Transcending Racial Inequality
Imani Perry, professor at the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University and author of the new book More Beautiful and More Terrible: The Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality...
View ArticleRacial Inequality on Long Island
Elaine Gross, president of E.R.A.S.E. Racism, discusses racial inequality on Long Island and 10 years of working to close racial barriers to equal education and housing.
View ArticleLessons For London From Newark
In 1967, police arrested an African-American cab driver in Newark, N.J. setting off six days of rioting. Last week, the police fatally shot black Briton Mark Duggan; an event that many are calling the...
View ArticleNew York City's Missing Black Men
It's a staggering statistic. According to the New York Times's Upshot blog, some 1.5 million black men between the ages of 25 and 54 are missing from communities across the United States due to...
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More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem
A man marches with a sign depicting raised hands as students and activists hold a protest march through Manhattan, New York, against the verdict announced in the fatal shooting death of Michael Brown....
View ArticleAnalyzing the Roots of Inequality
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Inequality in this country — in relation to race, gender, and income — is a big campaign issue this election cycle.But why does inequality...
View ArticleAva DuVernay Confronts Mass Incarceration in "13th"
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay joins us to discuss her documentary “13th” which explores the history of racial inequality and mass incarceration in the United States. The film explores why the nation's prisons...
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The first black president faced great expectations. What will be Obama’s...
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio The post The first black president faced great expectations. What will be Obama’s legacy on race? appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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Poll: Americans divided on NFL protests
Indianapolis Colts players kneel during the playing of the National Anthem before the game against the Cleveland Browns at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports/File...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Income Gap Hits Black Men From Wealthy Families
An expansive new longitudinal study, led by Stanford, Harvard and the Census Bureau, tracked 20 million children and their parents over 16 years. It found that even when black boys come from wealth,...
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