice Lens](/content/covid19/index.html): Compelling coverage of devastating, disproportionate effects COVID-19 had on communities of color, the incarcerated, and other marginalized, vulnerable groups. (1,768 words)
- [Welcome to ‘This Week in Social Justice’ Livestream - Ep1: Drug Decriminalization](/content/blog/welcome-to-this-week-in-social-justice-ep1-progressive-prosecutors-drug-decriminalization.html): News Beat podcast's inaugural 'This Week in Social Justice' livestream spotlights drug decriminalization and other criminal justice reforms, and features Fair and Just Prosecution's Miriam Krinsky, and Drug Policy Alliance's Grey Gardner. (1,413 words)
- [BackBeat: 2001 AUMF - The Latest Weapon in America's Illegal, Perpetual War](/content/blog/backbeat-2001-aumf-the-latest-weapon-in-americas-illegal-perpetual-war.html): Listen to the full episode of "BackBeat: AUMF - THE LATEST WEAPON IN AMERICA'S ILLEGAL, PERPETUAL WAR." Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. (796 words)
- [[Bonus Clip] How Slave-Era Tropes About Black Women Persist](/content/blog/bonus-origins-of-racist-tropes-about-black-women/index.html): Racist tropes about Black women developed during the slave era persist today. (1,148 words)
- [News Beat Artist-In-Residence Silent Knight Named 'Innocence Ambassador'](/content/blog/news-beat-artist-in-residence-silent-knight-named-innocence-ambassador.html): The newly forged partnership between Silent Knight and Innocence Project is just the latest collaborative project for the Brooklyn-born rapper. (1,213 words)
- [Treat The Symptoms, But Cure The Disease](/content/blog/treat-the-symptoms-but-cure-the-disease/index.html): The system that gave us Trump—the very same that may one day contribute to his downfall—is itself part of an infected establishment. (1,244 words)
- [Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor](/content/land-of-the-rich-home-of-the-poor/index.html): One in every eight people in the richest country in the world is living in poverty. The richest country doesn’t seem to care. (3,277 words)
- [Slavery & Genocide: How Indigenous Remember Christopher Columbus (in 6 Minutes)](/content/blog/slavery-genocide-how-indigenous-people-remember-christopher-columbus-in-5-minutes.html): Mohawk activist John Kane of Native talk show & podcast 'Let's Talk Native...' explains Christopher Columbus' legacy of slavery & genocide against Indigenous people. (1,277 words)
- [BackBeat: Hijacking Jihad](/content/blog/backbeat-hijacking-jihad/index.html): A behind-the-scenes examination of our latest News Beat episode: Hijacking Jihad - Reclaiming Islam's 'Personal Struggle' (715 words)
- [A Discussion About the War on the Freedom of the Press](/content/blog/a-discussion-about-the-war-on-the-freedom-of-the-press.html): Why are press freedoms so important? Who are the journalists being murdered? Are dictators now using 'Fake News' a la Trump? We discuss. (814 words)
- [Cinco de Mayo](/content/cinco-de-mayo-what-you-didnt-learn-in-school/index.html): The Civil War, French imperialism, and the blossoming of diverse Latinx communities in the United States. There's so much more to Cinco de Mayo than you know. (2,866 words)
- [Rebel Diaz and the Newbie](/content/blog/rebel-diaz-newbie/index.html): I got an insane crash course on the origins of hip-hop and how so many of the expressions of this art form rose from the ashes of neoliberal policies. (1,004 words)
- [BackBeat: Chelsea Manning - Collateral Murder Cover-Up](/content/blog/backbeat-chelsea-manning-collateral-murder-cover-up.html): The team elaborates on the Chelsea Manning leaks and expands on how the government, and some in the media, tried to obscure the revelations. (766 words)
- [Florida Passes Amendment Restoring Voting Rights to Over 1 Million Residents](/content/blog/florida-restores-voting-rights-to-over-1-million-residents.html): Florida is one of four states that permanently bars ex-felons from voting, and its disenfranchisement law is one of the nation’s most stringent. (816 words)
- [The Truth About Puerto Rico](/content/the-truth-about-puerto-rico/index.html): Yes, U.S. colonialism decimated Puerto Rico long before Hurricane Maria, and its legacy of physical, psychological and socioeconomic destruction resonates on through today. (6,044 words)
- [News Beat Wins Top Podcast at 2021 New York Press Club Journalism Awards](/content/blog/index.html) (435 words)
- [blog/backbeat-true-origins-of-the-war-on-drugs/index.html](/content/blog/backbeat-true-origins-of-the-war-on-drugs/index.html)
- [Introducing News Beat](/content/blog/news-beat-podcast-backbeat/index.html): We want every News Beat to be a work of art—bringing together the activist communities in both hip-hop and journalism to preach a new narrative. (961 words)
- [A Guide To Mass Incarceration In America](/content/mass-incarceration/index.html): America boasts the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more than 2.2 million people in U.S. jails and prisons. We examine the policies that led us here. (8,530 words)
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