Race

Dakota artist's piece stands where controversial sculpture sparked protests

6:15am October 20, 2021

by Euan Kerr

Four years after the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis was rocked by protests over a sculpture that inflamed the indigenous community, a new structure by artist Angela Two Stars helps to make amends.

Black women's group makes history climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

5:52am October 20, 2021

Diana Kinard and Dawn Frazier started a climbing group with other Black women called Shades of Favor. In August they became the first Black American women to ascend the almost 20,000 foot peak.

Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, is a city with 2 identities — that often clash

5:36pm October 19, 2021

by Stephen Bisaha

Jackson, Miss., is a city with two identities. There's the part which is more than 80% Black, led by a mayor who wants to make it "the most radical city on the planet." Then there's the state capital.

Black and Latino families are bearing the weight of the pandemic's economic toll

4:43pm October 19, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Even with government assistance and other efforts, more than 55% of Black and Latino households reported serious financial problems, compared with 29% of white households.

A statue honoring Thomas Jefferson has stood inside the council chamber in New York City Hall for more than 100 years. It's now headed for another location — but exactly where remains in doubt.

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New York City will exile Thomas Jefferson's statue from a prominent spot in city hall

11:26am October 19, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"We're not being revisionist. We're not waging a war on history," council member Inez Barron said. "We're saying that we want to make sure that the total story is told."

Redistricting reform advocates in Virginia pitched the creation of a new commission as a remedy to unfair political maps, like the ones shown on this poster from 2019, but the new group has struggled to reach consensus.

So far, flushing the 'toilet bowl' district is the cleanest part of Va. redistricting

5:08am October 19, 2021

by Ben Paviour

Virginia is in the midst of legislative elections, a race for governor and the redistricting process. All of the political excitement is taking a toll on state redistricting, which is at an impasse.

Attorney Ben Crump, left, and Marcus Arbery Sr., the father of Ahmaud Arbery, second from left, arrive at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., as jury selection begins for the trial of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery on Monday.

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Jury selection has begun in the trial of the 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery

7:34pm October 18, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and their friend William "Roddie" Bryan have pleaded not guilty in the 2020 killing of Arbery as he jogged in a residential neighborhood in Georgia.

Benton Harbor mayor talks about his city's lead water crisis

5:07pm October 18, 2021

Officials have known for years that Benton Harbor, Mich., has high levels of lead in the water. Now, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has set an 18-month goal for replacing the lead pipes throughout the city.

A catamaran is a classroom at this high school for future engineers and captains

5:07pm October 18, 2021

by Noel Gasca

Maritime High School in Washington is preparing future marine scientists and ship captains. Most high schools take the occasional field trip. But few turn a catamaran into a floating classroom.

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Trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery begins

4:28pm October 18, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

Jury selection got underway in the trial of the three white men who are charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was killed as he jogged through a Georgia neighborhood.