Aug 08 Watch 7:05 James McBride discusses the themes in his new novel, ‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store’ By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The National Book Award-winning author James McBride has a new novel out, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." Like much of McBride’s work, it’s rooted in race, religion and personal history. Jeffrey Brown turns the page for our arts and… Continue watching
Jun 29 What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions By Laura Santhanam, Hannah Grabenstein Most Americans said they supported race-conscious admissions to college ahead of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down that practice, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 13:08 School boards become battlegrounds for nation’s divisions on race, gender and more By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber School boards have traditionally been the domain of nonpartisan civic service, but in the last few years, they have increasingly become reflections of the nation's divisions. Judy Woodruff reports on a district in Pennsylvania where policies around books, gender, sports… Continue watching
May 30 Most U.S. adults say race in college admissions should play small role, new AP poll says By Collin Binkley, Emily Swanson, Associated Press The May poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 63 percent say the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems. Continue reading
May 17 I was born in Tulsa. I returned to learn how leaders are grappling with its history By Judy Woodruff Growing up, I don’t remember anyone in the family mentioning the 1921 Race Massacre. Leaders are now trying to change that. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:15 Author Mohsin Hamid explores the construct of race in his new novel ‘The Last White Man’ By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet A work of imagination asks us to see race in a new way from a novelist once again taking on magical realism in his fiction. Jeffrey Brown talks with Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:46 Claudia Rankine’s ‘Help’ brings the topic of white privilege to the stage By Zachary Green Two years ago, just after the start of previews for Claudia Rankine’s play, “Help,” New York’s theaters shut down. Now with the pandemic easing, the show is finally opening. PBS NewsHour Weekend sat down with Rankine two years ago and… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 10:15 Slave shipwreck spurs revitalization and hope in Alabama By Megan Thompson Three years ago, the shipwreck of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive in the U.S., was found near Mobile, Alabama. Archeologists are now learning details about the horrific journey endured by its captives. Clotilda descendants hope the new… Continue watching
Feb 01 Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for on-air Holocaust comments By Associated Press Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying the Holocaust was not about race, and took to "The View" on Tuesday to explain how she was educated that her comments on the show the day before were wrong. Continue reading