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The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban; After recession, a Black business boom; Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse raising Christian group's flag; An ornate desk, family history and the Jewish past; Black, autistic and out of prison, Matthew Rushin becomes an advocate; How I'm uplifting and affirming my trans child amid the hate ; Oprah's shows on the L.A. riots reveal what we've lost without her program; Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows ; When moms out-earn their husbands, they gain more housework, study says; Race in America: Giving Voice with Domee Shi ; Column: What we got wrong about Black and Korean communities after the L.A. riots; They called her 'Black Jet'; Researchers unearth the painful history of a Native boarding school in Missouri; Disaggregation is essential to achieve data justice for Asian Americans ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.       By Rachel Hatzipanagos  Email The Lyoya family fled the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo only to have their 26-year-old son die at the hands of an American police officer last month. Patrick Lyoya was killed after being pulled over by a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer over a mismatched license plate. Washington Post reporter Brittany Shammas spoke with the Congolese refugee community, which is still in shock over what happened. Also in this edition, why Black-owned businesses are surging and how one mother is uplifting her nonbinary child. Thanks for reading! (AP) For Patrick Lyoya, the American Dream became the American nightmare The man killed by a Michigan police officer had just moved into his own place and was ready to settle down. By Brittany Shammas ●  Read more »   The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban By Caroline Kitchener ●  Read more »   After recession, a Black business boom By Tracy Jan ●  Read more »   Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse raising Christian group's flag By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   An ornate desk, family history and the Jewish past Perspective ●  By David Perry ●  Read more »   Black, autistic and out of prison, Matthew Rushin becomes an advocate Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   How I'm uplifting and affirming my trans child amid the hate Perspective ●  By Sandy Jorgenson ●  Read more »   Oprah's shows on the L.A. riots reveal what we've lost without her program Perspective ●  By Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wright Rigueur ●  Read more »   Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows By Fenit Nirappil and Dan Keating ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   When moms out-earn their husbands, they gain more housework, study says By Soo Youn ●  Read more »   Race in America: Giving Voice with Domee Shi Domee Shi's feature directorial debut, "Turning Red," is a coming-of-age movie about a Chinese Canadian girl and follows her Oscar-winning animated short, "Bao." On Tuesday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, join The Post's Tracy Jan for a conversation with Shi about the inspiration for the film and her own story immigrating from China as a child to becoming part of Pixar's leadership team. This is the first in a series of conversations with cultural pioneers during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. By Washington Post Live ●  Read more »     Attention, please! What's a practice or belief your Asian parents or grandparents told you about that you want to better understand? In light of AAPI Heritage Month, we want to ask readers: What's a custom, belief or practice your parents or grandparents have told you about or passed on to you from their home countries in Asia that you want to learn more about? We'd like to hear from you to see which Asian beliefs, cultural practices or superstitions readers are most curious to learn about to enhance your appreciation and understanding of your roots. Read more     What we're reading Column: What we got wrong about Black and Korean communities after the L.A. riots By Frank Shyong | Los Angeles Times ●  Read more »   They called her 'Black Jet' By Keisha N. Blain | The Atlantic ●  Read more »   Researchers unearth the painful history of a Native boarding school in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays | PBS Newshour ●  Read more »   Disaggregation is essential to achieve data justice for Asian Americans By Jenn Fang | Prism ●  Read more »     Word on the street   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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