Race

National

On Race And The Police: A Few Bad Apples Or Systemic Failure?

4:53pm September 26, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Clemson University professor Chenjerai Kumanyika about how he's discussing race and the criminal justice system with students in light of recent police-involved shootings.

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Federal 'Peacemakers' Program Aids Communities Affected By Violent Protest

4:53pm September 26, 2016

The Justice Department's Community Relations Service has sent mediators to communities such as Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Grande Lum, the program's former director.

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NAACP Chapter Responds To Charlotte Shooting Police Footage

8:42am September 25, 2016

Corine Mack is president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg chapter of the NAACP. She tells NPR's Rachel Martin how her community is responding in the wake of the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

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President Obama: African-American History Museum Is 'Central To The American Story'

8:37am September 25, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is open to the public after a dedication ceremony on Saturday. President Obama cut the ribbon on the brand new museum.

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A Glimpse Of History, As Museun Of African-American History Opens

5:40pm September 24, 2016

The National Museum of African-American History and Culture opens on the National Mall on Saturday. NPR's Sam Sanders talks to visitors and tells us what it was like on the first day.

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Barbershop: Police Shootings And Race Relations

5:40pm September 24, 2016

In the barbershop, contributors comment on the news making the rounds this week: Ron Christie, Arun Venugopal and Jolene Ivey, former representative of the Maryland House of Delegates, join the panel.

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Police Refuse To Release Video Of Charlotte, N.C., Shooting

1:19pm September 24, 2016

Tuesday's police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott began a tumultuous week in Charlotte, including protests and violence. Scott's family released a video of the shooting, recorded by his wife on Friday.

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Education

For Students In Tulsa, Pain Frames Conversation About Crutcher

8:59am September 24, 2016

by Scott Simon

Rebecca Lee teaches in Tulsa. Lee has been talking with students about their feelings after Terence Crutcher, whose daughter attends her school, was shot to death. She shared them publicly online.

The discrimination that weighs down black people's wages begins before they're hired and continues long after.

Racial Disparities In Wages Boil Down To One Thing: Discrimination

11:27pm September 23, 2016

by Gene Demby

A new study found that a major reason for the gap in wages between black and white workers is what's left over after controlling for variables like education and experience.

An image from video taken before, during and after the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by Charlotte police. The eyewitness video emerged Friday.

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Video Emerges From Scene Of Charlotte Police Shooting Of Keith Scott

7:26pm September 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The scene plays out under bright sunlight, from a vantage point that's a short distance away from the confrontation between Keith Lamont Scott and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers.