Politics Feb 17 WATCH: House Judiciary Committee hearing on reparations for African Americans By Associated Press
Nation Sep 30 California to study reparations for Black Americans Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans. By Adam Beam, Associated Press
Health Jul 06 Watch 5:12 How federal response has failed to address racial disparities in pandemic’s toll For months, it's been clear that the pandemic is taking a disproportionate toll on people of color. Now, new data quantifies the disparities, showing that African American and Latinx people are nearly three times as likely to contract COVID-19 as…
Politics May 22 Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ in saying voters still deciding between him and Trump ‘ain’t black’ Joe Biden declared he “should not have been so cavalier” on Friday after comments he made to a prominent black radio host which some interpreted as a suggestion that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black.”… By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Nation May 21 WATCH: Trump meets with African American leaders ahead of Michigan Ford tour The president said churches were "important in terms of the psyche of our country" and that warned that the country would be "broken" if the churches aren't reopened. By Associated Press
Apr 18 Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 7:57 What 2020 Democrats think about reparations As Democrats gear up for a competitive 2020 presidential campaign, the potentially divisive and fraught issue of reparations for slavery has surfaced as a prominent issue. How has this topic, which hasn’t always been part of the national political conversation,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 10:55 Black families increasingly choose to homeschool kids By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In the last 15 years, the number of black children in homeschool has doubled from 103,000 to about 220,000. Black parents cite a number of reasons for homeschooling children, including concern over peer pressure and drugs at school -- but… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 10:38 How Obama’s unique background shaped his outlook on race By PBS NewsHour The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates has criticized President Obama’s policies toward black Americans. Perhaps for that reason, he was invited to discuss such issues with Mr. Obama several times throughout the president's second term. As part of a collaboration with The… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS NewsHour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching