Race

How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

12:37pm September 26, 2022

by Meg Anderson

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.

National

Historic racism creates barriers to beach access in towns across the country

11:54am September 26, 2022

by Chris Burrell

Residents-only policies at many of the nation's town-owned beaches mean low-income people and people of color have less access to the shore.

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Women hold flags during the national anthem in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month before an NFL game on Sept. 18. The NFL has launched its Por La Cultura campaign.

National

How some businesses flounder with Hispanic Heritage Month marketing efforts

5:00am September 26, 2022

by Dustin Jones

From superheroes praising tacos to an improper tilde, many businesses fail to connect with members of the community during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Arts

Tamara Lawrence on playing Jennifer Gibbons in the real-life story 'The Silent Twins'

7:59am September 25, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with British actor Tamara Lawrance, co-star of "The Silent Twins" - a movie about two girls who grew up speaking only to each other.

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Cris Silva (left) and Josh Lamour aboard Sea Smoke in Portland, Maine.

National

These young men catch more than lobsters. They also catch a break

5:00am September 24, 2022

by Fred Bever

Four Black teens are learning how to lobster in a new program called "Lift All Boats." Maine's seafood packing plants have a diverse workforce, but commercial fishing is mostly white.

National

'Sidney' is a look at an actor who pioneered a vision of racial equality in Hollywood

5:14pm September 23, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Reginald Hudlin and supported by Poitier's surviving family, Apple TV+'s documentary Sidney details the life of actor-director-activist Sidney Poitier.

National

Encore: The revamped tour of Virginia's executive mansion doesn't mention slavery

4:51pm September 23, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Before Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, years of work went into updating the executive mansion tour to include the lives of enslaved people. His revamped tour doesn't mention slavery.

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National

Two transracial adoptees with different views on abortion agree about cultural trauma

4:51pm September 23, 2022

by Megan Schellong

Adoption is sometimes touted by anti-abortion advocates as an alternative to abortion. Two transracial adoptees discuss their opposite positions on abortion and how they got there.

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How NBA players got an infamous team-owner to sell

5:14pm September 22, 2022

Billionaire Robert Sarver announced that he will sell his share of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. An investigation concluded that he had used racist and misogynist language.

Veterans of the civil rights movement of the 1960s see similarities today

1:25pm September 21, 2022

by John Burnett

America was polarized during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Veterans from the movement say the racial backlash they feel today is reminiscent of the recoil they faced in 1968.

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