Race

Politics & Government

Biden Is Under Pressure To Name More People Of Color To Top Posts

6:19am December 07, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Xavier Beccera as his HHS secretary. And amid pressure for diversity in his Cabinet, NAACP leaders are expected to meet with Biden on Tuesday.

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National

Milwaukee Is A Microcosm Of Biden's Challenge On Police Accountability

6:19am December 07, 2020

by Adrian Florido

In Milwaukee, Black leaders want the Biden administration to revive the federal government's police accountability efforts nationwide. The racial justice movement has shifted the political landscape.

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Religion

Chicago Church Leads The Way As It Grapples With Race

7:55am December 06, 2020

by Monique Parsons

In a mostly-white suburb north of Chicago, George Floyd's killing has opened up some hard conversations. And the pastor of an historic Black church there is leading the way by telling his story.

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Politics & Government

Asian American Voters Face Misinformation Campaigns

7:55am December 06, 2020

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Vox reporter Terry Nguyen about her reporting on misinformation in the Asian American community and how it impacts how they vote.

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A woman wears a hijab and an American flag mask during an election celebration last month in New York's Times Square.

Majority Of Muslims Voted For Biden, But Trump Got More Support Than He Did In 2016

2:30pm December 05, 2020

by Leila Fadel

Despite anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies, President Trump appears to have gotten more support from American Muslims in the 2020 election than four years ago.

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This photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial receiving an injection in May.

Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine

3:42pm December 04, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.

Baratunde Thurston: How To Citizen

10:03am December 04, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

This year's election saw historic voter turnout. But in a divided democracy, how else can we commit to our civic duties? This hour, Baratunde Thurston joins Manoush with ideas on how to citizen.

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Shooting Death Of Aidan Ellison Rocks Oregon Town

5:01am December 04, 2020

by April Ehrlich

The shooting of a Black teenager by a white middle-aged man who confronted him for playing loud music is causing soul searching in the mostly white community where he lived.

Former Google AI Research Scientist Timnit Gebru speaks here in September 2018. Gebru says she was abruptly fired from the tech giant after a dispute involving a research paper.

National

Google Employees Say Scientist's Ouster Was 'Unprecedented Research Censorship'

11:37pm December 03, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The firing of a leading Black researcher on the ethics of artificial intelligence is reigniting debate over Google's treatment of employees who speak out, particularly women and people of color.

Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. A judge ruled there is enough probable cause in his case to proceed to trial.

National

Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial

5:11pm December 03, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.