Oct 03 How this Missouri sommelier is making the culture of wine more inclusive By Gabrielle Hays The wine industry is an overwhelmingly white industry. A Black sommelier in St. Louis has sought to make the world of wine more accessible to her community. Continue reading
Sep 18 St. Louis NAACP files civil rights complaint over low literacy rates among Black students By Gabrielle Hays The complaint follows years of troubling data showing stark disparities between Black and white students’ reading scores. But advocates argue, it's also an issue nationwide. Based on a 2022 data from the NAEP, 17 percent of Black students scored at… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:18 National Cathedral stonemasons work to tell a more inclusive and honest history By Chris Schwalm, Adison Godfrey and Bella Major, Joel Aguilar Bonilla, Sanaa Stokes, PBS Student Reporting Labs Fellow The Washington National Cathedral hired its first female stonemason this year. She joins a team overseeing the installation of stone tablets that symbolize the cathedral’s mission to be a sacred gathering place where all Americans see themselves reflected. Bella Major… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 3:30 D.C. youth volunteer to preserve long-neglected and historic Black cemeteries By Marie Cusick, Ashley Porter and Claire Baek, Trinity Smith, Stella St. Clair, Cody Finnegan, PBS Student Reporting Labs Fellow Last year, Congress passed a measure to find and protect historic Black cemeteries nationwide. But the money to do the work hasn't been allocated. Some aren't waiting for lawmakers to act. Earlier this summer, dozens of people came together to… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:44 How some companies are scaling back DEI initiatives after conservative backlash By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack by conservative lawmakers and activists. From college campuses to corporate America, the fear of legal liability and political backlash is leading some to backtrack or rebrand their DEI initiatives. Geoff Bennett discussed… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:58 The future of debt relief for Black farmers after decades of discrimination By John Yang, Kaisha Young According to federal data, there were about 925,000 Black farmers in 1920 in the United States. A century later, that number has declined to only about 42,000. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 4:20 How Ferguson has changed 10 years after Michael Brown’s death sparked massive protests By Gabrielle Hays, Emily Carpeaux It's been ten years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death at the hands of police sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. News Hour communities correspondent… Continue watching
Aug 09 Michael Brown’s family reflects on loss, grief and Ferguson 10 years later By Gabrielle Hays On August 9, 2014 Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Ten years later, his family wants the world to know that he was loved, that he was human and that he… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 8:13 How the mineral mining boom endangers Indigenous communities worldwide By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Lana Green Minerals extracted from the earth help power many of our devices, from computers to car batteries. But what about the communities whose land is at the center of acquiring these minerals? Ali Rogin reports on the fight between companies seeking… Continue watching
Jul 29 Native American exhibits at major museums closed months ago, but tribes are still waiting to get artifacts back By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Native American artifacts are still in the hands of some of the nation’s largest museums some six months after institutions closed and covered exhibits in response to new federal regulations. Continue reading