Race

First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later

5:00am February 20, 2025

by Neda Ulaby

Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.

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Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden ended his sentence in FBI agents' killings

1:15am February 18, 2025

Peltier's imprisonment had symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.

The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully)

9:09am February 14, 2025

Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased.

A photo of the J. Kenneth Lee House designed by W. Edward Jenkins

Race
Culture

City of Greensboro to hold celebration for South Benbow Road Historic District

3:09pm February 13, 2025

by DJ Simmons

The district has been home to several Black figures over the years including the state's first Black chief justice, Henry Frye.

Fired by Trump, EEOC official fears what the anti-discrimination agency will become

5:00am February 09, 2025

Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.

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The NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zone

6:00am February 08, 2025

Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."

GM Reclaims Spot As Top Automaker In U.S., As It Overtakes Toyota

Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

5:00am February 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

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Pan-African flag waved near Washington Monument

Today's local history makers: We want to hear who is making Black history near you

1:05pm February 06, 2025

It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made a difference and should be celebrated this month? If so, we want to hear.

An American Flag Flies Outside a Walmart

How corporate America got DEI wrong

5:00am February 03, 2025

President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's gospel choir performs outside of the February One monument

N.C. A&T community celebrates 65th anniversary of civil rights sit-in

4:33pm January 31, 2025

by Amy Diaz

Feb. 1 marks the 65th anniversary of when four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Greensboro lunch counter to fight segregation.

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