Mar 05 Watch 2:44 When someone does not expect greatness from you, here’s what to tell yourself By PBS News Hour What does it do to black girls and women to have their intelligence and abilities routinely questioned? A study from Johns Hopkins found that white teachers set lower academic expectations for their black students than black teachers do. Acclaimed writer… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 8:11 ‘Plague of inequality’ haunts U.S. 50 years after a landmark study on racial division By PBS News Hour This weeks marks the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission, a bipartisan assessment of race in America that revealed the nation to be both separate and unequal. A half century later, a new report takes stock of what we’ve begun… Continue watching
Feb 26 This poet imagines black victims of police violence ‘alive someplace better’ By Jennifer Hijazi Danez Smith sees another life for the black victims of police violence: at last living in a world where blackness is celebrated and “everything/is a sanctuary & nothing is a gun.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 8:03 How a legal loophole benefits neighborhood newcomers while leaving longtime residents behind By PBS News Hour Since banks constricted credit after the 2008 housing bust, they have been slowly increasing the amount they’re lending. But this economic prosperity has not reached everyone. Watch part two of a two-part series by Aaron Glantz of Reveal. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 5:19 In ‘Black Panther,’ an African superhero shatters the Hollywood status quo "Black Panther" isn't just a big-budget action movie getting rave reviews; it's a full-fledged cultural phenomenon. Unlike other movies in the Marvel universe, it has an African superhero, a majority-black cast and an African-American director. Jeffrey Brown reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 24 How have Trump’s comments on race affected you? By Laura Santhanam The PBS NewsHour wants to hear your story. Continue reading
Jan 19 How a massive database could help people find their enslaved ancestors By Rashmi Shivni To help families and scholars, search for enslaved individuals and their descendants, Michigan State University researchers are launching a new project called "Enslaved: The People of the Historic Slave Trade."… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 8:31 Jelani Cobb: ‘It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that Donald Trump is racist’ By PBS News Hour President Trump's recent reported use of vulgar language to describe some immigrants has prompted backlash from both the right and left. It also raises questions about his own personal history on issues of race, and how his perspective affects the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 12:43 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s ‘s***hole’ comments, ‘Fire and Fury’ fallout By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including racially charged remarks reportedly made by President Trump about immigrants, the continuing fallout from a tell-all White House book, whether… Continue watching
Jan 12 6 books to read with your kids that celebrate differences and diversity By Alison Thoet Children’s books can offer vital visibility and representation, as well as teach us to see experiences beyond our own. Continue reading