Apr 29 Watch 6:14 The 'predatory marketing' behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives By William Brangham The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more on the FDA's move and discusses it with Delmonte… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:07 Negro Leagues are elevated to major league status. What does it mean for baseball? From 1920 to 1948, Black baseball players barred from the Major Leagues could only play in what were called Negro Leagues. As a result many of their accomplishments have been forgotten. But on Wednesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Major League… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 2:49 An essay on the importance of interracial friendships In a year when racism has been front and center in Americans’ minds, how can we break out of our own orbits to understand the life experiences of other people -- especially those of other races? Author and journalist Christine… Continue watching
Sep 30 California to study reparations for Black Americans By Adam Beam, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 20 Police chief says Tennessee officers broke down door of innocent family By Associated Press Three white Tennessee police officers have had their police powers suspended after they broke down the door of an innocent Black family this week. Nashville police say officers used a public housing agency database to find the home of a… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 9:30 News Wrap: Officer in Breonna Taylor killing to be fired In our news wrap Friday, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, says one of the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor will be fired. Two others remain on administrative reassignment pending results of an investigation into the March… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 2:19 Americans observe Juneteenth with calls for racial justice By Amna Nawaz Americans marked this Juneteenth holiday with marches and rallies nationwide. The date commemorates when the last slaves were freed in the United States, which was more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and over a century… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 6:25 Tulsa's Black residents mark Juneteenth holiday amid anxiety about Trump rally By Yamiche Alcindor, Frank Carlson, Lena I. Jackson The historic Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was known a century ago as “the Black Wall Street” for being among the most prosperous parts of the U.S. for Black Americans. But in 1921, a white mob murdered some 300 Black… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 5:58 How pandemic, police protests created an 'alignment' for racial change The past several weeks have been tumultuous ones for American race relations. Between a pandemic disproportionately affecting Black people and new incidents of police violence, Juneteenth has taken on increased public prominence. Yamiche Alcindor talks to Mark Anthony Neal, professor… Continue watching
Jun 01 Black businesses bear economic brunt of the pandemic By Kat Stafford, Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disproportionately impacted African Americans, infecting and killing them at higher rates across the nation, but black Americans are also experiencing the economic brunt of the pandemic. Continue reading