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How 2 Women Fought To Be Called 'Miss' And 'Ms.'

11:23am December 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Mary Hamilton and Sheila Michaels were friends and civil rights activists in the 1960s. Hamilton was black and Michaels was white, and each, in her own way, changed the way women were addressed.

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If the White House approves a proposal to change how the government collects race and ethnicity data, white people in the U.S. may be asked to check off boxes about their ethnic background. But on this 2010 Census form, answering "white" was enough to res

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2020 Census May Ask White People To Get Specific About Their Ethnicity

6:55pm November 30, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

White people in the U.S. may be asked to check off boxes about their ethnic background if the White House approves a proposal to change how the government collects race and ethnicity data.

The first black British royal? Not so fast.

The Meaning Of Meghan: 'Black' And 'Royal' No Longer An Oxymoron In Britain

6:21pm November 29, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Whether or not she cares, princess-to-be Meghan Markle has become a symbol of biracial people's coming-of-age, and maybe of the country's collective adulthood on race, writes Karen Grigsby Bates.

National Congress Of American Indians Reacts To Trump's 'Pocahontas' Comment

5:02pm November 28, 2017

At an event on Monday honoring Native American veterans, President Trump mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying "They call her Pocahontas." NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Jacqueline Pata of the National Congress of American Indians about the reaction in the room.

A state flag of Mississippi is unfurled by Sons of Confederate Veterans and other groups in 2016 on the grounds of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

Supreme Court Rejects Case Over Confederate Emblem On Mississippi Flag

3:17pm November 27, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

An African-American lawyer from Mississippi who petitioned the high court had said the flag, visible in state buildings, courts and schools, symbolically expresses support for white supremacy.

LGBTQ people of color are twice as likely as their white counterparts to say they've been discriminated against because they are LGBTQ in applying for jobs and interacting with police.

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For LGBTQ People Of Color, Discrimination Compounds

4:32pm November 25, 2017

by Deena Prichep

LGBTQ people of color are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to say they've been discriminated against because they are LGBTQ in applying for jobs and interacting with police.

In the 1944 film Gaslight, Gregory (Charles Boyer) slowly tricks his wife, Paula (Ingrid Bergman), into believing she is insane.

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Gaslighting: How A Flicker Of Self-Doubt Warps Our Response To Sexual Harassment

11:47am November 25, 2017

by Kat Chow

From a teenager's encounter to today's revelations about Harvey Weinstein, Charlie Rose and so many more, a writer wrestles with the ways women are taught to doubt their own experiences.

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LGBTQ People Of Color And Discrimination

8:00am November 25, 2017

by Deena Prichep

A new poll shows that LGBTQ people of color were at least twice as likely as white LGBTQ people to report discrimination because of their sexuality and gender identity.

Research Finds Racial Disparities In Prison Sentences

8:00am November 25, 2017

Georgetown law professor Paul Butler talks with NPR's Scott Simon about racial disparity in federal sentencing. The average sentence is nearly 20 percent longer for black men than white men.

A fallen leaf reflects in a puddle in a park.

For Many Native Americans, Fall Is The Least Wonderful Time Of The Year

12:24pm November 23, 2017

by Savannah Maher

"Fall is the annual middle finger this country gives Native Americans," says one member of the Oglala Lakota nation.