Greensboro Community Reacts To Controversial Concert
Adam Calhoun performed at Greensboro music venue The Blind Tiger over the weekend.
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Students Speak Out Against Racism At Wake Forest
Student activists gathered on the campus of Wake Forest University to call out what they say is a slow reaction to concerns of racism. They want the administration to talk less and do more.
Can We Overcome Racial Bias? 'Biased' Author Says To Start By Acknowledging It
In her new book, psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt explores how unconscious racial bias shapes human behavior — and suggests that we examine what situations can trigger racial bias.
Charlottesville Schools Closed Following 'Racially Charged' Threat
Police say they have arrested a 17-year-old male for allegedly making threats targeting specific ethnic groups at Virginia's Charlottesville High School.
Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.'s 'This Land'
On his latest multigenre album, Clark is unapologetically angry. He tells NPR's Michel Martin what inspired it: "That's what came out as a result of ... life being black in this country."
Publisher Of An Alabama Newspaper Calls For The KKK To 'Clean Out' Washington
"We'll get the hemp ropes out, loop them over a tall limb and hang all of them," said Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter, after admitting he wrote an incendiary editorial.
U.Va. Students Investigate Their Yearbook's Racist History — Starting With Its Title
In poring through past yearbooks, the student journalists are reckoning with the racist history of both their state and their campus. A historian says the yearbook's title itself refers to blackface.
Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias
In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why?
Vermont's Only Black Female Lawmaker Resigns Amid Racial Harassment
State Rep. Kiah Morris announced in August that she would not be seeking re-election, but now she is resigning early, as a result of "continued harassment" and her husband's health issues.
A Medical School Tradition Comes Under Fire For Racism
A prominent medical school has pulled back from electing students for a sought-after honor society, saying the award reinforces racial bias in medical education.