20 years after Rooney rule, the NFL landscape is still bleak for Black coaches
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Michael Lee of The Washington post about the NFL's bleak history hiring Black head coaches.
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These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped
The Texas GOP is pushing a bill that would punish district attorneys who set a policy not to prosecute certain crimes. It comes after many said they wouldn't prosecute abortion cases following Dobbs.
Wattstax drew 100,000 people — this 1972 concert was about much more than music
Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.
Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she's getting credit
Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination. She spent the next three decades in the foreign service.
Biden taps Deputy Julie Su to lead the Labor Department
The former California labor head would be the first Asian American to serve as a secretary in Biden's cabinet.
How Black resistance in film has been received by the public through the years
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Library of Congress scholar-in-residence and Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade about Black resistance in film and how it has been received by the public over the years.
The effort to diversify the field of home appraisal
Real estate appraisers are overwhelmingly older, white and male. Now, with a growing body of research on racial bias in appraisals, there's a new push to bring in more diverse people.
Florida's new laws may change how classrooms teach history like the Rosewood massacre
January marked 100 years since racist violence destroyed Rosewood. Now, would discussing it run afoul of new laws limiting how race, history, gender and sexuality are taught in Florida classrooms?
What happens when a director's camera is pointed at their own families?
Over the years, documentaries about celebrities have proven to be the most popular films of the genre. But some filmmakers are facing unfamiliar territory when their families are involved.
Educators speak on the importance of the new AP African-American studies course
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with three educators who are currently teaching the new AP course on African-American studies.