Who Benefits from Less Segregated Schools? You Might Add White Kids To The List
Our friends at NPR Ed take a look at the impact of integrated schools on white children.
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Built A Century Ago, 'Rosenwald Schools' May Still Have Lessons To Teach
Julius Rosenwald built nearly 5,000 schools for black children across the south. That was a century ago. But some economists thinks those schools may hold important lessons for today.
'Fess Up, Grannies, You Ate The Butter Cookies
Is the Royal Dansk cookie tin mystery what connects us all? We took to Twitter to find out.
Are Smartphone Apps Making It Easier To Racially Profile?
Retailers are using apps to report thefts and suspicious activity. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Terrence McCoy of the Washington Post about how that cooperation doesn't necessarily mean safer streets.
Critics Say Women Are Neglected By Black Lives Matter Campaign
The Black Lives Matter movement has been critical in making police brutality against African-Americans a national issue. There are concerns, however, that stories of female victims are left out.
Officer Acted 'Reasonably' In Shooting Of Tamir Rice, 2 Experts Say
The reports released in Cleveland find a white police officer acted within reason in the shooting death of Tamir Rice in 2014. Rice was fatally shot after his toy gun was mistaken for a weapon.
2 Decades Later, A March Of Thousands Looks Back — And Sets Eyes On Future
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., Minister Louis Farrakhan convened a rally on the National Mall on Sunday, themed "Justice or Else!"
The Million Man March, Then And Now
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Benjamin Chavis Jr., one of the organizers of the Million Man March in 1995, and a consultant for the anniversary march in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Hillary Clinton Holds 'Tough, Candid' Meeting With Black Lives Matter Activists
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with DeRay McKesson of the group, "We The Protesters," about the meeting with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C., Friday.
20th Anniversary Of Million Man March Inspires New Rally In Washington, D.C.
Black men from across the country gathered for the Million Man March in Washington D.C., 20 years ago. Led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march was billed as a day of atonement. Farrakhan and others plan to rally in Washington, D.C, again this Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the March and to renew a call for justice.