Jun 22 WATCH: White House addresses Trump's use of racist coronavirus term By Associated Press The president used the term Saturday as he aired pent-up grievances about the coronavirus at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic By Candice Norwood The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."… Continue reading
Jun 22 Black candidates tap protest energy to challenge Democrats By Steve Peoples, Alan Fram, Associated Press In New York and Kentucky, Democratic establishment favorites are facing similar political forces that jeopardize their political future. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:46 Sports teams give Election Day off to boost voter turnout By Megan Thompson Several college and professional sports teams have announced they will make Election Day a holiday for players and employees. It's one of the first concrete policy changes by teams in response to national unrest over racial inequity. But is it… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:25 Trump's Tulsa rally had smaller crowds, no mention of BLM After a standoff with U.S. Attorney William Barr, top NYC prosecutor U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, agreed to step down. Meanwhile, President Trump’s Tulsa rally -- his first since March -- had hundreds of empty seats partly because TikTok teens and… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 7:53 Parents fear anti-Asian racism as schools mull reopening By Simon Ostrovsky Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, there have been reports of anti-Asian discrimination and racism, including in schools. Now, as schools across the country weigh in on reopening in the fall, parents of Asian-American children fear they may not be a… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 8:03 Why minority-owned businesses are struggling to get PPP loans By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo The Paycheck Protection Program or PPP provides federally-backed forgivable loans to businesses whose revenues may be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Center for Responsible Lending, little of the $659 billion fund has made it to Latino and… Continue watching
Jun 20 Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The decision from U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns. But the judge also made clear his concerns that Bolton had “gambled with the… Continue reading
Jun 19 Trump administration backs Idaho transgender sports ban By Keith Ridler, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Voice group filed a lawsuit in April saying the law is discriminatory and an invasion of privacy. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 8:18 How wearing a face mask became politically fraught As several states experience surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the debate over wearing face masks is creating a sharp divide. Nearly everyone in the public health community says masks worn in crowded places can help slow coronavirus spread --… Continue watching