Dec 19 Watch 7:46 Lynching memorial aims to help U.S. acknowledge a history of terror By PBS News Hour Lynchings -- unlawful executions used to terrorise and subdue black communities into passivity -- are perhaps one of the least discussed legacies of slavery and the Jim Crow South. A new memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, will commemorate victims of these… Continue watching
Dec 17 Controversy over 'sanctuary' campuses is misleading, legal analysts say By Sophie Quinton, Stateline Although the sanctuary campus movement is based on small policy tweaks, the term “sanctuary” is politically controversial. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump's cabinet is mostly white and male. What will that mean for policy? By Gretchen Frazee, Kenya Downs President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet is almost entirely white and male. The lack of diversity could have an impact on policy making, according to advocates and experts who study diversity. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 7:43 How a white nationalist leader wants to go mainstream with his racist movement By PBS News Hour With the election of Donald Trump, racist groups of all stripes are hoping their message will be more widely accepted. But will they actually go mainstream? The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia sits down with Richard Spencer, a leader of the so-called… Continue watching
Dec 13 In joy and discrimination, poet explores duality of growing up black By Mary Jo Brooks Clinton Smith's debut collection of poetry, "Counting Descent", examines what it means to grow up Black in America. Smith recounts moments from childhood when Black lives were celebrated and juxtaposes them with incidents that have become all too common in… Continue reading
Dec 10 What's next for the Dakota Access Pipeline? By Courtney Norris In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project. Continue reading
Dec 08 Somali-American lawmaker says DC cab driver called her 'ISIS' By Associated Press Ilhan Omar, 33, says she is troubled by growing animosity toward Muslim people. Continue reading
Dec 08 Canada names Viola Desmond as first Canadian woman on banknote By Alison Thoet Canada’s central bank announced Thursday that Viola Desmond will become the first woman who is not royalty on Canadian currency. Continue reading
Dec 07 'Dear Gwen': Letters from female journalists of color she inspired By Kenya Downs Gwen Ifill was "a beacon for so many of us, women of color especially, who wanted so badly to see themselves reflected in the media." -- Tanzina Vega, National reporter for CNN. Continue reading
Dec 06 Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock -- and explains how a presidential apology falls short By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Layli Long Soldier's forthcoming collection of poetry called "Whereas" is a critique of President Obama's 2010 apology to Native Americans for their mistreatment by the U.S. government. Continue reading