Aug 05 Watch 7:46 Minneapolis officials grapple with question of police reform -- or replacement By Fred de Sam Lazaro The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May prompted calls to change the policing structure there. On Wednesday night, the city’s charter commission will decide whether to ask voters to begin the process of abolishing the police force --… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 5:34 Why James Baldwin's work is attracting renewed attention in 2020 Sunday marked what would have been literary icon James Baldwin’s 96th birthday, in a year when the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests across the world has renewed interest in his work. A new book, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America… Continue watching
Aug 03 WATCH: 2020 Hutchins Forum 'America's racial reckoning: The pandemic(s) and the election' By Yasmeen Alamiri Join PBS NewsHour’s special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS’ “Finding Your Roots”) as they host and moderate the 2020 Hutchins Forum "America's racial reckoning: The pandemic(s) and the election."… Continue reading
Jul 29 How this poet shows the way 'racism hits the body' By Courtney Vinopal In her book “Citizen,” the poet Claudia Rankine aims to show readers how Black people experience racism in their everyday lives. And to help tell that story, she reached out to visual artists. Continue reading
Jul 27 A monument to Philadelphia's Black student protesters will go up as another monument comes down By Benjamin Herold, The Hechinger Report Local high school students convinced Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission to commemorate Philadelphia’s 1967 Black student walkouts. Soon afterward, city officials removed a statue honoring the former police commissioner who ordered the young protesters beaten. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:18 In Alabama, racial disparities in health outcomes predate the pandemic By Stephanie Sy, Zach Fannin In Alabama, doctors and nurses are seeing record numbers of hospitalizations associated with COVID-19. The state has reported more than 1,300 deaths since the pandemic began. But certain regions and populations within the state are faring far worse than others… Continue watching
Jul 24 Christopher Columbus statues taken down at two Chicago parks By Associated Press Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks have been taken down at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police. Continue reading
Jul 23 AP source: D.C.'s NFL team to become 'Washington Football Team' By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team until a new name is chosen, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jul 17 Two men charged in assault on Black man at Indiana lake By Casey Smith, Associated Press Two men are facing charges after a Black man said a group of white men assaulted him in Indiana and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property. Continue reading
Jul 17 Voters to get say in dropping 'plantations' from R.I.'s name By Associated Press Rhode Island voters will get another chance to strip the words “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s formal name. Lawmakers on Thursday approved a joint resolution to put the question on the November ballot. Continue reading