Race

"My hope has always been to make movies with people of color in them but tell stories that are universal," says Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Arts

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood: It's Time To 'Obliterate The Term Black Film'

2:39pm November 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

The creator of Love and Basketball has a new film out called Beyond the Lights. "For me it's just about putting people of color in every genre and making it become normal," she says.

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Ivonne Coll, Gina Rodriguez and Andrea Navedo star in Jane The Virgin from the CW.

Arts

Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela?

1:13pm November 14, 2014

by Brenda Salinas

The CW took a big risk when it adapted a Venezuelan telenovela for American prime time. Now, Jane The Virgin is being renewed for a second season.

In one of Access Health CT's new video commercials, a barber explains to his clients why getting health insurance should be a priority.

State Health Insurance Exchanges Hope To Woo Urban Minorities

10:34am November 14, 2014

With Obamacare signups resuming this week, California and Connecticut have deployed new strategies to reach people who resisted signing up last year. Step one: Avoid previous cultural gaffes.

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Ferguson Braces For Grand Jury's Decision On Michael Brown Shooting

7:58am November 14, 2014

by Emanuele Berry

A grand jury is expected to announce soon whether Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, will be indicted. The city is on edge as everyone waits for the decision.

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At The Supreme Court, Tracing A Fine Line Between Politics And Race

1:38pm November 13, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

On Wednesday, the justices took up a redistricting case from Alabama that explores the question of which kinds of political gerrymandering are acceptable and which are not.

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Civil Rights Pioneer John Doar Dies At 92

8:09am November 12, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

John Doar, a former top Justice Department attorney who fought to desegregate the South during the Civil Rights movement, died on Tuesday. He was 92.

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Robert Lee Watt was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for more than three decades.

'The Black Horn': Blowing Past Classical Music's Color Barriers

9:44am November 10, 2014

by NPR Staff

Robert Lee Watt, the first black French horn player to join a major U.S. symphony, spent 37 years with the LA Philharmonic. He faced a lot of resistance along the way, as his new memoir recounts.

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Residents look on as Brazilian military police officers patrol Mare, one of the largest complexes of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 30. In one of the world's most violent countries, homicide rates are dropping — but only for whites.

World News

In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death

12:13pm November 09, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In 2012, 56,337 people were murdered in Brazil. But that figure hides a color-coded truth: Homicide rates are actually way down — if you're white. If you're black? Murder rates are up 40 percent.

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National

Army Drops Use Of Term 'Negro'

4:38pm November 07, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The document listed the term as an acceptable way to refer to African Americans. The Army said it removed it as soon as it noticed it.

Scene still from Bert Williams Lime Kiln Field Day Project. Bert Williams, Walker Thompson (standing center), John Wesley Jenkins (seated right). In a concession to white audiences, Williams, the lead, wore blackface, but the other black characters did no

Arts

Rare Silent Film With Black Cast Makes A Century-Late Debut

11:17am November 07, 2014

by Walter Ray Watson

A 1913 romantic comedy starring black actors is finally hitting the big screen, after decades in the Museum of Modern Art archives. It's paired with an exhibit called 100 Years in Post-Production.

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