Race

'Cuz' Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA

12:52pm September 20, 2017

Danielle Allen's memoir centers on her cousin Michael, who was sentenced to a long prison term for carjacking when he was 15. Three years after his release, he was found shot to death in a parked car.

Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days

6:06am September 20, 2017

by Leah Donnella

It's one thing when outsiders don't recognize my faith. It's a different kind of sadness when I'm made to feel like a stranger in the synagogue.

Anti-violence advocate Camiella Williams did something she never thought possible — she bought a gun.

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Anti-Violence Advocate Buys A Gun

3:10pm September 19, 2017

by Chip Mitchell

Williams, who grew up on the city's South Side, said the murders have led to "present traumatic stress disorder" that weighs on her every day.

Melisande Short-Colomb, 63, is a descendant of slaves sold by the Jesuits to fund Georgetown University. She's enrolled as a freshman there and plans to major in African-American studies.

Starting School At The University That Enslaved Her Ancestors

8:28am September 19, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talked to Mélisande Short-Colomb, whose family was once enslaved by Georgetown University. Now, at 63, Short-Colomb has enrolled as a freshman there.

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Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN's SC6, speaking on a panel last year. Hill has landed in hot water for calling President Trump a "white supremacist." She's got her critics and lots of supporters.

ESPN Flap Shows People Can't Even Agree On What They're Arguing Over In Trump Era

2:09pm September 17, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The ESPN host called the president a "white supremacist" and "bigot." ESPN has not suspended her; conservatives are calling it a double standard, but supporters of Hill are asking what she said wrong?

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What's In A (Hispanic-Sounding) Surname? We Gave Our Advice. Here's Yours

6:18am September 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Last week, Ask Code Switch heard from a woman who was considering trading her white-sounding last name for her boyfriend's Latino one. Here's a roundup of the best advice we got from our readers.

St. Louis Brace For More Protests Following Police Officer Acquittal

6:08pm September 16, 2017

Jason Stockley is a white, former St. Louis police officer who was acquitted in the 2011 shooting death of black driver Anthony Lamar Smith. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with St. Louis Post-Dispatch metro columnist Tony Messenger about what he's calling "two views of disrupting America."

Students argue with school administrator during the Walkouts. Circa 1968.

'From The Mundane To The Magnificent': Photos From The Chicano Rights Movement

6:08pm September 16, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

From 1967 until 1977, photographers from La Raza chronicled Chicanos in and around Los Angeles. This month, the Autry Museum of the American West is sharing some of the most powerful images.

Tackle Negative Thinking Head-On To Boost Diversity In Biomedicine

5:09am September 16, 2017

by Esther Landhuis

One California university is trying a new strategy to help minority students perform better in STEM classes and develop the mental resilience to face future challenges.

Protesters gathered Friday in St. Louis, after a judge found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith.

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Protests In St. Louis After Ex-Cop Acquitted In Anthony Lamar Smith Murder Case

2:37am September 16, 2017

by Willis Arnold

Former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of black motorist Anthony Lamar Smith. Hundreds of people gathered to protest.

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