Sep 25 Trump doubles down on criticism of NFL players, says it 'has nothing to do with race' By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press With his attacks on activist athletes, Trump again plunged into the middle of his favorite kind of drama — personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 6:41 How athletes have tried to use activism to level the playing field By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 18 White House, black college heads to meet amid strained ties By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday named a lawyer and former NFL player as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as the administration faces criticism from those institutions of promises unkept. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH LIVE: Race and Racism in the Age of Trump | 2017 Hutchins Forum By News Desk Join PBS NewsHour's Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. as they host and moderate the 2017 Hutchins Forum on "Race and Racism in the Age of Trump."… Continue reading
Aug 03 Most white millennials now disapprove of Trump, survey says By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Disapproval of President Donald Trump is rising among white millennials, but it's below that of their black, Latino and Asian-American peers, according to a survey released Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:29 A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South's DNA By PBS News Hour In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty addresses… Continue watching
Aug 01 This sorghum-brined chicken recipe is a lesson in African-American history By Elizabeth Flock In his new book "The Cooking Gene," historian Michael W. Twitty traces the culinary roots of the South. Continue reading
Jul 29 Black innovators shine through history in these animated films for kids By Jenna Gray Sweet Blackberry tells overlooked and little-known stories of African American accomplishments to children through animated short films. Continue reading
Jul 29 Here's what we've learned about mass protests 100 years after the Silent Parade By Synclaire Cruel In 1917, the NAACP organized a march that some historians now call the beginning of the civil rights movement. Continue reading
Jul 12 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Donald Trump Jr.'s emails By Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam, Iman Smith, Erica R. Hendry Take a break from the news cycle with these overlooked but important stories that are getting lost in the shuffle. Continue reading