Race

White adults receive the most financial help from older relatives, poll shows

7:46pm August 08, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or other elders. It helps explain America's persistent racial wealth gap.

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For many Black Kentuckians and Tennesseans, August 8 is a day to mark freedom

5:24pm August 08, 2022

by Derek Operle

Black communities in Kentucky and Tennessee have celebrated the eighth of August for more than 150 years. It's a day for barbecue, loved ones and marking freedom from slavery.

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in July in New York. Adams is critical of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he sends busloads of migrants from Texas to New York City.

New York's mayor says Abbott sending busloads of migrants from Texas is 'horrific'

10:27am August 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, saying he has used thousands of innocent people as "political pawns."

News brief: Senate passes major bill, Blinken in South Africa, health poll

6:52am August 08, 2022

Senate Democrats pass a climate, health care and tax bill after months of negotiations. Secretary of State Blinken holds high-level talks in South Africa. A poll delves into some racial disparities.

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Police guard the front of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where at least one gunman fired upon people at a service August, 5, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wis. Six people were killed when a shooter, who was later shot dead by a police officer, opened fire on congregan

Remembering the Oak Creek killings, a harbinger of white supremacist violence

10:04pm August 05, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

Ten years ago, seven people died when a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisc. A decade later, hate crimes against South Asians and Sikhs are on the rise.

Community members remember the massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin

5:12am August 05, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

It was 10 years ago that a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek. Seven people died. A decade later, hate crimes against Sikhs and other South Asians are on the rise.

Super Fly, lobbycard, from left: Sheila Frazier, Ron O'Neal, 1972.

Arts

Super Fly at 50: A blaxploitation classic that remains a powerful pop culture force

6:23pm August 04, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The movie's gritty, authentic depiction of street life and its flamboyant lead character created archetypes that have inspired legions of future storytellers and musicians.

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A mural of Rep. John Lewis on a street named after him Feb. 11, in Nashville, Tenn. The late Lewis was part of a movement that marched downtown from the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville to take part in lunch counter sit-ins. That same ne

Today in Nashville, 9 Republicans run for a seat redistricted out of Democrats' reach

5:12pm August 04, 2022

by Blaise Gainey

GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.

Apply to be a Code Switch fellow! Ideal candidates are mid-career journalists and a track record of dedication to covering stories about race.

Arts

Apply now for Code Switch's mid-career fellowships

3:01pm August 04, 2022

by Christina Cala

Code Switch fellowships for mid-career journalists are back. Submit a proposal and get a chance to work with Code Switch and NPR editors and producers to craft your story on race and identity.

Abortion rights activists march from Washington Square Park to Bryant Park in protest of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. The march was in New York on June 24, 2022.

Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color

3:15pm August 03, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.

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