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Nikki Yanofsky Talks Jazz, Quincy Jones With Nicole Sweeney

Rob Maynard — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:33 +0000

Jazz Vocalist Nikki Yanofsky called in to The Midday Jazz Swing to talk about her career and her performance Thursday night May 23 at Atlanta's Fox Theatre as a part of An Evening With Quincy Jones and Friends, a benefit for the American Cancer Society celebrating their 100th birthday.

You can listen to the interview below.

Sandy Hook's Future: What's To Become Of The School?

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we'd like to turn to a story that more than five months later is still painful. In the aftermath of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, the Newtown, Connecticut community had many tough decisions to make. One of them was just what should happen to the elementary school where 26 people were killed.

Rich Harwood is the founder and president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. That's a nonprofit group that facilitates community discussions.

Styling The NBA

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. For the end of our program today, we want to talk about two aspects of American style. In a few minutes, we're going to talk about tattoos. They used to be something you got when you went into the Army or to jail, but now they've gone mainstream. We'll talk with a leading tattoo artist about that in just a minute.

But first, we turn to another influential arena of American style where the rules are changing.

The Argument For Stop-And-Frisk

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Today, as you would expect, we are continuing to follow events in Moore, Oklahoma, where residents are recovering from the impact of a deadly tornado. We decided to call on leaders from Joplin, Missouri. Two years ago today that town was also hit. So we thought this would be a good time to check in on Joplin's recovery and see if there are any lessons Joplin residents can offer their neighbors.

But first we are going to go back to New York City.

Keep Jazz Alive

Rob Maynard — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:07 +0000

WCLK's End of The Fiscal Year Drive June 5-16 will keep Jazz Alive in Atlanta and the World. Be sure to call in to support your favorite WCLK shows and help us make our goal of providing you with the best, commercial-free jazz on the air and on the internets.

Click here if you would like to make your secure online contribution now.

My Social Security Number Is Posted Where?

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of applicants to a government phone program was exposed to the public on the Internet, according to a new investigative report from Scripps Howard News Service.

The federal program is called Lifeline, and it reimburses phone companies for providing service to low-income Americans.

Scripps reporter Isaac Wolf says he was able to access more than 100,000 records from one of those private

Market At Record Highs, Why Is Investment At Record Lows?

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We're going to switch gears now and take another look at the stock market. Last week about the same time, we talked about how the Dow has been hitting record highs, but did you know that stock ownership in this country is at record lows? According to a recent Gallup poll, only about half of Americans, 52 percent, now own stocks. That's the lowest level since Gallup started tracking that number back in 1998.

We wondered what, if anything, that means, so we've called, once again, upon one of our money coaches, Roben Farzad.

Getting Rid Of My Breasts, A Lot Of People Didn't Understand

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but maybe you just need a few moms in your corner. Every week, we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice.

Today, though, we are talking about a difficult decision that both mothers and daughters face, sometimes together.

The Difficulties Of Proving Racial Profiling

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 +0000

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. We'd like to start today by mentioning that, as you would imagine, NPR is continuing to follow developments concerning that deadly tornado that struck Oklahoma yesterday. We hope you will stay tuned to your public radio station or check our website, npr.org, for the latest updates.

Now, though, we are going to turn to the debate about balancing safety and civil liberties in New York City.

'Scandal' Creates Twitter Frenzy

editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Social media was ablaze during the season finale of ABC's hit political thriller Scandal. Host Michel Martin asks Gene Demby, blogger for NPR's Code Switch team, what it is about the show that makes it ripe for Twitter chatter — especially among African Americans.