Race

"Multicultural Street" in Wongok Village features stores, restaurants and stalls that serve the international community.

World News

In Homogeneous South Korea, A Multicultural Village Hints At Change

7:06pm May 15, 2016

by Elise Hu

"Wongok Village is what Korea will look like in the future," says a grade school teacher in a self-styled "borderless village" south of Seoul, where most of the residents are non-Korean.

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The Obamas hug after on day four of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28, 2008.

Mrs. Obama Saves The Cardigan: 'The Obama Effect' In Fashion

6:35pm May 14, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In fashion, most first ladies have worshiped at the altar of "The Suit." Michelle Obama transformed American fashion by favoring dresses, moderately-priced brands, and simple basics like the cardigan.

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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shout at the media prior to a rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5 in Charleston, W.Va.

It's Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn't Shape Our Politics

1:16pm May 13, 2016

by Gene Demby

When we don't acknowledge the role whiteness plays in how Americans vote, we're essentially agreeing to misidentify some of the most important dynamics of this election cycle.

Sports

ESPN Hopes 'Undefeated' Will Elevate Discussions On Race, Sports And Culture

6:28am May 13, 2016

Before the launch of ESPN's digital site The Undefeated, which will focus on minorities and sport, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Merida explains why the cross section of sports, culture and race is important.

In this photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department, Officer Edward Nero poses for a mugshot on May 1, 2015, in Baltimore. He was arrested in connection with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died after sustaining injuries while in police c

National

2nd Officer's Trial In Freddie Gray Case Opens In Baltimore

2:03pm May 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Police Officer Edward Nero is charged with multiple misdemeanors related to Gray's death, following his arrest, in 2015. The first trial in the case, of Officer William Porter, ended in a hung jury.

Official Says 'Too Late' For White Nationalist To Resign As Trump Delegate

7:32pm May 11, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

A man identified as a white nationalist leader was listed as a Trump delegate. The campaign wanted him removed, but a spokesman for California's secretary of state's office says it's too late.

North Carolina's Black Community Split In Support For HB2

9:06am May 11, 2016

by David Ford

The debate over House Bill 2 is now a national conversation.

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President Barack Obama gives his commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Howard University.

Obama Gets All In His Blackness At Howard

3:01pm May 10, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Some applauded the president's speech at the historic black university as a break from "respectability politics" that demean African-Americans. Other saw it as more of the same.

Standing (from left): Reporter Karen Grigsby Bates, editor Tasneem Raja, news assistant Leah Donnella, producer Walter Ray Watson, editor Alicia Montgomery. Seated (from left): Reporters and hosts Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji, reporters Kat Chow

The Code Switch Podcast Is Coming! Get A Sneak Peek!

2:45pm May 10, 2016

by Code Switch team

You've been asking for it. We've been cranking on it. And now, it's happening: the Code Switch podcast!

Arts

Ken Burns Delves Deeply Into America's Complex Racial History

3:36pm May 09, 2016

The documentary filmmaker has been chosen to deliver this year's Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor bestowed by the federal government for work in the field.

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