Jun 14 Watch 5:38 Reflecting on the Charleston church massacre, one year later By PBS News Hour A year ago this week, nine black churchgoers were gunned down inside Charleston’s historic Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church by alleged white supremacist Dylan Roof, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Among those slain was the church’s pastor, the Rev. Continue watching
Jun 13 Seeking solace in poetry after a mass shooting By Mary Jo Brooks Poets Marjory Wentworth and Marcus Amaker found that poetry helped them cope in the aftermath of the shooting at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church one year ago. Continue reading
Jun 12 LGBT, Latino leaders respond to Orlando massacre By Corinne Segal The attack was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history and happened during national pride month, which is celebrated in June. Continue reading
Jun 08 #GirlIGuessImWithHer: Disappointed voters show reluctant support for Clinton By Kenya Downs One Twitter, would-be voters are showing reluctant support for Hillary Clinton using #GirlIGuessImWithHer. Continue reading
Jun 06 In California, more Latinos registering as ‘no-party voters’ By Amanda Gomez The Democratic Party is relying on Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric to drive up Latino turnout this fall. But while conventional wisdom holds that most new Latino voters will register as Democrats, an increasing number in California — a key state… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:28 Why Chicago made scores of police brutality videos public By PBS News Hour Chicago’s Independent Police Review Board today released scores of video and audio recordings from police-involved shootings and some of them are pretty shocking. The release is part of sweeping police reforms instituted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel after the shooting death… Continue watching
May 28 Presidential race shows deep-seated strife toward minorities By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press From ejections, to sucker punches, to pepper spray, violence seems to be a commonplace occurrence out on the campaign trail. Continue reading
May 27 Why getting a student’s name right matters By Kenya Downs NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan hosts a special Google Hangout on what it really means when we mispronounce students' names. Continue reading
May 22 Obama signs bill eliminating ‘Negro,’ ‘Oriental’ from federal laws By Kamala Kelkar After it was unanimously passed with 380 votes, President Barack Obama signed bill H.R. 4238 on Friday, which amends two federal acts from the '70s that define “minorities” with terms that are now insensitive or outdated. Continue reading
May 20 #ActuallyMyNameIs: Why it matters when we butcher students’ names By Kenya Downs Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ever butcher or make fun of it? Share your experiences using #ActuallyMyNameIs as part of NewHour's Google Hangout. Continue reading