Race

At a Kedren Community Health Center vaccine clinic in South Central Los Angeles this month, 89-year-old Cecilia Onwytalu (center) signals she's more than ready to get her immunization against COVID-19.

Health & Safety

Race Versus Time: Targeting Vaccine To The Most Vulnerable Is No Speedy Task

9:37pm February 23, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

The Biden team wants to swiftly vaccinate people of color and others most vulnerable to COVID-19. But health centers are learning that speed and achieving racial equity don't always go hand in hand.

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National

In Colorado, Aurora City Leaders Look At Next Steps In Elijah McClain Case

4:16pm February 23, 2021

by Allison Sherry

An independent investigation finds Aurora, Colo., police had no reason to contact Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died in their custody last summer. City leaders are looking at next steps.

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National

1 Year After Ahmaud Arbery's Death, Georgia To Replace Citizen's Arrest Law

4:14pm February 23, 2021

by Emma Hurt

The Georgia Legislature is set to replace the state citizen's arrest law. It was used as a defense by the two white men charged in the death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.

Students chat while waiting for history class to start at Oak Ridge High School in September of 1955, when the once all-white high school was desegregated by order of the Atomic Energy Commission. The Tennessee city's school board is now formally includin

Oak Ridge, Tenn., Will Teach History Of Its Black Students Who Helped End Segregation

3:49pm February 23, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Today almost no one in America knows about this landmark Civil Rights achievement," the city council said last year, in a proclamation honoring the Oak Ridge 85.

National

Arbery's Death Reveals Rifts That Ga. Community Still Grapples With

9:20am February 23, 2021

by Emma Hurt

It's been a year since Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Georgia. It would be months before most of the world heard about his death, and before there were any arrests.

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Politics & Government

Why Democrats Can't Take Latino Voters For Granted

7:42am February 23, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Democrats did not do as well in the 2020 Election with Latino voters as they had hoped they would — particularly in South Florida, where the Latino vote is crucial. So what happened?

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Winter Storm Delivers Another Blow To Communities Of Color

7:18am February 23, 2021

by Elizabeth Trovall

Last week's deep winter freeze exposed a series of inequities. Among them, communities of color in Houston face unique challenges recovering from the storm after already being hit hardest by COVID-19.

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National

Virginia On Track To Be 1st Southern State To Abolish Death Penalty

7:14am February 23, 2021

by Whittney Evans

Lawmakers in Virginia have voted to repeal the death penalty in part because of its disproportionate effect on Black residents. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam says he will sign the bill.

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Arts

HBO's 'Black Art' Indicts The Forces That Marginalize It

6:25am February 23, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to director Sam Pollard about the HBO documentary, Black Art: In the Absence of Light. The film celebrates the rich history of art by Black Americans.

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News Brief: Vaccine Equity, Insurrection Hearing, Storm's Effect On Minorities

6:05am February 23, 2021

Vaccination speed and racial equity don't always go hand in hand. Congressional hearing will delve into Capitol insurrection. Damaging winter storm delivers another blow to communities of color.

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