Sep 12 The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report People in doctoral pipelines to university jobs are disproportionately white, making black educators hard to come by. Continue reading
Sep 11 Post-9/11 prejudice echoes in this year's presidential race By Kamala Kelkar Some Arab and Muslim Americans say that they face more prejudice now than in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Continue reading
Sep 08 Airbnb announces steps to prevent discrimination By Eugene Mason Airbnb announced Thursday that it is taking steps to protect against discrimination. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:39 An author's aspirations in the time of Obama and Trayvon By PBS News Hour In "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching,” Mychal Denzel Smith discusses what it’s like growing up as a young black man in an era that saw the election of the first black president in America, as well as the… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:57 Fame offers Kaepernick and fellow athletes a platform for dissent By PBS News Hour San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines this week when he refused to stand for the national anthem, in protest against injustice he perceives in the U.S. What is the significance of Kaepernick’s actions, and how do they fit… Continue watching
Sep 01 Milwaukee's problems span decades, but solutions divide generations By Kenya Downs The latest uprising in Milwaukee highlights a generational divide on solutions to decades of discrimination and police violence. Continue reading
Aug 31 Nearly a quarter of young black people say they've been harassed by police, poll finds By Jesse J. Holland and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Young Americans are about equally likely to say they've had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they've been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new poll said… Continue reading
Aug 31 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. Continue reading
Aug 31 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… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 8:46 Chicago police: spike in gun deaths represents 'clear failure' of criminal justice Continue watching