Dec 04 Army temporarily halts Dakota Access pipeline project By Michael D. Regan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday they would not grant easement for the pipeline construction under Lake Oahe. Continue reading
Dec 03 ‘Sad Asian Girls’ collective takes on stereotypes of Asian women By Rebecca Oh “Sad Asian Girls” is a team of two Rhode Island School of Design students who wanted to carve out an inclusive space online for Asian femmes. Continue reading
Dec 03 Supreme Court to hear cases about use of race in redistricting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases examining redistricting in North Carolina and Virginia. Continue reading
Dec 02 Audio shows Standing Rock Sioux tribe objected to pipeline two years ago By Alison Thoet Recently released audio from a 2014 meeting between the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access Pipeline executives contradict the company’s statements that it knew nothing of the tribe’s concerns about the new pipeline. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS News Hour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching
Nov 25 How this Harlem restaurant changed America By Paul Freedman, The Conversation “You can’t write a book about American food without giving a big place to African American cuisine, which is arguably what American cuisine is at heart.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 Racial issues likely to come up at Sessions’ Senate hearing By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press Racially charged allegations toward Sessions derailed his efforts to become a federal judge and made him a symbol of black-voter intimidation under Reagan. Continue reading
Nov 19 ‘Hamilton’ cast to Pence: ‘We, sir, are the diverse America’ By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Cast member Brandon Victor Dixon gave a speech Friday, telling Mike Pence the multiracial and multicultural cast is worried about the Donald Trump administration. Continue reading
Nov 15 Army Corps delays Dakota Access pipeline, calls for further review By Courtney Norris Construction on that section of the pipeline will not continue until the Army makes a decision. Continue reading
Nov 15 Gwen’s Take on journalism, race and Queen Latifah By Larisa Epatko We at the PBS NewsHour and Washington Week lost our dear colleague, Gwen Ifill, to cancer on Monday. During her life, she often was called upon to discuss journalism, but other topics, too: among them, race, music and advice for… Continue reading