Politics Jan 26 Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Arts Aug 09 Watch 6:15 Author Mohsin Hamid explores the construct of race in his new novel ‘The Last White Man’ A work of imagination asks us to see race in a new way from a novelist once again taking on magical realism in his fiction. Jeffrey Brown talks with Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet
Arts Mar 20 Watch 5:46 Claudia Rankine’s ‘Help’ brings the topic of white privilege to the stage Two years ago, just after the start of previews for Claudia Rankine’s play, “Help,” New York’s theaters shut down. Now with the pandemic easing, the show is finally opening. PBS NewsHour Weekend sat down with Rankine two years ago and… By Zachary Green
Nation Feb 19 Watch 10:15 Slave shipwreck spurs revitalization and hope in Alabama Three years ago, the shipwreck of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive in the U.S., was found near Mobile, Alabama. Archeologists are now learning details about the horrific journey endured by its captives. Clotilda descendants hope the new… By Megan Thompson
Nation Feb 01 Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for on-air Holocaust comments Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying the Holocaust was not about race, and took to "The View" on Tuesday to explain how she was educated that her comments on the show the day before were wrong. By Associated Press
Jan 24 Supreme Court to hear challenge to affirmative action in college admissions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 7:07 Maryland is the first state to formally reckon with its history of lynching and racial violence By PBS NewsHour Healing wounds over and violence from years past can be an extremely difficult endeavor. South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission was the most famous attempt of its kind—but now, Maryland is the first U.S. state using the resolution model to… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 4:55 How to talk to kids about race and racism As schools across the nation resumed in-person classes, teachers and students faced increased pressure from local school boards and organizations over how to teach and talk about race in the classroom. Dana Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist in New… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 6:07 A new book examines ways to end unconscious bias By Megan Thompson When freelance writer Jessica Nordell started pitching under a gender neutral name, she suddenly found more of her pitches were accepted. She’s since dedicated her work to examining solutions to unconscious bias, which affects everything from education to health care… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 4:25 How tax laws disadvantage Black Americans but subsidize white Americans By PBS NewsHour Tax returns are calculated based on income, but a new book highlights how the tax code disproportionately impacts people of color. Dorothy Brown, professor at Emory University School of Law and author of “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax… Continue watching