Race

National

Racial bias in home appraising prompts changes in the industry

4:58pm March 10, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Accusations of racial bias are fueling changes in the home appraisal industry. Companies say modernizing the technology and data they use will help limit discrimination.

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Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams calls instructions to his team against Kansas during a game in Lawrence, Kan., on Feb. 28.

Texas Tech men's basketball coach resigns after making racially insensitive comments

11:37am March 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The school said head coach Mark Adams had encouraged a player "to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters."

Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, along with other city and federal officials, discuss the civil rights investigation at a press conference on Wednesday. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (L) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) are standing to her left.

National

The DOJ found a pattern of misconduct in the Louisville police department. Now what?

10:51am March 09, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke with Morning Edition about steps the city is taking to reform its police department — which he says is also some 300 officers short.

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National

The DOJ says the Louisville police routinely violated civil rights

6:12pm March 08, 2023

by Roberto Roldan

The DOJ says the Louisville Metro Police Department routinely violated civil rights, conducted unlawful searches and discriminated against Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.

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The new graphic novel is an intimate look at Kaepernick's teen years.

Colin Kaepernick describes how he embraced his blackness as a teenager

1:39pm March 08, 2023

Kaepernick's upbringing and teen crucibles are the source of his new graphic novel, titled Change the Game.

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Mourners arrive to the funeral service for Tyre Nichols, at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The City of Memphis announced the investigation into Nichols' death has been concluded, announcing an additional 20 hours of video footage will be released Wednesday.

National

The City of Memphis says it has completed its investigation into Tyre Nichols' death

5:49pm March 07, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Nearly 20 hours of new footage and audio, along with accompanying documents, will be released to the public on Wednesday afternoon, officials say.

Politics & Government

Biden, on first visit to Selma as president, attended 'Bloody Sunday' remembrance

7:23am March 06, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala., when Black voting rights activists were beaten by state troopers.

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Obesity in young adult Americans rose from 33% to 41% over the timeframe of the study.

Diabetes and obesity are on the rise in young adults, a study says

5:00am March 06, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Young Black adults, Mexican Americans and other Hispanic adults experienced the greatest cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge complex, pictured in 2016, was the site where five nooses were found, the EEOC alleges.

National

A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex

6:37pm March 05, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil saying the company failed to take action to prevent a racially hostile work environment.

Vice President Kamala Harris marches on the Edmund Pettus Bridge after speaking in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," on March 6, 2022.

How this year's Selma Bridge Crossing could mark a community renaissance

3:14pm March 04, 2023

President Biden visits Selma for the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Residents there are still recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the city in January.