Mar 29 Watch 3:47 There was no wave of compassion when addicts were hooked on crack By PBS News Hour Faced with a rising national wave of opioid addiction and its consequences, families, law enforcement and political leaders around the nation are linking arms to save souls. But 30 years ago, it was a different story. Ekow Yankah, a Cardozo… Continue watching
Mar 23 How one Minnesota school district handles a rising immigrant population By Corey Mitchell, Education Week The United States is now home to the largest number of foreign-born black people in its history and many are K-12 students enrolled in public schools. This presents unique challenges for the school districts that welcome them. Continue reading
Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a ‘wasted opportunity’ for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Mar 07 Data shows how major U.S. cities are slowly re-segregating By Kenya Downs New research from Sociological Science suggests that white flight has been replaced with white avoidance, contributing to gradual re-segregation of American cities. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 5:30 Once banished, controversial race exhibit resurfaces at Chicago museum By Megan Thompson, tritzenthaler In a new exhibit, Chicago's Field Museum has revived elements from its controversial 1933 show, "Races of Mankind," consisting of 104 bronze statues that depict races from around the world. Most of the statues were banished by 1969 as public… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 2:29 Poet Mahogany L. Browne on ‘black girl magic’ By PBS News Hour Mahogany L. Browne is a poet and author coordinating the Women of the World Poetry Slam at New York’s Pratt Institute. She gives her Brief But Spectacular take on “Black Girl Magic” and the struggles facing African-American women in modern… Continue watching
Feb 23 1 in 2 gay black men may contract HIV in their lifetimes, new data show By Andrew Joseph, STAT Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated a person’s lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis by sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and state of residence. Continue reading
Feb 23 Proposed rule to help minority students in special education By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press The Obama administration says too many minority students are being singled out for special education and is asking states to address the issue. Continue reading
Feb 23 Photographer documents power and survival in communities of color By Niema Jordan and Debora Silva, KQED Brittani Sensabaugh said her photos of communities of color are "for the people who feel hopeless, voiceless.”… Continue reading
Feb 22 Study: Hollywood remains ‘straight, white, boy’s club’ By Joshua Barajas A new study released Monday found that the film and television industries are “largely whitewashed” and severely lacks representation for women, people of color and LGBT individuals. Continue reading