Jul 17 At NAACP Centennial, Obama Speaks of Struggle By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama delivered a rousing speech Thursday to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, paying tribute to the organization's history and challenging its members to confront continued racial disparities. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Senators Press Sotomayor on Past Statements In a second, tense day of Senate testimony, Judge Sonia Sotomayor defended her past remarks about race while seeking to elaborate on her judicial philosophy. Kwame Holman recaps the day's events. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Potential Affirmative Action Policy Changes Focus of Miller Center Debate Academics and analysts discussed whether affirmative action policies should continue to be based on race and ethnicity or changed to reflect a person's class and wealth. Ray Suarez moderated the debate at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Alleging Reverse Discrimination The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by a group of white firefighters in Connecticut who argue they were the victims of reverse discrimination. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal gives an update on the day… Continue watching
Apr 17 Study: Writing About Values Boosts Grades, Shrinks Achievement Gap By PBS News Hour A short self-affirming writing exercise that took only about an hour of class time boosted struggling black junior high school students' grade point average by nearly half a point over two years, according to a new study. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Prominent Historian, Civil Rights Activist Franklin Dies at 94 John Hope Franklin, a revered Duke University historian and scholar of the African-American experience, died Wednesday at age 94. In this 2006 interview with Gwen Ifill, Franklin reflects on his life's work. Continue watching
Feb 20 Reporter’s Notebook: South African Society Shaped by Racial Identity, Apartheid By Admin, PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is reporting in South Africa on global health issues. In this reporter's notebook, he reflects on the deep history and continued legacy of racial prejudice in South Africa, and the signs of progress he has seen during his… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Detroit Program Aims to Provide Job Training, Hope in Tough Times Eleanor Josaitis co-founded the Detroit program Focus: Hope more than three decades ago to provide job training and other opportunities to the city's residents. With the U.S. mired in a recession and the auto industry future uncertain, her group is… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Obama Claims Presidency, Cites Challenges Ahead Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks and historians offer their views on President Barack Obama's landmark inauguration and his promise for a new era of responsibility. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Inauguration Marks Generational, Racial Turning Point Barack Obama's inauguration marks a turning point for the civil rights movement. Experts mull the event's significance and how it may shift the conversation over race in America. Continue watching