Feb 04 Watch 11:23 The racist role of blackface in American society Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam now says he is not pictured in a 1984 yearbook photo of people in blackface and Ku Klux Klan costumes, although he admits he wore blackface on a separate occasion. Regardless, he is facing calls to… Continue watching
Feb 01 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page features racist imagery By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The Democratic governor released a statement Friday afternoon, acknowledging that it was a photograph of him "in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive," and apologizing for "the hurt that decision caused then and now."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 8:09 Automation threatens jobs. Can education create new ones? As automation spreads through the American economy, experts say its impacts will be uneven. Key factors in determining that effect include geography and race, but likely even more important is education. With the rapid pace of technological evolution, will job… Continue watching
Nov 04 Low income explains poorer survival after a heart attack more than race, study finds By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT A new study examining how long black or white people survive after a heart attack concludes that it’s socioeconomic status, far more than race, that explains who fares better. Continue reading
Nov 04 Legal decisions and a racist robocall in Georgia gov. race By Bill Barrow, Ben Nadler, Associated Press A robocall apparently from a white supremacist group is injecting racism directly into the Georgia race for governor, which has already been fraught with a race-laden debate over ballot access and voter suppression. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 9:20 GOP faces identity crisis as some candidates stoke racial divide By Lisa Desjardins This year, a handful of GOP congressional candidates have openly expressed or supported racist views, opening up a divide in the party over how to address the issue and who Republicans want to be. Lisa Desjardins takes us inside a… Continue watching
Aug 30 Trump administration backs Asian-Americans in Harvard case By Maria Danilova, Eric Tucker, Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Justice Department said in a court filing that Harvard has failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate on the basis of race. Continue reading
Aug 12 White nationalists rally near White House By Associated Press More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza near the White House to rally against a white nationalist demonstration scheduled for later in the day. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 3:30 One year after violent white supremacist rally, Charlottesville activists focus on racial justice By PBS News Hour One year ago this weekend, Charlottesville, Virginia was the scene of violent clashes between white supremacists holding a rally in the city's downtown and counter-protesters. But what has changed in the city since the summer of 2017? Nicole Hemmer, an… Continue watching
Aug 11 Effort to diversify medical research raises thorny questions of race By Maya Miller, Scientific American A federal study aiming to collect the health information of one million U.S. residents is limited by the very problems it hopes to solve. Continue reading