Race

David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film Selma, pictured here in a still from the film.

Arts

What three films and their Black characters reveal about America's ideas on race

10:00am December 03, 2021

by Mallory Yu

A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies.

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National

With films 'Flee' and 'Encounter,' Riz Ahmed helps tell the stories of men on the run

4:24pm December 02, 2021

by Bob Mondello

Riz Ahmed has a pair of films opening this weekend — the sci-fi thriller Encounter in which he stars, and the documentary Flee, which he co-produced.

Tamala Payne (center) and attorney Sean Walton participate in a Dec. 11, 2020, protest of the shooting of her son, Casey Goodson Jr., by a Franklin County deputy sheriff in Columbus, Ohio.

National

The deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back is charged with murder

1:29pm December 02, 2021

by The Associated Press

Jason Meade, the white Ohio sheriff's deputy fatally shot Goodson, who was Black, in an encounter that led to racial justice protests. Goodson's family has filed a federal civil rights suit.

Democrat Stacey Abrams has risen to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race.

Politics & Government

Stacey Abrams announces candidacy in Georgia governor's race

5:09pm December 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

Abrams rose to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race. Her entrance into the contest sets up a potential rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Islamophobic comments are the latest racist rhetoric to come from fringe lawmakers

4:51pm December 01, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., recently suggested Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was a suicide bomber. The Islamophobic comments are the latest in a string of racist rhetoric in the House.

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National

'Colorization' explores the history of Black artists in Hollywood

4:51pm December 01, 2021

by Mallory Yu

Lee Elder watches the flight of his ball as he tees off in the first round of play at the Masters in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 1975. Elder broke racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others

Sports

Golf pioneer Lee Elder, who broke the race barrier at the Masters, dies at 87

9:57pm November 29, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Elder made history in 1975 when he became the first Black golfer to compete at the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. No details about his death were immediately available.

Sports

Lee Elder, the 1st Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at age 87

6:11pm November 29, 2021

Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

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(from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom's company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer's Clinify Health analyzes

How Black tech entrepreneurs are tackling health care's race gap

5:01am November 29, 2021

by Cara Anthony

Determined to improve the way doctors connect with their patients, a new wave of innovators are using technology to match people of color with culturally competent professionals.

National

A breakdown of the felony murder rule, a doctrine invoked in Arbery convictions

4:50pm November 28, 2021

Three men were convicted of felony murder last week in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this means with attorney Shobha Mahadev.