Race

S.C. Judge Rules 1944 Execution Of 14-Year-Old Boy Was Wrong

12:31pm December 18, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

An African-American boy, George Stinney Jr., who was executed in the killing of two young white girls has been exonerated, 70 years after he became the youngest person executed in the U.S.

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A nurse checks a man's blood pressure during a health clinic In Los Angeles.

Managed Care Plans Make Progress In Erasing Racial Disparities

4:25pm December 17, 2014

by Lisa Aliferis

Though blacks still lag whites nationwide in health, disparities have been largely eliminated in the western states, a study finds. Kaiser Permanente's Medicare HMOs did best on that.

President Obama announces the creation of a policing task force Dec. 1 as Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey (left) and George Mason University criminology professor Laurie Robinson look on.

National

President's Task Force To Re-Examine How Police Interact With Public

3:09pm December 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Tensions between police and communities of color are grabbing the nation's attention — all the way up to the White House. The Obama administration has announced a new task force to tackle the problem.

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star in HBO's True Detective.

Arts

Deggans: 'Fargo,' 'True Detective,' 'Transparent' Top Best TV Of 2014

11:44am December 17, 2014

by Eric Deggans

At a time when there is so much good TV around, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says, any Top 10 list says as much about the critic as about the shows he is picking.

As part of their annual remembrance, descendants of massacre survivors erected teepees at the historic site over the weekend of Dec. 13. Some were for public visitors, while others were used in closed ceremonies.

National

150 Years Later, A Formal Apology For The Sand Creek Massacre

10:16am December 16, 2014

by Megan Verlee

The Sand Creek Massacre of December 1864 left nearly 200 people dead. Now, hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho are returning to the Colorado site to mark the 150th anniversary of the tragedy.

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What you find when you search for "hapa" images on Flickr — "Limited Time"!

'Half Asian'? 'Half White'? No — 'Hapa'

11:55am December 15, 2014

by Alex Laughlin

Code Switch contributor Alex Laughlin explores the nuance and meaning of an increasingly popular identifier.

National

Protesters Of Police Violence Divided By Generation

9:44pm December 14, 2014

by Gene Demby

Among the thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest the police killings of unarmed black men on Saturday was a generational divide that sometimes became contentious.

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Activists Gather On Washington Mall To Protest Police Violence

1:38pm December 14, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Civil rights leaders and other activists are marching in Washington, D.C., following the shooting deaths of blacks by police officers. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Hansi Lo Wang on the scene.

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National

Thousands March Across U.S. Protesting Police Brutality

12:18pm December 14, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Tens of thousands gathered in cities across the country on Saturday to draw attention to several high-profile deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police.

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The home page of the Dallas Morning News on Dec. 6, 2014 showed a protester wearing a Delta Sigma Theta shirt. Soon after, some black sororities banned members from wearing their logos at protests.

Black Fraternities And Sororities Split On Protest Policy

4:18pm December 13, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Members of African-American fraternities and sororities are among the thousands of people who have joined recent demonstrations. But some of those groups discourage displaying official gear.