May 15 Watch 4:49 Chicago’s high murder rates drive exodus of black middle class By PBS News Hour Chicago is the nation’s third most populous city, but holds the unenviable title of being America’s murder capital, with 489 homicides documented last year. And since most of the victims are black, the high murder rates have provoked a gradual… Continue watching
May 12 Millennials may eventually shift public opinion on slavery reparations By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press More than half of millennials questioned say they are willing to at least consider the idea of paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:20 The challenge of understanding the full dynamics of racism in 2016 By PBS News Hour Rev. David Billings, founder of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, has been working to combat racism for decades. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with Billings to discuss his work helping groups to identify and “undo” institutional discrimination. Continue watching
May 10 Twitter chat: Demanding change on college campuses By Kenya Downs Months after protests on campuses reached a boiling point nationally, what's next for the student activists who became the faces of a movement?… Continue reading
Apr 20 The problem with Snapchat’s Bob Marley filter goes beyond blackface By Kenya Downs While some accuse Snapchat of promoting blackface, others point to a bigger problem with the Bob Marley filter. Continue reading
Apr 18 Battle of bilingual education once again brewing in California By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report California poised to make major shift towards bilingual education, pending the results of fall election, but lacks enough qualified teachers. Continue reading
Apr 17 Student removed from Southwest flight after making phone call in Arabic By Michael D. Regan A university student was recently removed from Southwest Airlines flight in California when another passenger became unnerved and reported him to the authorities after he conducting a telephone conversation in Arabic. Continue reading
Apr 14 NewsHour’s Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to journalists about reporting on race and policing By Kamaria Roberts NewsHour special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault recently joined this year's George Polk Award winners for panel discussion, "Reporting on Race in America."… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:40 Is there a racial ‘care gap’ in medical treatment? By PBS News Hour A new survey has found implicit biases in medical students that may explain why black patients are sometimes undertreated for pain, with some students believing that black people feel less pain and have thicker skin than white people. For more… Continue watching
Mar 31 Twitter chat: When teaching, race and culture collide By Kenya Downs Check out highlights from NewsHour's Twitter chat on race and teaching in urban education. Continue reading