Race Matters

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.

How much influence do Puerto Rican voters hold in 2016?

By Dake Kang, Associated Press

The impact of Puerto Rican migrants on the election hinges on how successful voting advocates are in getting them to the polls, with many focused more on finding jobs, homes and schools.

Wisconsin governor activates National Guard after police shooting sparks protests

By Kamala Kelkar

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday said the state’s National Guard is on standby after a night of protests in a low-income, predominately black neighborhood in Milwaukee that followed a police shooting.

For Black Muslim students, a two-pronged fight for solidarity

By Omar Etman

In conversations with a dozen Black Muslim students across the country, I heard story after story of exclusion -- and the search for allies within their own Muslim communities.

Americans are more concerned about wealth-based achievement gaps than race

By Kenya Downs

"We were surprised that so many Americans believe race- and ethnicity-based gaps are minimally, or in no way, a result of the nation’s legacy of racial discrimination and injustice,” wrote Daniel Newark, author of new survey findings published in the…

Critics see Snapchat as having no filter on racial stereotypes

By Kenya Downs

The popular social network is facing its second controversy in just four months over a filter some say is racist against Asians.

Baltimore mayor urges turning anger into action after DOJ report on policing

By PBS News Hour

The Justice Department released a blistering report Wednesday, spelling out a long pattern of racial discrimination by the Baltimore Police Department. An investigation of policing from 2010 to 2015 has revealed an unmistakable picture of disparities. Gwen Ifill gets reaction…

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Read the full DOJ report detailing bias in Baltimore police force

By Larisa Epatko

A Justice Department report released Wednesday found “longstanding, systemic” deficiencies in the Baltimore Police Department that failed to provide officers with resources to collect information and do their jobs. Read the full report.