Race

Plywood Boards Bearing Art From Last Summer's Protests Represent Trauma And Strength

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Leesa Kelly has collected more than 700 plywood boards from protests and boarded buildings from the summer of 2020. They represent preservation of the demonstrations as well as the trauma of it all.

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The Bachelor Finale Brings To Light Systemic Issues Within The Show

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Following the finale of The Bachelor, a look at what the season amounted to and issues that need to be addressed by the show.

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Author, professor and anti-racism activist Ibram X. Kendi, pictured in September 2019, is one of the co-founders of The Emancipator. The new publication is the result of a partnership between Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, which Kendi

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Venture Aims To 'Resurrect And Reimagine' Anti-Slavery Newspaper For The 21st Century

3:03pm March 16, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Boston Globe and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research are launching The Emancipator, a news platform named after a 19th century abolitionist newspaper and dedicated to racial justice.

Critics say Facebook does not apply its rules against misinformation as robustly to posts in Spanish, allowing harmful claims to spread.

'Ya Basta Facebook' Says Company Must Curb Misinformation In Spanish

12:00pm March 16, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Advocacy groups are demanding the social network disclose how it reviews Spanish-language content and appoint a high-level executive to oversee policy and enforcement in Spanish.

Students celebrate their graduation from Howard University at the end of the 148th Commencement ceremony, at the Upper Quandrangle on campus, on May 7, 2016. Washington, D.C. photojournalist and professor Cheriss May spoke about her photography on The Bla

Arts

Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

2:52pm March 14, 2021

by Julia Weng

The Black Shutter Podcast serves as a platform for Black photographers to share their stories, struggles and achievements.

Arts

'The Bachelor' Finale Will Air As The Franchise Faces A Racial Reckoning

7:52am March 14, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The season finale of The Bachelor is on Monday night, and it comes as the franchise faces a number of controversies over how it handles race and concludes the first season with a Black man as star.

Tamika Palmer, center, the mother of Breonna Taylor, leads a march through the streets of downtown Louisville on the one year anniversary of Taylor's death on Saturday.

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Hundreds Gather To Demand Justice For Breonna Taylor One Year After Her Death

7:49pm March 13, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

On Saturday, activists and supporters joined Taylor's family in a rally at Louisville's Jefferson Square Park to remember her life and to demand accountability.

Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers.

Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs

5:34pm March 13, 2021

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

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Tayshia Adams appears at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2020. She will co-host The Bachelorette with Kaitlyn Bristowe, Warner Horizon and ABC Entertainment announced.

Arts

'The Bachelorette' Gets New Hosts To Replace Chris Harrison After Racial Controversy

1:23pm March 13, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

Harrison will not host the upcoming season of the show following controversy over racially insensitive comments. He will be replaced by former contestants Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe.

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Minneapolis Agrees To Pay $27 Million To Family Of George Floyd

8:19am March 13, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Minneapolis is settling a federal lawsuit with George Floyd's family for $27 million in what the family's attorney says is the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever.

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