Race Matters

What’s it like being a black man in Milwaukee?

By Joshua Barajas, Kenya Downs

By several counts, Milwaukee ranks as the worst city to live for black Americans. The NewsHour spoke with several black men about their experiences living in the city.

Baltimore unveils its plan to cut health disparities by 50 percent in a decade

By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News

Violence last year following the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after being injured in police custody, exposed Baltimore’s health divide as well as its criminal justice differences, officials said. Gray’s family had won a settlement for…

Chicago police: spike in gun deaths represents ‘clear failure’ of criminal justice

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As Trump attempts minority outreach, many blacks remain unconvinced

By Bill Barrow and Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture into the inner cities.

Column: Trump’s rise is white rage veiled as political strategy

By Mychal Denzel Smith

Author Mychal Denzel Smith says progress toward justice and equality is always met with backlash.

Column: It’s time for black people to break the two-party system

By Arielle Newton

"The Democratic Party is a center-right political operation that relies on the passions of black bodies to maintain its mainstream political dominance." - Activist Arielle Newton…

Column: Don’t be fooled. Clinton and Democrats have their own race problem

By Leah Wright-Rigueur

"Even as Clinton tallies high levels of support from black, Latino and Asian voters, simmering tensions continue to bubble under the political surface and highlight fractures of major concern." - Harvard professor Leah Wright-Rigueur…

WATCH LIVE: Henry Louis Gates Jr., PBS NewsHour host ‘Race and the Race to the White House’ forum

By Kenya Downs

How has race shaped the presidency and the 2016 campaign? Join NewsHour for a special forum moderated by special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault.

Column: Is Donald Trump losing his party with his rhetoric and leadership style?

By Armstrong Williams

GOP strategist, Armstrong Williams, says dog whistle politics aren't new. But with Donald Trump's unapologetic flair, the campaign has gone from innuendo to naming names.

This poet worries about not being able to protect his son from violence

By Mary Jo Brooks

Poet Joseph LMS Green wrote the poem "Hands" as a reaction to police violence against young Black men and the helplessness he feels in protecting his young son from such situations.