Race

National

Why a writer doesn't want a quiet Brooklyn

5:20pm August 14, 2022

Author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?" She discusses it with NPR's Michel Martin.

Education

There's a nationwide shortage of Black male school psychologists

9:20am August 14, 2022

by Pooja Salhotra

Psychologists play a critical role in K-12 schools and there's a clear mismatch between the demographics of school psychologists and the student populations they serve.

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Health & Safety

The Latino community is facing issues with misinformation on abortions

9:10am August 13, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks to Elizabeth Estrada of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice about the spread of abortion misinformation in the Latino community.

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National

The Nez Perce tribe resumes annual powwows after pandemic hiatus

8:55am August 13, 2022

by Antonio Sierra

The Nez Perce tribe has resumed its annual powwows after canceling them for the pandemic. They are an important way for the tribe to assert its presence in northeastern Oregon.

Charlottesville activist Don Gathers reflects on five years since white supremacists terrorized his hometown — "all the hatefulness and evilness that transpired here."

National

The Charlottesville rally 5 years later: 'It's what you're still trying to forget'

5:00am August 12, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

The rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee left one counter-protester dead and several injured.

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National

Social justice activists continue to push for a name change to Faneuil Hall

7:24am August 11, 2022

by Cristela Guerra

One of Boston's biggest attractions is named for former slave owner Peter Faneuil. There's been a debate over whether the collection of shops and restaurants should be renamed.

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Charlottesville was a wake-up call for many about the white supremacy movement

5:07am August 11, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

Racial justice activists say the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., marked a turning point that emboldened far-right political violence — including the Jan. 6th violence.

69% of Native Americans say inflation has caused major financial problems, poll finds

5:14pm August 10, 2022

by Katia Riddle

A new Harvard-NPR poll finds that 69% of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound an already precarious situation.

National

A grand jury declined to indict a woman whose accusations set off Emmett Till killing

2:46pm August 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

A grand jury declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in 1955. The grand jury determined that there was not sufficient evidence.

Nikki Cox faced possible eviction this summer after her work hours were cut, and then she lost three weeks of pay after getting COVID-19.

'We have nowhere to go': Many face eviction during a crisis in affordable housing

12:21pm August 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Most Americans say a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live. An NPR poll also finds nearly twice as many Black renters as white faced an eviction threat in the past year.

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