Race

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the 2020 March on Washington, officially known as the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks, at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 in Washington.

Al Sharpton: Policing In America Will Change Because Of George Floyd's Death

12:35pm September 28, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with NPR about his new book Rise Up. Of George Floyd's death, he said: "I had begun to see, by the time of the funeral, there had been a movement that was unlike others."

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A woman recovering from fever linked to COVID-19 checks medications in her home in Mineola, N.Y., this spring.

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble

7:30am September 28, 2020

by Blake Farmer

Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

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Politics & Government

Why Kentucky's Black Attorney General Faces Scorn From Black Activists

6:17am September 28, 2020

by Adrian Florido

Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is Black, made his race central to the story of his political rise. Many Black people criticize his decision not to file charges in Breonna Taylor's death.

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Health & Safety

Black Health Care Professionals Help Black Communities Battle Pandemic

6:17am September 28, 2020

by Nina Feldman

Frustrated by COVID-19's disproportionate impact on Black communities, Black doctors came together to launch their own outreach group, bringing testing and care into Philadelphia neighborhoods.

National

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Driving Into Pro-Trump Protesters

3:28pm September 27, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

It's the latest in a string of vehicular violence since nationwide protests over systemic racism began in May.

Politics & Government

How The Trump Administration Can Reach Latino Voters

7:42am September 27, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, a Republican, about why she thinks President Trump could gain the support of some Latino voters.

Anthony Bottom, who now goes by the name Jalil Muntaqim, was interviewed in New York state prison in 2018. He's going home on parole after more than four decades behind bars.

National

NY Parole Of Former Black Panther Activist Who Murdered 2 Cops Sparks Reform Debate

7:42am September 27, 2020

by Brian Mann

Anthony Bottom, 68, is at the center of a discussion over elderly inmates convicted of violent crimes in their youth. Reform advocates say after decades behind bars most should go home.

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Armed members of the Black Panther Party leave the Capitol in Sacramento May 2, 1967. The Panthers entered the Capitol fully armed and said they were protesting a bill before the Legislature restricting the carrying of arms in public.

National

Some Black Americans Buying Guns: 'I'd Rather Go To Trial Than Go To The Cemetery'

7:00am September 27, 2020

by Christianna Silva

As the U.S. faces a fight for racial justice in the aftermath of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, some Black Americans are considering how they can best protect themselves.

The cover of Kwana Jackson's Real Men Knit.

Books

Romance Meets The Real World In 'Real Men Knit'

6:18am September 27, 2020

by Karen Grigsby Bates

This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Kwana Jackson, author of a romance that doesn't leave real life behind.

The cover of the Elisabeth Thomas's Catherine House.

Books

The Surreally Diverse World Of 'Catherine House'

6:19am September 26, 2020

by Leah Donnella

This week, Code Switch is talking about our favorite pandemic reads. Today's conversation is with author Elisabeth Thomas, about her fictional cult-like college, set deep in the woods of Pennsylvania.