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Author Ijeoma Oluo’s guide for everyday people trying to fight oppression

Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too. In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers. In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.

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Active-duty troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says it is prepared to act upon the orders of President Trump and has placed active-duty troops on standby to deploy to Minnesota if needed.

National

Iranian Americans protesting Iran's crackdown on demonstrations talk about the unrest

Los Angeles is home to the largest concentration of people of Iranian descent in the U.S. Over the weekend, protests against Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government demonstrations continued.

World

At least 39 dead in Spain train collision

At least 39 people were killed in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain Sunday, police said. Efforts to recover the bodies are continuing, and the death toll is likely to rise.

Morning news brief

Hundreds of active-duty troops on are standby to deploy to Minnesota, Trump escalates tensions across Europe with new threats over Greenland, Israel raises objections over Trump's Board of Peace.

'Everybody Loses' chronicles the rise of America's sports betting boom

NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist and author Danny Funt about his new book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling."

National

Arson destroyed a church named for MLK. Today, it celebrates his legacy

Five years ago, a predominantly Black church named after Martin Luther King Jr. was burned down in a suspected hate crime. Monday, they'll mark their first MLK holiday since reopening.

World

Trump attends World Economic Forum amid U.S.-European tensions over Greenland

President Trump is attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this year with fellow world leaders who seek answers on Ukraine and Gaza.

History

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talks about his life and childhood in 1961 interview

NPR revisits a series of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviews with a soft-spoken Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1961.