Race

Sports

Cleveland Indians Will Remove 'Chief Wahoo' From Uniforms In 2019

5:13pm January 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

For decades, Native Americans and their supporters have protested the baseball team's logo, a bright red caricature of a Native person. It's coming off uniforms — but staying on fan merchandise.

The U.S. Census Bureau says more research is needed before a separate category for people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa can be added to census forms.

National

No Middle Eastern Or North African Category On 2020 Census, Bureau Says

3:29pm January 29, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau's announcement about its race and ethnicity questions disappoints advocates who for years have been pushing for a check box for people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.

A recently renovated Mariachi Plaza is pictured in Boyle Heights, Calif., is a Hispanic and low-income neighborhood of Los Angeles that's fighting hard to prevent gentrification, the threat of escalating rents and "washed out" identity.

'There Isn't A Just Housing Choice': How We've Enabled The Pains Of Gentrification

7:56am January 28, 2018

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Decades of unjust policies have led to the devaluing of lower-income neighborhoods. But urban sociologist John Schlichtman says closing the gap between revaluing and devaluing can minimize inequities.

'We Shall Overcome' Ruled Public Domain In Copyright Settlement

5:53pm January 27, 2018

by Rick Karr

The civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" is now in the public domain. The music publishers that copyrighted the song in the 1960s settled the lawsuit on Friday.

When They Call You A Terrorist cover by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele

Books
Arts

Labeled A 'Terrorist,' A Black Lives Matter Founder Writes Her Record

5:53pm January 27, 2018

by Michel Martin

Patrisse Khan-Cullors' new memoir recalls the female origins of the movement and the "deep contradiction" of being labeled the enemy.

A map shows the locations of the U.S. Census Bureau's regional offices for the 2020 census.

National

2020 Census To Keep Racial, Ethnic Categories Used In 2010

3:40pm January 26, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Census experts say the announcement about the 2020 national headcount suggests the Trump administration will not approve Obama-era proposals to change how the government asks about race and ethnicity.

People protest against President Trump in San Francisco.

We Asked, You Answered: When Should We Call Something 'Racist'?

10:23am January 26, 2018

by Leah Donnella

Always! Never! Sometimes? You had some strong opinions.

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Arts

Joy Buolamwini: How Does Facial Recognition Software See Skin Color?

9:32am January 26, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Facial analysis technology is often unable to recognize dark skin tones. Joy Buolamwini says this bias can lead to detrimental results — and she urges her colleagues to create more inclusive code.

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Still from Wreck Found By Reporter May Be Last American Slave Ship, Archaeologists Say.

National

Reporter May Have Discovered Clotilda, The Last American Slave Ship

4:28pm January 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

There's still some uncertainty but Ben Raines says based on research, local lore and physical evidence, this might be the ship that illegally carried more than 100 Africans into slavery.

Member Of Congressional Black Caucus: Trump Has Brought Normalized Racism To White House

9:24pm January 20, 2018

Democratic Rep. Karen Bass is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. NPR's Michel Martin talks to her about President Trump's relationship with the group of lawmakers, and his presidency so far.

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