Feb 09 African-Americans over-represented among low-paying college majors By Kenya Downs More African-Americans are earning college degrees than ever before. But a new study shows they're over-represented in majors that lead to low-paying jobs. Continue reading
Feb 08 Why is Milwaukee so bad for black people? By Kenya Downs Milwaukee is one of the most segregated cities in the country, and statistically one of the worst for African-Americans. We explore key factors in the city's racial divide ahead of Thursday's Democratic debate. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 5:49 On a crowded toy shelf, making room for a new era of Barbie By PBS News Hour Barbie will now come in more shapes and sizes than its iconic, and unrealistic, original form. The decision to diversify was partly about softening sales, but also about the growing sense that the doll seemed out of touch. William Brangham… Continue watching
Jan 29 How a sharecropper’s son with a third-grade education changed the definition of the word ‘artist’ By Corinne Segal Thornton Dial, a self-taught artist whose works with everyday materials spoke to the difficulty of black life in the South, challenged stereotypes in the art world. Continue reading
Jan 28 More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem By Errin Haines, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — More white Americans now share the view, long held by minorities, that racism is a national problem and should be confronted, according to an analysis of recent public opinion polling. Continue reading
Jan 22 How one woman defies caste discrimination in India By Laura Santhanam After an Indian student committed suicide to protest caste discrimination, one woman finally decided to reveal who she really is. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 7:50 How do we solve stubborn segregation in schools? By PBS News Hour Despite a historic Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregated schools, today huge numbers of students remain in separate and unequal schools, most in inner cities. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Pedro Noguera of the University of California, Los Angeles, about… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 8:08 What stagnant diversity means for America’s newsrooms By PBS News Hour As racial concerns continue to rise to the surface across America, is the media doing enough to tell the stories of people of color? Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks to Richard Prince of the Maynard Institute about the industry’s struggle… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:19 Steering young people away from a life mixed up with gangs By PBS News Hour Naomi McSwain was once a member of the notorious Crips gang in South Los Angeles before leaving that path of violence and drug use to devote her career to helping other young people escape. McSwain sits down with special correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 10:55 Did dashboard video of black teen’s killing prompt murder charge for Chicago cop? By PBS News Hour Continue watching