Dr. Seuss Enterprises Will Shelve 6 Books, Citing 'Hurtful' Portrayals The decision includes books such as And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo. They have been criticized for how they depict Asian and Black people. Bill Chappell
Writer Investigates History Of America's Black Brewers NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer James Bennett II, whose latest piece in Eater explores the deep history of Black brewers in America.
In The Story Of U.S. Immigration, Black Immigrants Are Often Left Out Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, tells NPR's Scott Simon about challenges Black immigrants to the U.S. face.
Black History Month Playlist February is Black History Month — a time to remember more than 400 years of Black heritage. To celebrate the achievements of the community, we created a playlist of our favorite conversations.
Joy Buolamwini: How Do Biased Algorithms Damage Marginalized Communities? Data, numbers, algorithms are supposed to be neutral ... right? Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real-world inequality. NPR/TED Staff
Colette Pichon Battle: How Can We Prepare For The Next Hurricane Katrina? Sea level rise will displace millions by 2100 — and the Louisiana bayous, where Colette Pichon Battle lives, may disappear entirely. She describes how we can avert the worst when disaster strikes. NPR/TED Staff
Brent Leggs: How Can Seeing Black History As American History Begin To Make Amends? How can we make amends for the atrocities of slavery and segregation? Historian and preservationist Brent Leggs discusses one step in confronting the past: preserving African American historic sites. NPR/TED Staff
White advantage. Racialized trauma. Paths forward ‘America doesn’t have a race problem. It has a racism problem.’ John O'Brien
Cherokee Nation Strikes Down Language That Limits Citizenship Rights 'By Blood' The wording in the Cherokee Nation's legal doctrine has been used to exclude Black people whose ancestors were once enslaved by the Cherokees — known as Freedmen — from their full tribal rights. Farah Eltohamy
For Black Families, Evictions Are Still At A Crisis Point — Despite Moratorium "Black individuals make up about 21% of all renters, but they make up 35% of all defendants on eviction cases," says Peter Hepburn, a researcher for Princeton University's Eviction Lab. Pam Fessler
