Race

Congressman Charles Rangel, Harlem's Face In Washington, Retires

8:34am December 24, 2016

Harlem was known as the cultural capital of black America. With Charles Rangel retiring, the neighborhood will be without African-American Congressional representation for the first time in 70 years.

A screen grab from a video posted by Jacqueline Craig's niece shows an officer holding Craig on the ground while issuing commands. Police arrested Craig after she called to report a man had grabbed her son and accused him of littering.

National

Video Of Woman's Arrest In Texas Sparks Anger And Internal Police Inquiry

1:17pm December 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

What began as a dispute over littering rapidly escalated into a white police officer forcefully arresting a black woman and her two daughters in Fort Worth.

What works (or doesn't work) to get more women into tech jobs?

Why Aren't There More Women In Tech? A Tour Of Silicon Valley's Leaky Pipeline

6:25pm December 21, 2016

We start at an after-school program for middle-schoolers and end at tech companies that try to be front-runners on diversity. Where do girls and women drop out from the tech talent pipeline?

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Genes may have a role in increasing blood pressure in African Americans when someone close to them experiences racial discrimination.

Knowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure

4:43pm December 21, 2016

by Rob Stein

Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.

National

When Swinton And Cho Talk Race, The Point's Lost In Translation

3:55pm December 21, 2016

by Gene Demby

Two celebrities had an email exchange about race that seemed polite but was loaded with subtext. When the exchange became public, the conversation about who was wrong looked frustratingly familiar.

National

In Defense Of 'Identity Politics'

8:29am December 18, 2016

Some say Hillary Clinton's overemphasis on voters' ethnic or gender identities cost her the election. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christine Emba of the Washington Post, who defends "identity politics."

National

Documentary '13TH' Argues Mass Incarceration Is An Extension Of Slavery

5:02pm December 17, 2016

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks about her new documentary, 13TH, which explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the United States. The film's title refers to the 13th Amendment.

A plaque at the main entrance of Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, S.C., memorializes Confederate soldiers from the congregation who died during the Civil War.

The Charleston Story: A Knotted Mix Of Race, Grace And Injustice

6:41pm December 16, 2016

by Gene Demby

The story "The Holy City" tells itself, which sometimes emphasizes faith and forgiveness and underplays racism, now includes the conviction of Dylann Roof.

This Week In Race: A Verdict, The Donald, And The Other Donald

5:27pm December 16, 2016

by Kat Chow

From two trials that reveal much about Charleston, S.C., beyond its churches to a hard look at President Obama's record on race relations, some stories you shouldn't miss from the front lines of race.

According to NASA, Mary Jackson "may have been the only black female aeronautical engineer in the field" in the 1950s. Singer and actress Janelle Monáe plays her in the film Hidden Figures.

Books
Arts

'Hidden Figures' No More: Meet The Black Women Who Helped Send America To Space

1:04pm December 16, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

A new film tells the stories of three women who made incalculable contributions to the space program: engineer Mary Jackson, mathematician Katherine Johnson and NASA supervisor Dorothy Vaughan.

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