To highlight racial income disparity, a chef in New Orleans opened a food stall, asking whites to pay $30 and people of color to pay $12 for the same meal. How did it play out?
President Trump has talked about a plan to arm more teachers as a way to prevent school shootings like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Gates, a black teacher in Chicago, about why it's important to include race in the conversation around arming teachers.
The president has nominated a lawyer who has adopted a tough approach to drug crimes and has a history of making racially charged remarks about punishment to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Families have played a huge role in helping new immigrants succeed, argues UCLA Professor Hiroshi Motomura. Changing the rules would dramatically change the face of immigration.
The report finds that broadcast TV and children's series are increasingly diverse, but people of color remain underrepresented on all fronts, including lead roles, writers, directors and showrunners.
The collection of essays about black American life has been republished for Du Bois' 150th birthday anniversary — and still has plenty to say to those encountering it.
1968 was a pivotal year in civil rights history. In our new project, we'll be tweeting news, articles and moments from that year as if it were all happening today.
Michel Martin talks about the conference with Karen Finney, a former spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton, Nakisha Lewis, an organizer for Black Lives Matter, and New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Coleman.
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Stanley Nelson, who showcases the history of black colleges and universities in a new documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.