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MetroFocus: June 20, 2019
Season 2019
Episode 4159
New Orleans Times-Picayune laid off its entire staff, the latest casualty of the struggling print industry in a digital age. We’ll tell the story of how one young immigrant from Haiti found a sense of self and pride after entering the U.S. Armed Forces. The New York Public Library is honoring “The Bard of Brooklyn.” Broadway’s “Come From Away” soars into its second anniversary.
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BLACKNESS IN OPERA;THE MOTH; WOMEN IN THE WORLD: UNSUNG HEROES

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NEW YORK LAWMAKER PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO BAN “PRISON SLAVE LABOR;” A LESSON IN LEADERSHIP

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ELDERLY WOMAN’S MURDER REIGNITES FEARS ABOUT GROWING OLD IN NYC

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THE FIGHT FOR REPARATIONS FOR BLACK NEW YORKERS;THE WOMAN’S GUIDE TO RUNNING FOR OFFICE

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CHASING THE DREAM - “WHY SHOULD GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN?”; KENNEDY’S AVENGER

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ESSENTIAL LESSONS FROM NEW YORK’S PAST FOR SHAPING THE POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE

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FOOD BANK FOR NYC AIMS TO GO ‘BEYOND FOOD;’ “AT HOME WITH MUHAMMAD ALI”

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CHASING THE DREAM –WHAT’S DRIVING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXODUS FROM NEW YORK CITY?

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"A BLACK MAN’S JOURNEY IN AMERICAN THEATRE”,“UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN"

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ASYLUM-SEEKERS ADJUST TO LIFE AT MIGRANT SHELTER; HOME OWNERSHIP: A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCHOOL; HOW EXTREMIST GROUPS ARE RECRUITING YOUNG PEOPLE

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THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER; “THE PRESIDENTS”