Race

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 Committee, speaks virtually during a hearing on July 21.

National

At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn't discussed much. Still, it's a central issue

11:33am August 23, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

The Jan. 6 Committee has been uncovering what led up to the insurrection. But just beneath the surface is a central cause of the riot — racism and the fear of losing white power.

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National

Nicole Mann will be the 1st Native woman in space

4:14pm August 22, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, who is going to be the first Native woman in space.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license, American Airlines operated a flight out of Dallas with an all-Black, all-female crew.

All-Black, all-female American Airlines crew flies from Dallas to honor Bessie Coleman

10:05am August 22, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour last week to celebrate the anniversary of Coleman earning her international pilot's license in 1921.

Asylum-seekers who have recently arrived in New York on a bus from Texas wait for ride-share vehicles, organized by a mutual aid group, to take them into the city.

National

Texas sends migrants to New York. They get a warm welcome, but life there is tough

9:33am August 21, 2022

by Austin Cope

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt as politics play out on the ground.

Demus Martinez, of the Confederated Tribes Of Warm Springs, has reduced trips to the grocery store from weekly to twice monthly to reduce how much money his family spends on gas.

National

Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives

7:01am August 20, 2022

by Katia Riddle

A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.

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Arts

Sierra Teller Ornelas of 'Rutherford Falls' on recent success of Native-led content

5:23pm August 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rutherford Falls showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas about the recent success of Native-led movies and TV series, like Prey, Dark Winds, Reservation Dogs and her own show.

National

Black activists say Florida's new election laws and map weaken Black voting power

5:10pm August 19, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.

Civil rights leader Clara Luper poses with a photograph from her scrapbooks at a community center in Oklahoma City, Okla., in August 1983.

National

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

3:15pm August 19, 2022

by Destinee Adams

One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.

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National

Gullah Geechee community reaches a deal with Ga. county in a fight for services

5:04am August 18, 2022

Residents of Sapelo Island reached a deal with McIntosh County, which will pay $2 million in damages and increase services on the island, where descendants of the enslaved have lived for centuries.

The Montpelier Station railroad depot was built in 1910. The U.S. Postal Service has closed the small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside the depot, which also serves as a museum about racial segregation.

National

A post office closes over an historic exhibit showing signs for 'White' and 'Colored'

4:38pm August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.