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
Jun 18 WATCH: Lawyer for witnesses of Rayshard Brooks’ shooting says it could have been avoided By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A lawyer for two witnesses said Thursday that the shooting of Rayshard Brooks could have been avoided and that officers need to be held accountable. Continue reading
Jun 15 What we know about the killing of Rayshard Brooks By Courtney Vinopal, Zoe Rohrich The death of a black man in Atlanta police custody on June 12 intensified ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S., and put law enforcement’s use of deadly force in cases where it isn’t necessary under… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:54 The camera’s role in documenting a critical social movement By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Today, cameras are almost ubiquitous on mobile phones, and anyone can be a photographer. In this new technological landscape, millions of lenses are focused on the major events of a tumultuous period. For this Race Matters report, Jeffrey Brown looks… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:10 Outrage over George Floyd catalyzes movements for racial justice abroad By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The killing of George Floyd has led to racial reckonings far beyond the U.S. In France, protesters point to incidents of police violence against black people and complain the government hasn’t done enough to address systemic racism. Activists in the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Black authors knew they were being paid less. This hashtag revealed how large the gap really is By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown In recent days, hundreds of authors have shared how much they were paid with the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, a push to reveal the economic disparities between black and non-black authors. Continue reading