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Journalist Jemele Hill was speaking her mind long before those tweets about Trump

The former co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter faced criticism in 2017 for calling the president a white supremacist. In her memoir, Uphill, she talks about her career and her life growing up in Detroit.

Why lawyers think Alec Baldwin made a mistake speaking publicly about the 'Rust' shooting

More than a year after an accidental shooting on the set of the film "Rust" killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, actor Alec Baldwin is facing criminal charges.

Chances are they already speak more languages than you: children from Papua New Guinea's Andai tribe of hunter-gatherers wait for their parents to vote in the village of Kaiam. Over 800 languages are spoken in PNG, a country of about six million people.

Jared Diamond, A New Guinea Campfire, And Why We Should Want To Speak Five Languages

In his new book, Jared Diamond describes how readily people in small-scale societies learn to speak many distinct languages. After reading Diamond's book, commentator Barbara J. King takes time to consider what we in the U.S. may lose in a sea of monolingualism.

In college, Laurie Halse Anderson thought she might become a translator — and in a way, she did. "I translate imagination onto the page," she says.

20 Years After 'Speak,' Laurie Halse Anderson Tells Her Own Story In 'Shout'

The groundbreaking novel Speak told the story of Melinda, a teen who stopped speaking after a sexual assault. In her poetry memoir, Shout, Anderson opens up about being raped when she was 13.

Family members of Muslim men killed in New Mexico speak out after suspect's arrest

Police have arrested 51-year-old Muhammad Syed in connection with the killing of four Muslim men in New Mexico.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr on the Montana House floor as protesters chant "let her speak," on April 24, 2023. Zephyr, one of Montana's first transgender lawmakers, is blocked from speaking on the House floor after she condemned Republicans for advancing anti LGBTQ legislation.

Montana GOP doubles down after blocking trans lawmaker from speaking, citing decorum

State Rep. Zooey Zephyr has been barred from speaking following her controversial comments on legislation to ban gender-affirming care. Wednesday, the House could vote to censure or expel Zephyr.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pauses while speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., on April 13. Yellen and other finance ministers walked out of a G20 session on Wednesday as Russian officials were speaking.

Janet Yellen and other finance ministers walk out of G20 meeting as Russia speaks

Yellen's counterparts from the U.K. and Canada joined the walkout to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A person (bottom) is detained after throwing an apparent "smoke bomb" in Wakayama on April 15, 2023, where Japan's prime minister was due to give a speech.

Japanese PM Kishida unharmed after explosion heard at port where he was due to speak

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in the city of Wakayama, stumping for a candidate in upcoming by-elections when an explosion was heard. At least one person has been detained.

15 Women Speak Out About Culture Of Sexual Harassment Within Washington NFL Team

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Liz Clarke of The Washington Post about her article where 15 former female employees spoke on the culture of sexual harassment within the Washington NFL team.

Black Leaders Say Big Georgia Companies Need To 'Speak Out Nationally' On Voter Law

Georgia's Black religious leaders are dialing up the pressure on big Georgia-based corporations to do more when it comes to pushing back against the state's new restrictive voter law.

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