Race

A message card is placed at a collection of flowers left at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday. A 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at two mosques that left dozens of people

A 'Mainstreaming Of Bigotry' As White Extremism Reveals Its Global Reach

7:48pm March 16, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings, experts who monitor hate groups say violent white extremism is on the rise, and is the most prominent threat.

World News

Former Neo-Nazi: White Supremacy 'Is Certainly Not A Fringe Movement'

6:11pm March 16, 2019

The alleged attacker in the New Zealand shooting appears to have been motivated by white supremacy. NPR's Michel Martin asks former neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini what draws people to white supremacy.

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In 2011, Esco's best friend from high school died of AIDS-related causes. One of Esco's exes also died of an AIDS-related condition. And another friend took his own life after he got his diagnosis — out of fear his family would find out.

Ending HIV In Mississippi Means Cutting Through Racism, Poverty And Homophobia

9:43am March 16, 2019

More than half the new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are in Southern states, where the rates among gay and bisexual black men remain stubbornly high, despite the existence of medicine to stop the virus.

A man leads two young boys into Friday prayers as Muslim worshippers arrive for prayer following the mosque attacks in New Zealand at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington.

After New Zealand Attacks, Muslim-Americans Call For Action Against Rising Bigotry

8:54pm March 15, 2019

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

Keitra Bates (left) moved to tears upon meeting 106-year old Leila Williams at her nursing home. Bates recently discovered that Williams once ran Leila's Dinette in the building where Bates now runs Marddy's Shared Kitchen and Marketplace.

'Welcome To Marrdy's' - A Shared Kitchen For Local Cooks In Gentrifying West Atlanta

5:28pm March 15, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

As part of NPR's Kitchen Table Conversations, we revisit an entrepreneur in West Atlanta who wants to preserve the culinary traditions of a neighborhood even as it gentrifies and changes.

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A 1980s photo of Carlton and Juanita Collins hangs inside the barbershop in the same spot it was taken.

Arts

'Strands Of Love' Connects Generations Of An African-American Family

2:29pm March 15, 2019

by Amanda Morris

For one year, New York-based photographer Shuran Huang followed the Collins family to church, baseball fields and their family-run barbershop.

An elevated view of smog and air pollution in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Study Finds Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution And Who Breathes It

7:15pm March 11, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

Blacks and Hispanics are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than whites, yet whites consume more of the goods and services that cause it, according to new research.

Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release in Chicago last month.

National

Jussie Smollett Indicted On 16 Felony Counts By Chicago Grand Jury

7:22pm March 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The charges expand the initial single count of filing a false police report. Now Smollett is charged with multiple counts tied to different aspects of his alleged false report about being attacked.

Clarissa Horsfall joins with others during "A Day Without A Woman" demonstration on March 8, 2017, in Miami. Employment attorneys say they've seen a spike in pay-disparity cases.

Politics & Government

#MeToo Awareness Sharpens Focus On Pay Equity

3:09pm March 08, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

After #MeToo, many employment attorneys say they've seen the number of pay-disparity cases spike, and employers are having to adapt by conducting investigations and pay audits.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appears at a House Education and Labor Committee markup on Wednesday.

House Votes To Condemn Anti-Semitism After Rep. Omar's Comments

9:05pm March 07, 2019

by Susan Davis

The resolution was the product of tense internal deliberation among House Democrats, who were divided over how to confront a new round of allegations of anti-Semitism against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.