Apr 12 WATCH: How student loan debt disproportionately hurts Black borrowers By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis, Hannah Grabenstein Americans, in total, owe nearly $1.75 billion in student loan debt, with more than 44 million people owing, according to a 2020 NAACP report. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:54 How air pollution is disproportionately impacting minority communities in San Diego By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Layla Quran There is new evidence about the disproportionate impact of air pollution in this country. A study out this week from the University of California, San Diego shows that California's environmental regulations have systematically protected the state's white residents over people… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:52 Minneapolis-based Children’s Theatre Company debuts play about race and policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Prosecutors this week declined to charge a white Minneapolis police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black man, Amir Locke. It comes nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd. Those killings have forced parents to grapple with… Continue watching
Apr 01 How this bill could help fill a critical gap in funding for school meals By Laura Santhanam With pandemic-era waivers for school meals set to expire June 30, schools are scrambling to figure out how to feed kids as soon as this summer if Congress fails to act. One bill in Congress could help. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:53 Inconsistent data masks the pandemic’s toll on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Leah Nagy As COVID-19 swept across the United States it became clear that the virus disproportionately affected certain racial and ethnic groups. But the outsized impact of the pandemic on one community -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- has been largely… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:44 Florida school uses art displays from around the world to promote diversity and inclusion By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Alison Thoet In Sarasota, Florida large scale artworks are being used to teach students about diversity, inclusion and mental health. This comes at a time when there is growing controversy in the state, and school districts across the country, over how and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:19 Biden signs law making lynching a federal hate crime By Amna Nawaz, Tess Conciatori, Tyriana Evans The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act became law on Tuesday, a bipartisan step towards acknowledging the history of racial violence in the United States. Amna Nawaz reports on the law's significance and what it took to get here. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 9:19 People of color with eating disorders face cultural, medical stigmas By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color. Continue watching
Mar 24 Racism undermines the health of Black Americans. This physician-economist is looking for solutions By Laura Santhanam Racism continues to exact a major toll on Americans and the U.S. as a society, especially within Black and brown communities. Physician-economist Dr. Marcella Alsan's research has been recognized with a MacArthur Foundation genius grant for her work in exploring… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:46 Claudia Rankine’s ‘Help’ brings the topic of white privilege to the stage By Zachary Green 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… Continue watching