Race

Health & Safety

Harvard Researcher Discusses Why COVID-19 Is Devastating Communities Of Color

8:00am September 06, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Harvard researcher Dr. Jose Figueroa about how COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities, and how policy makers could address those issues.

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President Trump has ordered the federal government to stop critical race theory training. The order came even after a summer of protests for racial justice across the country.

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Trump Tells Agencies To End Trainings On 'White Privilege' And 'Critical Race Theory'

8:13pm September 05, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The director of the Office of Management and Budget told agency heads on Friday that such trainings were "divisive" and "anti-American."

Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

National

New York Attorney General To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

7:53pm September 05, 2020

by Christianna Silva

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March.

Spectators in an otherwise empty grandstand watch the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4. Oaks is typically a daylong party, a kick-off to the Kentucky Derby, which runs the following day.

The 2020 Kentucky Derby 'Unlike Any Other'

7:20pm September 05, 2020

by Stephanie Wolf

The Kentucky Derby was delayed because of the pandemic, now demands are being made that Churchill Downs use this moment to make lasting changes and to take a stand against racial injustice.

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Master P Launches Food Line To Bring Diversity To Packaged Food

6:05pm September 05, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks to rapper and entrepreneur Percy Miller, aka Master P, about why he's jumping into the packaged food business as many companies reexamine their racist imagery.

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National

Violence Escalates As Portland Nears 100 Consecutive Nights Of Protests

9:44am September 05, 2020

by Jonathan Levinson

Portland is about to see a 100th consecutive night of protests. This week brought a considerable escalation in violence, with two people being killed — one on the far right and one on the far left.

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Amid Protests For Racial Justice, Activists Ask Kentucky Derby To Take A Stand

7:59am September 05, 2020

by Stephanie Wolf

This Kentucky Derby day was delayed because of the pandemic, now demands are being made that Churchill Downs use this moment to make lasting changes and to take a stand against racial injustice.

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Demonstrators gather Thursday in New York City to demand justice for Daniel Prude, who died of asphyxiation after police restrained him. Participants gathered at Times Square and marched to Columbus Circle.

Joe Prude Remembers His Brother Daniel Following His Death In Police Custody

8:20pm September 04, 2020

by Christianna Silva

"I didn't call them to come help my brother die," Joe Prude told NPR. "I called them to come help me get my brother some help."

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference on Aug. 27, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis.

National

'We Aren't Giving Up': Wisconsin Governor Fights To Combat Police Violence

2:05pm September 04, 2020

by Noel King

NPR's Noel King speaks with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers about the violence in Kenosha and how he hopes to address it, given that he lacks the support of the Republican-held state legislature.

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George Washington University is "looking into the situation" of history professor Jessica A. Krug, after a blog post written under that name said that she had invented her Black Caribbean identity, despite actually being white.

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GWU Investigating Whether White Professor Invented Her Black Identity

1:49pm September 04, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University.