International Black Theatre Festival: Breaking down the myths
International Black Theatre Festival organizers look to expand the festival's reach into more diverse audiences by quelling some of the myths surrounding it.
Race
Nearly a thousand children died at Indian boarding schools funded by the U.S.
The investigation into abuse and mistreatment of Native children at the boarding schools for more than a century proposes $23 billion in funding aimed at healing.
Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans
One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center.
From Obama to Harris, a look at what's changed
As Kamala Harris nears the Democratic party’s nomination, the mood around her candidacy seems less breathless than in 2008. Code Switch digs into what a Black president would mean this time.
60 Years Later: The children of Freedom Summer look back on their experiences
As part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, civil rights groups ran summer schools to educate Black children. We hear from six former students who look back on their experiences.
Civil Rights Grant boosts Greensboro survey of architectural history
The city of Greensboro has been awarded a $75,000 grant for a program aimed at documenting African American architectural and civil rights history.
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.
Drinks to keep you cool as the world heats up
Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.
Drinks to keep you cool as the world heats up
Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.
Bill defining antisemitism in North Carolina signed by governor
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed legislation that places an official definition of antisemitism into state law. Bill critics said the measure could stifle speech of Israel's critics.