Race

Ben Carson Supports Trump's Outreach To African-Americans

5:08pm August 27, 2016

Donald Trump met with black and Latino supporters this week to try to gain favorability among minority voters. Former presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson was in that meeting and supports Trump.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers in the first half of their preseason football game on Friday in Santa Clara, California.

49ers Quarterback Sits Out National Anthem To Protest Oppression Of Minorities

3:22pm August 27, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

As players rose to stand for the national anthem at the 49ers-Packers game on Friday night, quarterback Colin Kaepernick pointedly remained seated.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently disclosed that it is sending in people who pose as customers to discover racial discrimination at banks.

'Mystery Shoppers' Help U.S. Regulators Fight Racial Discrimination At Banks

4:17am August 27, 2016

by Chris Arnold

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is sending undercover operatives to ferret out racial discrimination. They're called "testers" or "mystery shoppers" and pose as customers applying for loans.

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Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside With You.

Arts

'Southside With You' Has Us Asking: Where Is The Love In Black Movies?

7:01pm August 26, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The movie Southside with You is opening in theaters. The film follows Michelle and Barack Obama's very first date, and shows something we don't get too see too often in film: black romance.

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Director Nate Parker, actors Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, and Chike Okonkwo discuss 'The Birth of a Nation' at the Deadline.com panel at The Samsung Studio during The Sundance Festival 2016.

More On Nate Parker And 'Birth Of A Nation': Join Our Twitter Chat, 2PM EST

12:06pm August 26, 2016

by Leah Donnella

On this week's podcast, we dug into rape allegations filed 17 years ago against the highly lauded black actor and director. Join Gene Demby and the Code Switch team to continue the conversation.

Floyd Norman was Disney's first African-American animator. He's shown above in 1956, working as an "apprentice inbetweener" on Sleeping Beauty.

Arts

At 81, Disney's First African-American Animator Is Still In The Studio

5:04am August 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

First hired in the 1950s, Floyd Norman is still drawing. "Creative people don't hang it up," he says. "We don't walk away, we don't want to sit in a lawn chair. ... We want to continue to work. "

Roman Ducksworth in uniform. The Army Corporal was shot to death by a white Mississippi police officer in 1962.

National

The Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades

1:27pm August 25, 2016

by Ben Greenberg

Cordero Ducksworth says he barely remembers his father, Roman, who died in 1962. And he didn't learn the circumstances of his death for almost 30 years. Now, he's fighting for justice.

Donald Trump's perceived strength is with white voters, but he is underperforming Mitt Romney's 14-point margin with white women and 27-point margin with white men in 2012.

Donald Trump's Real Problem Is With White People

9:33am August 25, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The Trump campaign is doing a lot of outreach to black and Latino communities, but he is underperforming most with the group he is supposed to appeal to most — whites.

In a country where the share of multiracial children has multiplied tenfold in the past 50 years, it's a good time to take stock of our shared vocabulary when it comes to describing Americans like me.

All Mixed Up: What Do We Call People Of Multiple Backgrounds?

7:00am August 25, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The share of multiracial children in America has multiplied tenfold in the past 50 years. It's a good time to take stock of our shared vocabulary when it comes to describing Americans like me.

Nate Parker attends the 'The Birth Of A Nation' Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future of 'Birth Of A Nation': Episode 14

10:52am August 24, 2016

by Gene Demby

News of a 1999 rape case against Nate Parker raises some age-old questions about culture. Can art be separated from its creator? What moral obligations, if any, do the consumers of culture bear?