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JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.

Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

5:15pm February 15, 2020

by Jack Rodolico

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

Local Universities Continue Tradition Of Celebrating MLK Day Together

6:52am January 20, 2020

by David Ford

On Martin Luther King Day we remember his legacy and King's dream of a nation void of racism. The day also offers a chance to reflect on where we are now.

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Canadians, Increasingly Diverse, Wonder If Hockey Can Shift To Match

5:10am November 29, 2019

The suspension of a NHL coach for a past use of a racist slur is raising questions in Canada about the sport's ability to reflect the nation's increasingly multicultural makeup.

Stuffed Monkey In Winston-Salem Police Cruiser Called Racist; Police Respond

3:40pm October 23, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

The Winston-Salem Police Department is offering an apology and explanation behind a stuffed animal in a patrol car. This comes after accusations of racism appeared on social media.

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Online Resource Helps Families Of Color Talk To Kids About Racism

4:39pm October 18, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

Local experts have created a new program that helps families of color talk to their children about racism and discrimination.

A recent study looked at funding rates for R01 grant applications, which are designed to support "health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH." In general, population-based projects were less likely to be funded than exploratio

What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists?

2:21pm October 18, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

Black scientists more often seek grants for community health studies, but molecular-level research proposals win more funding. More diversity throughout the process could help close the gap, says NIH.

A month after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, Sherrine Petit Homme LaFrance gets a hug from husband Ferrier Petit Homme. The storm destroyed their home on Grand Abaco Island. They are now living with China Laguerre in Nassau.

PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers

2:52pm October 12, 2019

One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.

How To Be An Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi

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Ibram X. Kendi Says No One Is 'Not Racist.' So What Should We Do?

3:19pm August 15, 2019

by Ericka Taylor

His new book How To Be Antiracist is a manual to follow; the author writes that "being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination."

Pastor Earnie Lucas of Friendship Baptist Church in Appomattox, Va., posted this message on his church sign around the same time that President Trump tweeted that four Democratic members of Congress — all women of color — should "go back and help fix

In Virginia, 2 Churches Feel The Aftermath Of Trump's Racist Rhetoric

6:40am August 12, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Two small-town Virginia churches with the same name, but very different congregations, recently found themselves tangled in controversy related to the president's tweets.

'Gods Of The Upper Air' Traces The Birth Of Cultural Anthropology

5:13pm August 05, 2019

by Barbara J. King

Charles King tells the story of Franz Boas' powerful challenge to racial science — and of how others like Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston contributed to that project.