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Every headline has a history. Listen every Thursday as we go back in time to understand the present. @NPR. Subscribe: https://t.co/OsIHisP6fb
Joined January 2019
🧵(1/2) Throughline is stepping away from Twitter, following our org NPR’s lead Feel free to email us anytime throughline@npr.org or find us in the following places….
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Benjamin Franklin said that there are two certainties in life - death and taxes. So - why DO we pay taxes? And what does it say about what we value in this country?. This week, @MollyMichelmore helps answer these questions.
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April 18 is #TaxDay! Stay tuned to learn about America’s complex history with our income taxes 💰🧾….
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This week, we’re bringing you the first episode of a new series called Past Is Prologue!. In this series, @RundAbdelfatah & @ramtinarablouei chat with experts about a variety of topics, ranging from taxes to affirmative action to credit scores…to our love affair with dogs.
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RT @vickyd_c: FÃjate que un amigo me mando un mensaje and told me: “Listening to NPRs @throughlineNPR, doing some yard work, and then your….
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MC Sha-Rock of the Funky 4 + 1 takes us through her fight to be remembered as the first female rapper. Listen to episode 2 of @LouderThanARiot’s new season and subscribe to hear the rest!.
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What goes down in history is often what men decide is fact. @LouderThanARiot breaks down how hip-hop history is told. Who gets to be remembered and who gets left out? Check out the story of MC Sha-Rock: the first prominent female rapper.
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In 1981, Funky 4 + 1 performed on SNL in one of the first nationally televised rap performances. MC Sha-Rock was pregnant at the time & the crew saw this as a threat to their success, revealing hip-hop’s long-standing double standards. 🎧 @LouderThanARiot:
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Since our episode on house music last month, we’ve been thinking about other stories erased from music history. Tomorrow, we bring you an episode from @LouderThanARiot’s new season, dedicated to uplifting the Black women & queer artists who have been marginalized within hip-hop.
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RT @cmaloney: As always, an amazing episode of a terrific podcast. Want to know why things are happening the way they are? Listen to Throug….
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