racism

Education

We Are Repeating The Discrimination Experiment Every Day, Says Educator Jane Elliott

3:55pm July 08, 2020

Elliott created the blue-eyes/brown-eyes classroom exercise in 1968 to teach students about racism. Today, she says, it's still playing out as the U.S. reckons with racial injustice.

Queue Listen Now

Stands remain empty as family members of United States Military Academy graduating cadets are restricted from attending commencement ceremonies on June 13 in West Point, N.Y

West Point Graduates' Letter Calls For Academy To Address Racism

6:26pm July 06, 2020

by Heidi Glenn

Retired Capt. Mary Tobin, a West Point graduate, is mentor to some recent alumni who wrote an open letter to academy leaders. They're part of a long legacy of Black cadets addressing systemic racism.

Queue Listen Now

Dr. Danielle Hairston, a psychiatry residency director at Howard University in Washington, D.C., trains and mentors young black doctors.

To Be Young, A Doctor And Black: Overcoming Racial Barriers In Medical Training

7:00am July 01, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Young African American doctors say they hope to change the lack of access to medicine in underserved communities. But many say the system that trains them also alienates them.

The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, Bubba Wallace had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.

Noose Left In Black NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace's Garage Stall At Racetrack

12:20pm June 22, 2020

by Mark Katkov

The symbol of violent white racism was found in Bubba Wallace's stall. The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, he had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.

National

Aunt Jemima Will Change Name, Image As Brands Confront Racial Stereotypes

3:50pm June 17, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Quaker Foods is retiring the name and logo of its 130-year-old pancake and syrup brand. Uncle Ben's and Mrs. Butterworth's also plan to change their packaging and marketing.

Health workers and others rallied in Seattle during a Doctors For Justice event on June 6, protesting police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. Medical training needs a hard look too, doctors say: Students of color and LGBTQ people often bear

Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say

5:00am June 16, 2020

by Mara Gordon

More than 35% of students surveyed experienced mistreatment in a U.S. medical school. "There's a direct link between this abuse and how some ... health care disparities play out," a black doctor says.

French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading" No police, no peace" down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Friday.

World News

'We're Not Racist': French Police Say They're Being Unfairly Criticized

4:46pm June 12, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Earlier this week, police gathered in front of precincts across France and threw down their handcuffs in a symbolic gesture.

35 Years After Wrongful Conviction, Darryl Hunt’s Legacy Of Hope Remains

11:57am June 12, 2020

by David Ford

With thousands of young demonstrators marching in Winston-Salem to protest the police killing of George Floyd, an older generation in Winston-Salem is looking back.

Queue Listen Now

Race

Young Activists Lead Sixth Night of Winston-Salem Protest Marches

12:34pm June 05, 2020

by David Ford

On Thursday afternoon, more than 100 people began gathering at Winston-Salem's Central YMCA to protest recent police killings.

Education

The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge

7:00am June 03, 2020

With entries from 46 states and Washington, D.C., two winners emerge from more than 2,200 podcasts to win this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge.