Race

Asante Blackk plays young Kevin Richardson, one of the boys imprisoned for years only to be released when another man finally confessed.

Arts

Horrors And Humanity In Ava DuVernay's Gripping 'When They See Us'

5:01am June 01, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Ava DuVernay's powerful Netflix series shows a system that frequently fails men of color — and the costs of that system to a famous group of boys who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Samin Nosrat, author of the cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking.

Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table

8:55pm May 30, 2019

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.

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Civil rights "foot soldier" Theresa Burroughs in 2016, in front of a photo of the day she was arrested in 1965. Burroughs has died at age 89.

National

Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In Alabama

6:17pm May 25, 2019

"Disappear? We're not going to do that," she said. She went 10 times to the courthouse before the registrar would sign her up to vote. Then she worked to guard the right and never missed an election.

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The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents: "Mamá, papá, lo logramos." Mom, dad, we made it.

Hispanic Unemployment Has Hit Record Lows. But Does That Mean Progress?

9:08am May 25, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

Latino joblessness has dipped to historic lows. But many economists are taking those numbers with caution: There's still a gaping wage difference with white workers.

Brittany Smith and her daughter at their home. The family has flourished in Charlotte. Two years ago, Smith and her husband bought a custom-built house and both found new work opportunities.

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

3:46pm May 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.

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Many of the survivors of the Clotilda voyage are buried in Old Plateau Cemetery, near Mobile, Ala. The Alabama Historical Commission announced Wednesday that researchers had identified the vessel after months of work.

Alabama Historians Say The Last Known Slave Ship To U.S. Has Been Found

10:21pm May 22, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The Clotilda carried 110 people from present-day Benin to the shores of Mobile in 1860, despite the import of slaves being illegal. Researchers told their descendants about the discovery first.

Billionaire Robert F. Smith Pledges To Repay Loans For 2019 Morehouse College Class

5:45pm May 20, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with American University professor Ibram X. Kendi about billionaire investor Robert F. Smith's pledge to the Morehouse College class of 2019 to repay their student loans.

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John Stokes, a student protester during the civil rights movement in the 1950's, speaks at a press conference in Richmond, Va., in 2004. As a high school senior in 1951, Stokes was one of the leaders of a student strike, protesting conditions at the all-b

Education

65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: 'It's Never Going To Be Easy'

12:47pm May 17, 2019

by Jessica Yarmosky

Friday marks 65 years since the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. NPR's David Greene talks to John A. Stokes, one of the student plaintiffs.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar.

American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsize Scrutiny

12:07pm May 15, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Many say the storm of criticism around Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first black Muslim woman in Congress, is more about who she is than what she says. Her experience is familiar to other Muslim leaders.

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Christopher Darden, (left), is seen in Los Angeles County Superior Court with his now former client Eric Holder. Holder is accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle in March.

National

Lawyer Made Famous In O.J. Simpson Trial Steps Away From Nipsey Hussle Case

5:10pm May 11, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Christopher Darden prosecuted O.J. Simpson. Until Friday, he had been defending the man accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle. Darden cited threats to his family adding: "Cowards never change."