How A Traffic Fine Can Lead To Jail Time In California
Traffic fines in California have an outsize effect on low-income drivers and minorities.
Race
Boudin: A Story Of Sausage, Slavery And Rebellion In The Caribbean
This bloody fare was brought to the French territory of Guadeloupe by colonists, who set off deep racial tensions that still exist. But the messy sausage-making process also unites family and friends.
Boston Red Sox Fan Reports A Racial Slur, And A Lifetime Ban Results
"I thought that surely I'd misheard him," says Calvin Hennick, the white father of a mixed-race son, of his encounter with a fan in Boston. The man he reported has been banned from Fenway Park.
A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America
Author Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a "state-sponsored system of segregation," in which people of color were purposely excluded from suburbs.
Feeling Kinship With The South, Northerners Let Their Confederate Flags Fly
"They wanted their independence, they wanted a smaller government. I find that a lot in people, it's just that rebelliousness," Iowa resident Bruce Peterson said.
Baton Rouge Officers Won't Face Federal Charges In Killing Of Alton Sterling
"All of this was for nothing, but it just hurts so bad," Sandra Sterling, Alton Sterling's aunt, says of news that the Justice Department won't prosecute two officers involved in her nephew's death.
Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'
The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.
'Black-ish' Star Yara Shahidi, An Unofficial Ambassador For Gen Z
Yara Shahidi is not all like the character she plays on ABC's Black-ish. But the actor and her character have hit a lot of the same milestones at the same time.
Death Rate Among Black Americans Declines, Especially For Elderly People
The CDC says the death rate for black Americans fell 25 percent over 17 years and was especially dramatic for those 65 and older. But young black people are still dying earlier than white Americans.
Microscopic Cars Square Off In Big Race
This car race involved years of training, feats of engineering, high-profile sponsorships, competitors from around the world and a racetrack made of gold. And it's invisible to the naked eye.