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Charles Johnson wears a button with a picture of his wife, Kira, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kira Johnson died at the hospital in 2016 from complications after giving birth

Lawsuit says a Black patient bled to death because of a hospital's culture of racism

May 05, 2022
The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 has sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned hospital.
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Three supports of black lives protest outside of Las Vegas City Hall.
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The state of the black experience in Nevada; how has it been since George Floyd? What has to change?

Feb 24, 2022

As we near the end of February, black history month, we’re going to reflect on the people, events, and places that make up the Black experience in Nevada. 

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Organization strives to preserve historically black Reno community, Black Springs

Feb 04, 2022

Black Springs is now a small neighborhood nestled amongst the giant industrial warehouses of Reno’s North Valleys.  

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Code Switch
The original cover of Jewell Parker Rhodes' novel, <em>Magic City.</em>

In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach

May 29, 2021
When author Jewell Parker Rhodes tried to publish a novel retelling the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre, she found that not everyone was ready to reckon with the city's painful, traumatic history.
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National
A number of studies have found that Black-owned homes are undervalued when compared to those of white homeowners. This is especially true in historically Black neighborhoods. A 2018 report by the Brookings Institution finds that adds up to $156 billion i

A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisal

May 21, 2021
Two low home appraisals spurred a Black woman in Indianapolis to administer her own fair housing test. The result led her to file a complaint alleging housing discrimination.
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Code Switch
The cover of <em>You Should See In A Crown. </em>

Author Leah Johnson On Being Young, Black, Queer And In Love

Feb 14, 2021
Leah Johnson never saw herself in the novels she grew up with, so she wrote her own. Her debut is about the joy and frustration of growing up Black and queer in a place where that's not the norm.
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Code Switch
Police hold back supporters of Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

How The Storming Of The Capitol Was — And Wasn't — About Police

Jan 07, 2021
Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, says it's a mistake to boil Wednesday's events down to questions of police force. He argues we need a broader conversation about race, politics and justice.
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Coronavirus Updates
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging New Yorkers to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. "This is not only an individual responsibility; it is a community obligation," he said.

Cuomo Won't Get Vaccine Until His Group's Turn In Black, Hispanic, Poor Communities

Jan 04, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said testing for COVID-19 was more readily available in richer, whiter communities in the state. He added: "This can't happen again, and it can't happen with this vaccine."
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National
Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster in the pilothouse aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in 2018.

Why Does The Navy Have So Few Black Admirals? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination

Nov 06, 2020
Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.
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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice
Workers reinforce the sides of an excavation site during the search for a potential unmarked mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Okla., in July.

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

Oct 23, 2020
Tulsa officials said at least 12 coffins were discovered over four days of digging in the city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery. More tests need to be conducted to determine if remains are massacre victims.
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Code Switch
The cover of the Elisabeth Thomas's <em>Catherine House.</em>

The Surreally Diverse World Of 'Catherine House'

Sep 26, 2020
This week, Code Switch is talking about our favorite pandemic reads. Today's conversation is with author Elisabeth Thomas, about her fictional cult-like college, set deep in the woods of Pennsylvania.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
NBA icon Michael Jordan, shown here speaking at a press conference last year,  said he is forming a new NASCAR racing team and Bubba Wallace will be the driver.

Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin Form NASCAR Team With Bubba Wallace Behind The Wheel

Sep 22, 2020
"The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more," says Michael Jordan, the basketball icon and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise said.
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Newscast headlines

Census Shows Black Population Growing Slightly In Utah

Jun 27, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Census figures show Utah’s African-American community grew the most of any minority group last year, although it still accounts for less than 1% of the state's total population.

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann addresses a Pinterest media event at the company's corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, on April 24, 2014.

Pinterest Sounds A More Contrite Tone After Black Former Employees Speak Out

Jun 23, 2020
Two people who left Pinterest over their treatment there say the company's culture does not support Black employees.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Bra

Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

Jun 05, 2020
As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.
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Elections
Supporters of President Trump cheer as he arrives to launch Black Voices for Trump at an Atlanta event.

Trump Campaign Makes Pitch To Black Neighborhoods. Will It Connect?

Mar 08, 2020
The Trump campaign held a Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee, part of what many see as an uphill push to peel off some African American votes in battleground states in 2020.
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Code Switch

When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation

Feb 04, 2020
The historian Marcia Chatelain's new book, Franchise, outlines a forgotten history of McDonald's as a site of social protest and a mechanism black entrepreneurs hoped might spur black liberation.
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Code Switch
Elena Hinestrosa and her ensemble, Integración Pacífica, perform at one of Petronio Alvarez Music Festival's educational panels.

Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness

Sep 05, 2019
The Petronio Alvarez festival is the big event of the summer — five days of music and food and fashion. More than 100,000 people travel to celebrate Afro-Colombian culture.
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Code Switch
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 14, 2019, is seen following a snowstorm.

'Barely Treading Water': Why The Shutdown Disproportionately Affects Black Americans

Jan 14, 2019
As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, federal workers are struggling to make ends meet. But according to Jamiles Lartey, the shutdown is having a disproportionate effect on black workers.
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The Picture Show
Those who waited out the rain in Johannesburg in December celebrate at Afropunk.

Afropunk Brings The 'Black Lives Matter' Ethos Abroad

Sep 02, 2018
Afropunk has come of age. In reaching the next phase of its evolution, its efforts have gone global. The music festival has grown to the level of cultural institution.
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Code Switch
Marc Dollinger, author of <em>Black Power, Jewish Politics.</em>

Exploding Myths About 'Black Power, Jewish Politics'

Jun 04, 2018
In a new book, historian Marc Dollinger argues that the conventional wisdom of Jewish and African-American harmony during the civil rights era is flawed. And that the real story has lessons for today.
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Code Switch

Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'

May 15, 2018
Being a kid who defies gender norms is tough. It can be even tougher when you're also contending with pressures — and stereotypes — tied to your race.
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Code Switch
Singer Kanye West and President-elect Donald Trump talk as they arrive to talk to the press after their meetings at Trump Tower December 13, 2016 in New York.

What The Kanye Controversy Can Teach Us About Black Voters

May 04, 2018
The reactions to Kanye West's noisy rightward lurch illustrate some important dynamics about black voting behavior and why a country with many black conservatives has so few black Republicans.
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Code Switch

White Skin, Black Emojis?

Mar 21, 2018
This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Code Switch

Forget Wealth And Neighborhood. The Racial Income Gap Persists

Mar 19, 2018
A new study finds that the gap is actually largest in America's wealthiest neighborhoods, challenging widely-held beliefs about the relative impacts of class and race on life outcomes.

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