Aug 20 How white supremacists respond when their DNA says they’re not ‘white’ By Nsikan Akpan When confronted with genetic evidence suggesting someone isn't “pure blood,” as white supremacists put it, they do not cast the person out of online communities. They bargain. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: How have past presidents addressed race? By Justin Scuiletti President Donald Trump's handling of hate and bigotry have prompted comparisons to how other U.S. presidents have addressed race during their time in office. Continue reading
Aug 14 After Charlottesville, people share poems to grieve, resist and understand By Elizabeth Flock Poet Nicole Sealey reads her poem, "In Defense of 'Candelabra with Heads.'"… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 4:54 White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville By PBS News Hour Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists and alt-right activists clashed with police and counter-protesters. It was the second rally to protest the city’s plan to remove a statue… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 8:41 A presidential estate opens its doors to conversation on slavery By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 07 What does it mean to be multiracial in America? This poet explores how it’s complicated By Elizabeth Flock Charif Shanahan is the son of an Irish-American father and a Moroccan mother. Growing up black and Arab in America was an experience full of "instability," he said, and he's using his new book of poetry to start conversations around… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:29 A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South’s DNA By PBS News Hour In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty addresses… Continue watching
Jul 29 Black innovators shine through history in these animated films for kids By Jenna Gray Sweet Blackberry tells overlooked and little-known stories of African American accomplishments to children through animated short films. Continue reading
Jul 29 Here’s what we’ve learned about mass protests 100 years after the Silent Parade By Synclaire Cruel In 1917, the NAACP organized a march that some historians now call the beginning of the civil rights movement. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 2:29 This Kenyan storyteller’s proudly frivolous films have a deeper mission By PBS News Hour Wanuri Kahiu's films and stories don't need tragedies. Her "Afro-bubblegum" art is fun and even frivolous, and rejects the idea that she needs to grapple with dark, violent problems. At the same time, she has come to see her work… Continue watching