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FILE PHOTO: A sign encouraging participation in the U.S. Census lies on a sidewalk in Somerville

Politics Jan 26

Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Arts Aug 09

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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

Rankine Clean
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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

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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.

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Dec 04

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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…

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Oct 09

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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…

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Sep 18

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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…

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May 16

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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…

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