A Code Switch Playlist For Black History Month
Black History Month is here, and it's the perfect time to catch up on stories about the hidden heroes and buried history of black America.
Race
Kidnapping Threat Is Higher For Native Women, So They're Learning Self-Defense
In some communities, Native American women are kidnapped and killed at a rate 10 times higher than the national average.
Now, some are teaching each other to fight back.
Now, some are teaching each other to fight back.
The Not-So-Life-Changing Magic Of Self-Help Books
Are self-help books actually helpful? That's the question Kristen Meinzer sought to answer in her upcoming book, How to Be Fine: What We Learned From Living by the Rules Of 50 Self-Help Books.
Some Chiefs' Fans Accused Of Being Insensitive To Native Americans
The Kansas City Chiefs will play in the Super Bowl for the first time in half a century. That's sparked euphoria in the city amid concerns over imagery and fan traditions that many find offensive.
Author Susan Straight Takes Us 'In The Country Of Women'
In her new memoir, Straight tells the story of the women in her family—her Swiss-German blood relatives and her African American, Indigenous and Creole in-laws who crossed the U.S. to settle in Calif.
YA Fantasy Where The Oppression Is Real
Tomi Adeyemi's new book, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, is fantasy for young adults. But the issues it's dealing with — racism, oppression and war — are very real. And they're not sugarcoated.
Newly Democratic Virginia Legislature Hopes To Repeal Jim Crow-Era Laws
Virginia has dozens of discriminatory laws still extant. Still trying to recover from admitting to wearing blackface, Gov. Ralph Northam says he hopes the new legislature strikes those old laws down.
Hopi Tribal Members Face Lack Of Reliable, Affordable Fuel
Many are cheering the closure of a giant coal strip mine in Arizona, but thousands of Native Americans who burn coal for heat are scrambling. Alternative heat sources are scarce and expensive.
Code Switch: Cross-Racial Relationships
How does race play a role in close friendships? NPR's Code Switch team and member station WNYC's Death Sex and Money podcast tackle this question.
'Franchise' Tracks The Rise And Role Of Fast Food In Black America
History professor Marcia Chatelain's new book tracks what she calls the hidden history of the relationships between the struggle for civil rights and the expansion of the fast food industry.