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One in ten Black people living in the U.S. is an immigrant, and many Black immigrants—particularly those born in African nations—have settled in the South, according to a Pew Research report from 2022. This statistic caught Code Switch editor Leah Donnella's eye. And she wanted to know: how have Black immigrants redefined their sense of identity in the South, while confronting American racism? In this episode of The Sunday Story, Leah tells host Ayesha Rascoe about the people she met in Tennessee.You can read and listen to more of Leah's reporting, as part of her Above the Fray fellowship, here.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Justice Department releases its investigation into the Minneapolis police that began after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits China to improve communication between the two countries. After a decade of war, Yemen is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, but there once was hope in the country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hundreds are feared dead after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Wildfire smoke is again drifting South from Canada impacting air quality in several states. A deadly chemical is being mixed with street drugs all over the country, why do we know so little about it?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy