Nov 03 Arab American and Muslim mayors sweep local elections in Detroit suburbs By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Voters in three Detroit suburbs chose, for the first time, mayors who are both Muslim and Arab American in historic local elections on Tuesday, marking a shift in political power to a region that has the largest concentration of Arab… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:05 New Netflix series on Kaepernick is a ‘springboard’ to conversations on race, privilege By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport Acclaimed film director Ava Duvernay, whose projects include “The 13th," “When They See Us," and "Selma”, is behind a new Netflix series called "Colin in Black and White.” It is the coming of age story of Colin Kaepernick, years before… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:11 A Brief But Spectacular take on protecting ‘Black genius’ By Melissa Williams Will Jackson founded Village of Wisdom, a nonprofit seeking to empower Black students and families in Durham, North Carolina. It advocates for more nurturing learning environments in their community. He says the knowledge Black students bring into classrooms is often… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 8:13 How Minnesota’s lack of teachers of color hurts students, and what reform could look like By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 7:19 Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution By John Yang, Alison Thoet A new Philadelphia exhibit, “Liberty,” seeks to tell a more inclusive story of the American revolution by introducing visitors to people critical to building the nation — yet whose names they’ve likely never heard. John Yang visited as part of… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 8:45 Jobs requiring college degrees disqualify most U.S. workers — especially workers of color By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis It has long been a given that a four-year college degree is a prerequisite for moving up the economic ladder in the U.S. But for others, that requirement is having unintended consequences, including negatively affecting their mental health. Paul Solman… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 8:42 Benton Harbor’s Black community fuming over ‘environmental racism,’ water crisis By John Yang, Leah Nagy As Congress debates a massive bill to overhaul the nation's physical infrastructure, one Michigan city is an example of how badly help is needed, and how communities of color are often the last to receive it. John Yang traveled to… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 5:57 Trial of the white nationalists behind the 2017 Charlottesville rally is set to begin By PBS NewsHour A federal court in Virginia is set to begin the trial of the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally on Monday. Plaintiffs argue that the rally, in which a counter protester was killed, was an unlawful conspiracy while the rally’s… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 6:12 Exploring hate: How antisemitism fuels white nationalism By PBS NewsHour Weekend Antisemitism is a core ideology in white nationalist movements and was part of what drove extremists at the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ protest. American University professor Pamela Nadell, former homeland security analyst Daryl Johnson,racial justice activist Eric Ward, and… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 6:08 After an early forced adoption, an Indigenous man rediscovers his identity By Eric Wardell, Global Reporting Centre Eric Wardell, an Indigenous man from Canada’s Northwest Territories, was taken from his parents at just three weeks old, in what is known in Canada as the “sixties scoop.” In this first-person story, Wardell explores his identity — what it… Continue watching