#ActuallyMyNameIs: Why it matters when we butcher students’ names
Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ever butcher or make fun of it? Share your experiences using #ActuallyMyNameIs as part of NewHour's Google Hangout.
Empowering young girls of color with art that looks like them
When she couldn't find paper dolls that looked like her, she made her own. Today, Katurah Ariel creates art to inspire and empower girls and women of color.
A teacher mispronouncing a student’s name can have a lasting impact
A name is more than just a name. It's one of the first things children recognize, one of the first words they learn to say, it's how the world identifies them.
Millennials may eventually shift public opinion on slavery reparations
More than half of millennials questioned say they are willing to at least consider the idea of paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, the Associated Press reported.
Rev. David Billings, founder of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, has been working to combat racism for decades. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with Billings to discuss his work helping groups to identify and “undo” institutional discrimination.
Months after protests on campuses reached a boiling point nationally, what's next for the student activists who became the faces of a movement?…
NewsHour special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault recently joined this year's George Polk Award winners for panel discussion, "Reporting on Race in America."…
Check out highlights from NewsHour's Twitter chat on race and teaching in urban education.
Average wealth in America has grown over the past 50 years, but not at the same rate for everyone. Wealth gaps, especially between whites and non-whites, are growing. In 2013, the average white family had seven times the wealth of…
