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A Year Ago, These Uvalde Kids Left School Early. They’re Haunted by What Happened Next.
From our partners at The Texas Tribune: The three Treviño children have suffered from panic attacks and nightmares since a mass shooting a year ago this week left 19 of their schoolmates and two teachers dead.
May 22, 2023
Why John Pope Wanted to Release the Body Camera Footage Behind the Derek Chauvin Brutality Settlement
John Pope was 14 when he was pinned down by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Pope spoke to FRONTLINE about the importance of releasing body camera footage related to the 2017 incident.
May 18, 2023
The Mental Health Crisis in North Carolina’s Emergency Rooms
The emergency room isn't supposed to be a place to live for days or weeks. But that’s what’s been happening for many North Carolinians in the midst of a mental health crisis, our Local Journalism Initiative partner WFAE reports.
May 16, 2023
WATCH: How the Federal Reserve’s Policies Affect the Developing World
“When the U.S. Federal Reserve increases interest rates, it means that these countries will be in trouble,” senior U.N. trade official Rebeca Grynspan told FRONTLINE’s James Jacoby.
May 12, 2023
Clarence Thomas’ Long Battle Against Affirmative Action
FRONTLINE examines U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ stance on affirmative action, from his time in law school to the Supreme Court's June 29, 2023, ruling finding Harvard and UNC's affirmative action programs unconstitutional.
May 9, 2023
‘He’s a Bundle of Contradictions’: Why Clarence Thomas Left the Black Power Movement Behind
Clarence Thomas supported the Black Power movement in college, but a scene from "Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court" shows when the future Supreme Court justice became disillusioned with the movement.
May 9, 2023
How North Carolina Got the Math Wrong on Mental Health
WFAE has been reporting on the struggles of inmates living with mental illness waiting for a state hospital bed. But it isn’t just inmates who wait. On average, North Carolinians who go to an emergency room in crisis, wait 16 days for a state psychiatric hospital bed.
May 9, 2023
For Women, ‘A Very Different Afghanistan’
Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria on the end of the war in Afghanistan, and the return of harsh restrictions for women.
May 3, 2023
Inmates With Both Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders Cycle Through Jails Relentlessly
WFAE examines ways to help former inmates living with mental illness stay out of jail and the ways the system in North Carolina fails to do that.
May 2, 2023
Following Carolyn Bryant Donham's Death, Revisit Emmett Till's Life, Murder and Legacy
Carolyn Bryant Donham, a central figure in the Emmett Till case, died this week. Explore Till's life, murder and legacy through the 'Un(re)solved' project.
April 28, 2023
Amid the Taliban’s Worsening Crackdown on Journalists, News in Afghanistan Is Forced to Adapt
With news outlets facing more censorship and restrictions from the Taliban, Afghans are turning to social media and citizen journalism for information.
April 25, 2023
Humanitarian Needs in Afghanistan Deepen as Taliban Continues Ban on Women Working for NGOs, UN
FRONTLINE examines how the Taliban’s ban on women working at NGOs has affected the distribution of aid amid several humanitarian crises, how it impacts Afghan women-led households and how it could influence international fundraising.
April 25, 2023