Race

National

Eduardo Diaz On The Efforts To Create A National Museum Of The American Latino

7:48am February 07, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Eduardo Diaz, the newly-named interim director of the planned National Museum of the American Latino, about his hopes for the institution.

Music & Culture

Celebrating The Black Women Guitarists Who Made Music History

7:48am February 07, 2021

Fabi Reyna, founder of Sheshreds Media, highlights artists often left out of history books in her article 7 Guitarists That Prove Black Women Were Pioneers In Music History.

Latinos Bear Brunt Of Coronavirus In L.A.

5:27pm February 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Efrain Talamantes, a primary care physician in Los Angeles, about how the pandemic is impacting the Latino community in the city at an exponentially higher rate.

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Health & Safety

Few COVID Vaccination Clinics Are Placed In Hardest-Hit Communities

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Shalina Chatlani

An NPR analysis of finds that U.S. distribution sites are more common in whiter areas, despite the pandemic's disproportionate impact on Blacks and Latinos.

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Bioethicists weigh in on the right decisions in an imperfect vaccine distribution system.

Health & Safety

Is It Ever OK To Jump Ahead In The Vaccine Line?

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Pien Huang

With vaccine still scarce, and eligibility differing from place to place, some people have easier access to "extra" doses than others. Careful, ethicists warn. Going out of turn is a slippery slope.

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Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, says expanding vaccination priority groups to food and agricultural workers is just the first step in a big challenge to inoculate the country's hardest-hit communities.

Rep. Ruiz: Vaccinating Food And Farm Workers Requires An 'Active, Concerted Effort'

7:58pm February 05, 2021

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., says expanding vaccine distribution in key industries is one of many steps to inoculating Latinos and other hard-hit communities.

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Politics & Government

Biden Administration Focuses On Racial Equity, Faces Backlash From Conservatives

4:18pm February 05, 2021

by Juana Summers

President Biden's early days in office have included a focus on racial equity, arguing that it is the responsibility of the federal government. But that focus is facing backlash among conservatives.

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People wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium on Friday in the Bronx borough of New York City.

New York Scrambles To Improve Vaccination Acceptance In Black And Latino Communities

3:02pm February 05, 2021

by Brian Mann

The state opened a mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday and is working with Black pastors to overcome worries about vaccine safety.

Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic.

Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On

12:18pm February 05, 2021

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.

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Across The South COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

11:56am February 05, 2021

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

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