Jun 26 Watch 6:30 On Broadway, Black artists push for racial equity By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport As the Black Lives Matter movement strengthens nationwide, calls are increasing for equity in all sectors of American life -- including on Broadway. An all-star cast of Black theater artists has launched a new effort, Black Theatre United, that aims… Continue watching
Jun 25 Dixie Chicks shorten name to The Chicks in order to ‘meet this moment’ By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press The term Dixie refers to Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederacy. Continue reading
Jun 25 Disney to change ride tied to Jim Crow film By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, “Song of the South," which features many racist stereotypes and Old South… Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Democrats hold news conference ahead of House vote on policing act By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House is set to vote Thursday evening on the Justice in Policing Act, perhaps the most ambitious proposed changes to police procedures and accountability in decades. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:58 What the future could hold for these symbols of the American past By Jeffrey Brown As the country faces a moment of reckoning about its treatment of Black Americans and other people of color, the display of memorials, monuments and statues is being reexamined. Some of these symbols are being torn down by protesters, and… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 12:46 Monuments, statues and a national reckoning on racial injustice By PBS NewsHour, Courtney Norris The debate over physical symbols of the Confederacy has evolved into a broader one about U.S. history. Judy Woodruff talks to Peniel Joseph, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, professor at the University of North… Continue watching
Jun 23 How Black bookstore owners see the flood of requests for ‘anti-racist’ reading By Courtney Vinopal In recent weeks, as national protests have expressed agony and urgency over police killings of Black Americans, Black bookstore proprietors say they have seen titles on race and racism flying off their shelves -- the same books they have been… Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Funeral for Rayshard Brooks held at MLK’s church in Atlanta By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by a police officer, is to be remembered Tuesday at the church in Atlanta where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 2:05 Celebrating Juneteenth amid George Floyd protests By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Thousands of protesters participated in hundreds of marches, rallies and celebrations across the country to commemorate Juneteenth, demanding an end to police brutality and systematic racism in the nation. Some called for the removal of statues that deify slavery and… Continue watching
Jun 19 What happened 101 years ago in the Tulsa Race Massacre By Gretchen Frazee Up to 300 black Tulsans were murdered by white residents, and a thriving neighborhood burned to the ground. Continue reading