Oct 05 Historically black colleges see a spike in enrollment from racial unrest By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report About a third of all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have seen spikes in freshmen enrollment this year. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 8:08 Newark’s mayor on solutions he is using to change his city making it a better place for all By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 26 Twitter Chat: Coping with black trauma in the age of viral videos (Recap) By Kenya Downs If constant exposure to graphic viral videos can trigger PTSD-like trauma, how can people of color mentally cope?… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 9:52 A play that speaks to Ferguson’s tragedy and lets the audience speak back By PBS News Hour In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” the title character is told that she cannot bury her brother, who has been killed. Echoes of the classical work rang out in 2014, when Michael Brown was shot by police and left dead in… Continue watching
Sep 23 Video: Charlotte shooting of Keith Scott filmed by wife, released by family lawyers By Kenya Downs The cell phone video shows the moments leading up to, and after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 7:48 Soldiers stand in Charlotte’s streets amid police shooting protests By PBS News Hour Charlotte, North Carolina, has been reeling from the shooting death of Keith Scott by police. The governor called a state of emergency after a peaceful protest turned violent. A black protester was critically wounded, for which many are blaming the… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 2:08 Trump offers take on Charlotte protests as retired diplomats slam him as ‘entirely unqualified’ By PBS News Hour Donald Trump commented on the unrest in Charlotte, saying protests would most hurt African-American residents. He also touted his law-and-order agenda as a benefit to black Americans. Also, 75 retired U.S. diplomats wrote a letter saying Trump is “entirely unqualified… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 10:17 The state of safety and civil rights progress for black Americans today By PBS News Hour Charlotte and Tulsa are the most recent in a long list of cities that have mourned and protested deadly police shootings against black Americans. Gwen Ifill speaks with author and activist Andre Perry, Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of… Continue watching
Sep 22 Donald Trump’s stop-and-frisk proposal raises questions By Eugene Mason New York City's controversial policing tactic of stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in 2013. Continue reading
Sep 22 Black men fleeing the police is reasonable, Massachusetts court rules By Kenya Downs A Massachusetts court rules that a history of racial bias in police searches makes it reasonable for black men to flee. Continue reading