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By NPR Staff, NPR The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and…
Amy Sherald, Michael R. Jackson and others discuss the challenges and opportunities of cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions. By Noor Brara, Interviews by: Amy Sherald, Michael R.…
By Tom Gjelten, NPR When a young Southern Baptist pastor named Alan Cross arrived in Montgomery, Ala., in January 2000, he knew it was where the Rev. Martin Luther King,…
Black Lives Matter has underlined the crucial role played by black photographers. We asked eight British leaders in their field to pick a favourite image from their archives – and…
From ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song’ in 1971 to Spike Lee’s ‘Malcom X’ in 1992. By Nelson George, The Village Voice 1971 ■ MELVIN VAN PEEBLES’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song premieres…
A century after the publication of Darkwater, its message has never been more relevant. By Chad Williams, The Atlantic W. E. B. Du Bois was torn between hope and rage.…
By Tanasia Kenney, The News & Observer Deputies in Clayton County, Ga., made a “disturbing” discovery while executing a search warrant at a suspected meth house. Deputies raided the home…
Amid a national accounting over racism after George Floyd’s death, at least a dozen schools have revoked admissions offers to incoming students. By Dan Levin, The New York Times A…
By Jeremy Hogan, The Bloomingtonian A Bloomington resident said he was assaulted, injured and threatened with a noose by a group of men on public property near the shore of…
I’m more likely to catch coronavirus and die from it – and on top of that, I once got pulled over by police on the way to an eight-hour A&E…