Race

Young Black Man In Baltimore Dies 1 Week After A Police Confrontation

6:09pm April 22, 2015

Freddie Gray, 25, died after suffering a broken vertebra during an arrest. David Greene talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Calvert and former Baltimore Police Commissioner Leonard Hamm.

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National

The 'Folk Feminism' Roots Of The Latina 'Chola' Look

3:41pm April 22, 2015

by Rigoberto Hernandez

Celebrities like Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Sandra Bullock have appropriated this "tough girl" aesthetic from the cholas of the 90s. But the look actually has some really radical roots.

What Can #NOLASCHOOLS Teach Us?

10:38pm April 21, 2015

by Michel Martin

Michel Martin is hosting a conversation about education in New Orleans, 10 years after Hurricane Katrina sparked a transformation of public schools there. Add your voice at #NOLASCHOOLS.

Native Hawaiians dance in honor of Mauna Kea at the base of Pu'u Huluhulu on the Big Island.

Construction Of Giant Telescope In Hawaii Draws Natives' Ire

3:27pm April 21, 2015

by Molly Solomon

In Hawaii, a battle is going on over the future of a mountaintop. Native Hawaiians say it's sacred ground, but astronomers say it's the best place in the world to build an 18-story telescope.

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Attica Locke's other books include Black Water Rising and The Cutting Season.

Books
Arts

No Demons, No Angels: Attica Locke Aims For Black Characters Who Are Human

2:40pm April 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

In her new novel, Pleasantville, and on TV's Empire, Locke does her best to avoid simple stories. "You do some good stuff and you do some bad stuff," she says. "We exist in the middle."

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George Takei And Company To Hollywood Gatekeepers: Fix Your Diversity Problem

11:54am April 21, 2015

by Kat Chow

A coalition of multi-ethnic Hollywood watchdogs is pushing talent agencies to add some color to their lineups.

In the Fortune Garden kitchen in El Centro, Calif., near the Mexican border, cooks speak to each other in Cantonese, and waiters give orders in Spanish.

The Chinese-Mexican Cuisine Born Of U.S. Prejudice

4:20pm April 20, 2015

by Lisa Morehouse

Fried yellow chilis. Baja-style fish. Not the typical Chinese restaurant fare, unless you're near the U.S.-Mexico border. The reasons go back to an 1882 law enacted to keep Chinese out of the U.S.

Lily as the musician and actress Grace Jones, whose "androgyny, sharp cheekbones, and fearlessness caught the attention of many when she danced in the legendary Studio 54," writes Lily's dad (and photographer) Mark Bushelle.

Photos: From Grace Jones To Toni Morrison, Little Girl Dresses Up Like Black Heroines

3:49pm April 20, 2015

by Alycia Bennett

Many African-American parents try to extend black history lessons beyond February. One family has turned an experimental photo shoot into an effort to bring this history to life for their daughter.

"We're built with a strong bias to differentiate the world between us and them" — Paul Bloom

Why Do We Create Stereotypes?

1:37pm April 20, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Psychologist Paul Bloom explains why prejudice is natural, rational and even moral — the key is to understand why we depend on it, and recognize when it leads us astray.

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"This is my art. I strive for authenticity, even if it comes in a shape that we might not usually expect" — Hetain Patel

How Can First Impressions Mislead Us?

1:24pm April 20, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Artist Hetain Patel toys with race, identity, language and accent — and challenges us to think beyond surface appearances.

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