Race

An Educational Legacy: The Persistence Of Charlotte Hawkins Brown

5:00am March 22, 2018

At the turn of the 20th Century, a 19-year-old African-American woman from Henderson, N.C., began building a school – the Palmer Memorial Institute – that would educate more than 1,000 bl

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National

White Skin, Black Emojis?

6:00am March 21, 2018

by Kumari Devarajan

This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ifrah Farah, a recent immigrant from Somalia, lives in the complex allegedly targeted by the would-be terrorists. Since the bomb plot was revealed, she says she won't go out at night. "I would like to ask the bad guys, 'Why? What am I doing? Why are you t

Mosque Bombing Plot Rattles Immigrants In Kansas' 'Meat Triangle'

11:49am March 20, 2018

by Frank Morris

Militia members accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex in southwest Kansas go on trial Tuesday. The alleged plot laid bare tiny pockets of potentially violent racism in the region.

Forget Wealth And Neighborhood. The Racial Income Gap Persists

11:07pm March 19, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

A new study finds that the gap is actually largest in America's wealthiest neighborhoods, challenging widely-held beliefs about the relative impacts of class and race on life outcomes.

National

Research Shows Black Boys Are Most Likely To Be Stuck In Cycle Of Poverty

4:40pm March 19, 2018

by Leah Donnella

Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families, still earn less as adults than white boys with similar backgrounds. That's according to a new study from the Equality of Opportunity Project, which looked at U.S. Census data to study the lives of 20 million children.

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Education

Report: North Carolina Public Schools Becoming More Segregated

10:00am March 19, 2018

by Sean Bueter

A new report from a left-leaning think tank is raising concerns about segregation in North Carolina's classrooms, placing some of the blame on charter schools.

Sharony Green stands outside Biscayne Gardens Elementary School in Miami, Fla., where she met her close childhood friend, Beth Hegab.

Arts

Childhood Playmates Reconnect, Rekindle Friendship That Transcends Race and Distance

4:50pm March 18, 2018

As part of our Missed Connections series, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro reunites Sharony Green and Beth Hegab, former childhood friends who drifted apart, according to Green, in part because of race.

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Storm Reid, who plays Meg Murray in the film, arrives at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Arts

Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

6:00am March 18, 2018

by Christabel Nsiah-Buadi

For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?

Arts

Clint Smith: How Should You Raise A Black Son In America?

9:23am March 16, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

How do you raise a child in a world taught to fear the color of their skin? Poet and writer Clint Smith explains the difficulty of black parenting, and the implications of being black in America.

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Miriam Zoila Pérez: How Does Racism Affect Pregnant Women And Babies?

9:23am March 16, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Why do pregnant women of color have different health outcomes from their white counterparts? Writer and activist Miriam Zoila Pérez explains the ways racism manifests for these women and their babies.

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