Jul 07 The MacDowell Colony artist retreat renames itself MacDowell By Hillel Italie, Associated Press One of the country's oldest retreats for artists — The MacDowell Colony — will drop "Colony" from its name and call itself "MacDowell."… Continue reading
Jul 03 Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:39 Reasons for hope amid America’s racial unrest As the United States grapples with the novel coronavirus, nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd insist the country must confront a second epidemic: Racism. Despite a longstanding belief that we are a nation divided, some say there… Continue watching
Jun 29 Can Biden win over Black voters who Clinton lost in 2016? By Daniel Bush The Biden campaign’s recent slate of events around race and policing — equal parts listening tour and call to action — is part of a targeted effort to win over Black voters, one that started last year but now comes… Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Witnesses testify on police clash with Lafayette Square protesters By Courtney Vinopal The House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing June 29 to discuss the clash between protesters and U.S. Park Police at Lafayette Square earlier in the month. Continue reading
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