Race

Politics & Government

Talking race, pop culture and YouTube with Khadija Mbowe

12:02pm December 22, 2021

by Aja Drain

The singer-turned-YouTuber is using their platform to take on everything from race- and queer-baiting in Bridgerton to the scrutiny of Black women's bodies to the history of dog-whistle politics.

Joseph Moore stands for a portrait at a park in Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month. Moore worked for nearly 10 years as an undercover informant for the FBI, infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in Florida, foiling at least two murder plots, according to inve

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Army vet risked his life to expose who was in the KKK

7:04am December 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

Joseph Moore wore a wire for the FBI under his white robe.

All Her Little Secrets: A Novel, Wanda M. Morris

Books
Arts

'All Her Little Secrets' asks whether we can reinvent ourselves

3:39pm December 21, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

Wanda M. Morris' All Her Little Secrets is a carefully constructed thriller wrapped in a narrative about racism, gentrification, and being the only Black person in an all-white environment.

Deqa Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, recently became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.

Politics & Government

Deqa Dhalac is the first Somali-American mayor in the United States

5:00am December 21, 2021

After fleeing Somalia some 30 years ago, Dhalac became this country's first Somali-American mayor earlier this month, elected in a city that's 90% white.

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Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Blac

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The jury begins deliberations in Kim Potter's trial over the killing of Daunte Wright

2:28pm December 20, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Attorneys have made their closing arguments in the case of the former Minnesota police officer, who fatally killed Daunte Wright. The case is now in the hands of the jury.

A truck carrying Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Residente joins with thousands of other people as they call on Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló to step down.

The many contradictions of 'Latin Music'

1:08pm December 20, 2021

by Anamaria Sayre

For some, the term 'Latin music' is too broad to be meaningful. For others, it invokes a sense of pride and resistance. To help break it down, we spoke to an expert on race and music and pop culture.

Archaeologists work to uncover graves at the former site of the Zion cemetery found underneath the Robles Park Village housing complex in Tampa, Fla. Another unmarked African-American cemetery with hundreds of graves has been found at the site of a downto

National

'Thank God you found me': Florida officials unearth a fourth forgotten Black cemetery

12:37pm December 20, 2021

by Greg Allen

At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

Persuasive conversation tips for a happy holiday

8:42am December 20, 2021

by David Ford

This holiday season as families gather, the list of potentially heated conversation topics is long. Some might choose to ignore these issues altogether in the name of keeping the peace.

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Santa at the West Dallas Christmas Block Party

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Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation

7:25am December 20, 2021

by Michelle Aslam

African American communities say they appreciate a growing trend of Black Santa Claus representations at Christmas

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Books

New store Yu And Me Books in NYC's Chinatown highlights works by immigrant authors

8:13am December 18, 2021

Scott Simon speaks to Lucy Yu, owner of a new bookstore in New York City that highlights Asian American literature and works by immigrant authors.

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