A Powerful Voice Against Arab Stereotyping, Jack Shaheen, Dies
Shaheen, an author and critic, spent his life battling stereotypes of Muslims and Arab-Americans in popular culture. He died Sunday in South Carolina.
Race
2 Years After S.C.'s Flag Came Down, Cities Grapple With Confederate Symbols
A Confederate flag came down at the South Carolina statehouse weeks after the murders of nine people at a historically black church. Such symbols continue to generate controversy.
Protesters Surround KKK Gathering In Charlottesville
A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members rallied to protest the removal of a Confederate statue in a park in Charlottesville, Va. But about 1,000 people showed up to oppose them.
Young Black Girls Face 'Adultification'
A new study shows that black girls are viewed as less innocent and in need of less protection than white girls. A Martinez speaks to two authors of the study: Rebecca Epstein and Dr. Jamilia Blake.
Rick Najera, Jeff Yang Talk Hollywood's Racial Wage Gap
After two Asian-American actors say they quit CBS's Hawaii Five-O over unequal pay, NPR's Michel Martin talks with writer Rick Najera and podcast host Jeff Yang about Hollywood's racial wage gap.
'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?' Frederick Douglass, Revisited
Two readings, 165 years apart, addressed to a nation at a precarious political moment. Why Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech is still read — and still resonates — in 2017.
Video: Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters
In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out new experiences in East Asia. In Tokyo, she checks out Japanese purikura photo booths, which produce selfies to decorate and print out.
From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch
As we light a candle on the Code Switch podcast's birthday cake, our team looks back on the stories that mattered.
3 Chicago Police Officers Accused Of Cover-Up In Killing Of Laquan McDonald
The Cook County grand jury indictment alleges that the three police officers were at the scene of the killing and worked together to conceal crucial facts in order to protect a fellow officer.
A Writer On Being A Black Man In Minnesota
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Marlon James about racism and being a black man in Minnesota. James's essay on the subject, "Smaller, and Smaller, and Smaller," has been widely shared.