• Can Black, Asian Americans move past historical animosity in the interest of solidarity?

    Can Black, Asian Americans move past historical animosity in the interest of solidarity?

    May 26, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    And, Professor Stevenson, I want to start with you, because the last time I interviewed you, we talked about how a broad racial coalition had emerged after the killing of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement growing. As we started to see these increased attacks on Asian Americans ...

  • A year after Floyd’s death, activists in Minneapolis seek end to ‘status quo’ racism

    A year after Floyd’s death, activists in Minneapolis seek end to ‘status quo’ racism

    May 25, 2021 10:57 PM EST

    ... experiences I have had have been with people that I'm sure would argue that they're a liberal. They might have like a -- the Black Lives Matter bumper sticker, but they harbor intense resentment for African-American people. Amna Nawaz: Isak's father, Remi, is from the Ivory Coast ...

  • Looking back at a year-long racial reckoning since George Floyd's killing

    Looking back at a year-long racial reckoning since George Floyd's killing

    May 25, 2021 10:52 PM EST

    ... disappointment in lived realities of so many people of color in this country. So there is this real breath that's been breathed into the Black Lives Matter movement, with corporations and companies really looking at systemic racism, having that racial reckoning that we always talk about, really talking about ...

  • Racial bias trainings surged after George Floyd’s death. A year later, experts are still waiting for 'bold' change

    Racial bias trainings surged after George Floyd’s death. A year later, experts are still waiting for 'bold' change

    May 25, 2021 10:38 PM EST

    ... to the web analytics tool Google Trends, far exceeding the searches for these terms after the police killings of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and other Black people, whose deaths ignited the Black Lives Matter movement. The country's largest publicly traded companies tripled their hiring of chief diversity officers in ...

  • How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    May 25, 2021 08:56 PM EST

    The shooting and a grand jury’s decision not to charge Darren Wilson, the former police officer who shot and killed Brown, Jr., led to violent protests in Ferguson and accelerated the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement.  Brown, Sr. said it’s not clear if the guilty verdict ...

  • In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    May 24, 2021 10:35 PM EST

    In 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Like George Floyd, his death led to weeks of protests and some violent clashes with law enforcement, and gave birth to the Black Lives Matter movement. Earlier this month, Yamiche ...

  • George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    May 24, 2021 01:41 PM EST

    ... go through the whole list. There’s a lot of them.” Executive director Jacari Harris said the group has received donations from the Minneapolis Foundation, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and athletic shoe and apparel retailer Finish Line, among others. Despite large grants from corporations and other organizations, Harris ...

  • George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    May 23, 2021 08:35 PM EST

    This week marks one year since George Floyd, an unarmed Black man was killed by then police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd for nearly nine minutes. His death, recorded on video by a bystander, sparked widespread protests globally, and reignited the Black Lives Matter movement and ...

  • The WNBA is celebrating 25 years of resilience. When will it get equal treatment?

    The WNBA is celebrating 25 years of resilience. When will it get equal treatment?

    May 21, 2021 10:25 PM EST

    ... a united stand against former Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns Georgia's Atlanta Dream team and criticized the league's support for the Black Lives Matter movement. To explore the league's successes and hardships, I'm joined by Sue Bird of the champion Seattle Storm. She's ...

  • A look at the US role and reaction to cease-fire in the Middle East

    A look at the US role and reaction to cease-fire in the Middle East

    May 20, 2021 10:55 PM EST

    ... politics in the Democratic Party are not, of course, just shifting on Israel. They're shifting on all sorts of other things, climate change, on Black Lives Matter, on policing, and racial justice. All of those things are tied up into what happened here in the Middle East and the ...