Race

National

New Rules For California Police On Collecting Racial Data

8:11am August 05, 2017

California's Attorney General has issued revised rules on police collection of racial data. Scott Simon asks retired judge and former police auditor LaDoris Cordell if this will address profiling.

Books
Arts

'New People' Author Danzy Senna Loves The Troublesome Characters

8:11am August 05, 2017

by Scott Simon

Author Danzy Senna's new novel follows a young, interracial couple — Khalil and Maria — whose seemingly charmed life falls apart after Maria becomes infatuated with a mysterious poet.

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"Hydrant: In the Air," 1963 — "It's significant because it shows us. We were not allowed to go to the public pools. So we opened our hydrant and we cooled ourselves off. But when I saw it and photographed it I made it more than just poor people turning

Arts

What Hiram Maristany Saw Looking Through The Lens At El Barrio

2:31pm August 04, 2017

by Beck Harlan

Photographer Hiram Maristany has spent more than 50 years documenting the Puerto Rican community in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood — through poverty, beauty and gentrification.

National

NAACP Warns Black Travelers To Use 'Extreme Caution' When Visiting Missouri

3:58pm August 03, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

For the first time, the national civil rights organization has issued a travel warning for a state. The NAACP cites "racist incidents" and legislation it says "legalizes individual discrimination."

The Census is not just about facts, it's also about what we call ourselves and how we're represented.

Here's Why The Census Started Counting Latinos, And How That Could Change In 2020

1:12pm August 03, 2017

by Adrian Florido

On the Code Switch podcast this week, a look at concerns and issues facing people of color in the 2020 Census, and a look back at the reasons why "Hispanics" became a word in the first place.

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National

Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Found Guilty

6:41pm July 31, 2017

by Jimmy Jenkins

Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been found guilty of criminal contempt, stemming from a 2011 racial profiling case. Arpaio faces a maximum of 6 months in jail and a monetary fine.

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While the number of Asian-Americans lawyers and law students increased greatly in recent decades, there are still few Asian-American lawyers in top positions in the legal field.

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What's Keeping Asian-American Lawyers From Ascending The Legal Ranks?

6:00pm July 31, 2017

by Kat Chow

While the number of Asian-Americans lawyers and law students increased greatly in recent decades, there are few Asian-American lawyers in top positions in the legal field.

Sasheer Zamata performs at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

Arts

Sasheer Zamata Uses Comedy To Address Intolerance

5:03pm July 31, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

The comedian just came off four seasons on Saturday Night Live. Now, she wants to break through to the next part of her career — convincing people she's a writer as well as a performer.

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National

Decades Later, Sanitation Workers Rewarded For Role In Civil Rights Movement

6:09pm July 29, 2017

Elmore Nickleberry, and other black sanitation workers who participated in the Memphis sanitation worker's strike of 1968, will soon be receiving $70,000 in retirement grants.

National

Viral Video Of Man Tipping Over LA Street Vendor's Cart Fuels Protests

6:40pm July 28, 2017

The video shows a man knocking over a Mexican vendor's cart. It's ignited tensions around street vending, which is both ubiquitous and illegal in LA, and about the racial discrimination vendors face.

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