Race

Novelist Margaret Verble on history, family and identity

5:43pm October 14, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Margaret Verble, author of When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky, a story about a young Cherokee horse-diver who is finding her way in the Jim Crow South.

Author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson alongside the cover of her new book, My Monticello.

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson talks home, identity, and 'My Monticello'

12:00pm October 14, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In her debut book, My Monticello, author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson asks what it means to claim a home in a place like Charlottesville, Va., — where whom the city belongs to has long been in question.

National

1 in 4 Asian Americans recently feared their household being targeted, poll finds

5:26pm October 13, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Attacks on Asian Americans have been a reality since always. But given the talk of the "source" of the pandemic and the attacks on Asian women in Georgia, one out of four say they fear violence.

Comedian Dahlia Belle challenges the problematic takes in Dave Chappelle's special

5:00pm October 12, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with comedian Mx Dahlia Belle, a Black trans woman, who wrote an open letter to Dave Chappelle after he drew criticism again for jokes about trans people.

A child-size Minnetonka suede and leather moccasin, pictured in 2011. The company has apologized for appropriating Native American culture and promised to do more to support Indigenous communities.

Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture

4:35pm October 12, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The shoe company started in 1946 as one of many that sold Native-inspired moccasins to roadside gift shops. Its CEO apologized for profiting off Indigenous culture and outlined a plan for giving back.

Plenty more Jon Grudens to go around in the NFL

4:33pm October 12, 2021

After years of emails containing his racist, misogynist and homophobic comments were released, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned Monday night.

Four activists speak during a panel discussion hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on Indigenous Peoples' Day. Clockwise, from top left: Amber Starks, Joy SpearChief-Morris, Autumn Rose Williams and Kyle T. Mays.

Young, Black Native activists say it's time to appreciate Indigenous diversity

8:40pm October 11, 2021

by Emma Bowman

Four young Black Indigenous activists talk about their pride, the narrow representations of Indigenous peoples and what the Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday means to them.

National

Indigenous People's Day is a federal holiday now. Activists want to drop Columbus Day

7:41pm October 11, 2021

This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially proclaimed an Indigenous Peoples' Day observance. But not every state or city broadly recognizes this day in honor of Native Americans.

Native American tribes push to get Biden's infrastructure bill passed

7:27am October 11, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Marking Indigenous Peoples' Day, tribes are calling on Congress to swiftly pass the infrastructure bill — which they say would begin to address historical inequities in Indian Country.

What Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans

7:12am October 11, 2021

President Biden made it official, proclaiming Indigenous Peoples' Day a federal holiday, shared with Columbus Day. For Dr. Susan Faircloth, it is much more than the Monday of a three-day weekend.