Race

Fluent Cherokee Speakers Are Eligible For Early COVID-19 Vaccinations

7:02am January 04, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Meda Nix of Oklahoma, one of the Cherokee speakers who was an early recipient of a vaccine. The vaccinations are being given to people keeping the language alive.

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Politics & Government

Latino Community Fund Aims To Empower More To Vote In Georgia's Runoff Elections

7:47am January 03, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Michelle Zuluaga of the Latino Community Fund, about getting out the Latino vote in Georgia's senate run-offs.

Reflecting On A Year Of Protests For Racial Justice

7:53am January 02, 2021

by Jon Collins

We look back at how the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others galvanized the Black Lives Matter protest movement in Minneapolis and across the country.

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National

Food Writer On The Future Of Black-Owned Restaurants In The Bay Area

3:43pm January 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Justin Phillips, a food writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, about the potential demise of many Black-owned restaurants in the Bay Area.

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Black Doctors Use Social Media To Share Accurate Information About COVID-19 Vaccine

3:43pm January 01, 2021

by Pien Huang

A third of Black Americans are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Some Black doctors are finding creative ways to encourage vaccine acceptance.

City Of Detroit Counters Lawsuit From Black Lives Matter Organization

5:02am January 01, 2021

by Eli Newman

Following the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter organizers sued Detroit, claiming the police were suppressing their First Amendment rights. The city has now responded with a counter lawsuit.

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Dubsmash Creators Of Color Say They Deserve Credit — And Money — On TikTok

7:40pm December 30, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

A battle is being fought over who owns viral dance moves on Internet video apps. Black and Brown creators on Dubsmash say TikTok creators are profiting off their dance moves.

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Billy White, owner of Red Rose Tattoo in Zanesville, Ohio, will cover up people's previous racist tattoos. But first he ensures it reflects a genuine change in ideology. He's seen more interest in covering up tattoos this year than before.

National

As Statues Of America's Racist Past Were Removed This Year, So Were Tattoos

4:22pm December 30, 2020

by Jonaki Mehta

2020 saw an unprecedented number of statues and other symbols related to America's racist past removed. People with racist tattoos followed suit, by getting their tattoos covered up.

National

Louisville Police To Fire 2 Officers Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death

4:22pm December 30, 2020

by Amina Elahi

The Louisville Metro Police Department says it plans to fire two more officers involved in the raid that led to Breonna Taylor's death. Taylor was the Black woman killed by police in a botched raid.

Health Equity Advocate On Black Doctor's Video Of Her Treatment For COVID-19

4:22pm December 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with health equity advocate Joia Crear-Perry about a video in which the late Dr. Susan Moore said her treatment for COVID-19 suffered because she was Black.

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