Race

Education

Georgetown To Offer An Edge In Admissions To Slaves' Descendants

7:42am September 02, 2016

The university is making amends for its past ties to slavery. Renee Montagne talks to Georgetown Professor Marcia Chatelain of the university's Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.

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My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

6:13pm August 31, 2016

by Keith Woods

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

Check Out This 1999 Profile Of The Late, Great Juan Gabriel

7:20pm August 30, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Juan Gabriel stayed true to his roots, even when it wasn't easy. This Los Angeles Times piece takes a look at why that was.

Recording artist Killer Mike is credited with jump-starting the #BankBlack movement in July.

For Some African-Americans, Efforts To #BuyBlack Present Challenges

4:31pm August 30, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

This summer's killings of black men and the Black Lives Matter movement have rekindled calls in some parts of the African-American community to support black-owned businesses. That's not always easy.

School children in Jos, Nigeria run across a field.

Health & Safety

#IfAfricaWasASchool, Who Would Be The Nerd? Jock? Most Popular?

4:18pm August 30, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

A trending hashtag on Twitter invites people to personify countries in Africa with various schoolyard archetypes.

Pastor Mark Burns spoke at the Republican National Convention last month, calling on Republicans to "come together to defeat Hillary Clinton and those race-baiting Democrats."

Trump Surrogate Tweets Cartoon Of Hillary Clinton In Blackface

9:29pm August 29, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Pastor Mark Burns apologized for the tweet, which mocked Hillary Clinton with a cartoon that read, in part, "I ain't no ways tired of pandering to African Americans."

Remembering Juan Gabriel With NPR's Felix Contreras, Adrian Florido And Eyder Peralta

1:27pm August 29, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Join Code Switch and Alt-Latino today at 3pm EST for a Facebook Live chat about the late, great Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel.

National

Marking The 53rd Anniversary Of The March On Washington

5:10pm August 28, 2016

by Michel Martin

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City.

AfroPunk Acts To Free Your Mind And Your ... Ears

12:40pm August 28, 2016

This year's AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn features artists who are expanding the universe of punk and ideas about who belongs there.

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Now In Its 12th Year, Brooklyn Festival Carries Momentum For Afropunk Movement

9:44am August 28, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

The movement continues to push the boundaries on music and fashion as art, setting the standard for what many would define as cool. Editors note: At 2:04 into this piece there is a bleeped expletive.