Why The Government Shutdown Has A Disproportionate Effect On African-Americans NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Guardian reporter Jamiles Lartey about the shutdown's disproportionate effect on African-Americans, who make up more of the federal workforce than the workforce at large.
To Get To College, It Helps Black Students To Have A Black Teacher Early On New research shows that black teachers have a much stronger effect on black students than previously thought. Mayowa Aina
Only 3 Minority Head Coaches Remain In The NFL Ahead Of Post-Season Play Only three minority head coaches remain in the NFL, in a league that's nearly 70 percent African American. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The Undefeated's Jason Reid about the NFL trending backwards when it comes to diversity.
Kirkland man campaigns for baseball bobbleheads that bring civil rights stories to life Jay Caldwell is raising money to create some of the first-ever bobbleheads of black baseball players who were prevented from joining Major League Baseball by segregation laws of the 1920s and '30s. Paige Browning
Segregation isn’t in our distant past. In many neighborhoods, it endures When we think of segregation in the U.S. we often think of the past. We look to post-Civil War history and the Civil Rights movement. The legacy of those events receives due attention, but our history of residential segregation, not so much. John O'Brien
After H.S. Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit, Adults Come Under Scrutiny In a video that has been viewed millions of times, the young black man has his hair cut by a team trainer so he can compete. The referee, who is white, has been accused of racist conduct before. Laurel Wamsley
Episode #1901 Latino USA's traditional episode for the new year is a remix of our favorite music pieces of 2018.
Episode #1852 In this special holiday rebroadcast, Latino USA explores the special bond between Latinos and their grandparents
What The Ebbs And Flows Of The KKK Can Tell Us About White Supremacy Today As long as the United States has existed, there's been some version of white supremacy. But over the centuries, the way white supremacy manifests has changed with the times. This includes multiple iterations of the infamous Ku Klux Klan. Kat Chow
Step sisters: The dance team that stood up for Black Lives Matter Darnesha Weary describes step dancing as “creating music and rhythms and beats with every part of your body.” She directs the Northside Step Dance Team in Shoreline, and last year, her team used their dance routine to protest the police shootings of unarmed black people. Cienne Bronson