In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.
A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.
A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
In 1957, a group of Mexican American high school students overcame racist barriers to win the Texas state golf championship. The story is told in the new film The Long Game.
A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead.
Known best for her story quilts depicting African-American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.