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Stanford University said it found a noose hanging from a tree outside a residence hall and is investigating the incident as a hate crime. In an email to students and staff, university officials said campus safety authorities immediately "removed the noos

Stanford University investigates a noose found in a campus tree as a hate crime

May 10, 2022
The rope used in the incident was allegedly one of several that had been tied to the tree for a performance by a student organization years ago.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's ide

The 2nd-Largest Racial Group In The U.S. Is 'Some Other Race.' Most Are Latino

Sep 30, 2021
Nearly 50 million people identified with a mysterious, catchall category on the 2020 census. Researchers say that will make it harder to use the data to address racial inequities over the next decade.
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National
Many at-home DNA ancestry testing kits require participants to mail in a sample of saliva.

The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests

Aug 28, 2021
Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.
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This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data

Aug 22, 2021
The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous.
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National
Whitney Turner, an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, holds an "I count" sign at a 2020 census advertising campaign event in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

Aug 12, 2021
No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.
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Juneteenth
President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress at the signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021.

Opinion: Juneteenth As A National Holiday Is Symbolism Without Progress

Jun 19, 2021
There is a growing discontent in the African American community with symbolic gestures that are presented as progress without any accompanying economic or structural change.
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National
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wants answers from one of the largest owners of single family rental homes in the U.S. A report from an advocacy group finds that the company has been filing evictions at more than four times the rate in predominantly Black co

Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates

Jun 10, 2021
A Senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.
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Politics
People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump on Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. A new Harvard poll shows the youngest voting-age Americans are more politically active and optimistic about t

After Trump, Young Americans Are 'More Hopeful About The Future', Poll Finds

Apr 23, 2021
The Harvard survey shows that despite living through one of the most divisive eras in U.S. history, 18- to 29-year-olds — especially those of color — are generally optimistic about the future.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Gracie Emory (Melody Hurd) and Lucky Emory (Deborah Ayorinde) confront their traumas in <em>Them.</em>

'Them': The Trauma, The Trauma

Apr 08, 2021
Amazon's new anthology series, executive produced by Lena Waithe, unrelentingly explores "terror in America."
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Race
The U.K. government report on racism was commissioned as the country saw major Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer.

U.K. Government Report Draws Criticism Over 'Historic Denial' Of Race Issues

Apr 01, 2021
"To have published it any time in the last 20 years would have been seen as a whitewash," one commentator wrote. Now, he said, it's "almost criminally negligent."
Fifth Street

January 14, 2021

Jan 14, 2021
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NPR's Code Switch is Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year for 2020

Code Switch Is An Overnight Sensation 7 Years In The Making

Dec 10, 2020
How a startup show grows in a legacy organization
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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice
Penn State University head basketball coach Pat Chambers has resigned from his post.

Penn State Men's Basketball Coach Resigns After Investigation Into 'Noose' Comment

Oct 22, 2020
Pat Chambers resigned after the university said it investigated new allegations of inappropriate conduct. In July, a Black former player said Chambers referenced "noose" around the player's neck.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Kyle Larson, shown here during a practice at Daytona International Speedway in February, has been reinstated by NASCAR after he was suspended in April.

NASCAR Reinstates Racer Kyle Larson After Suspending Him For Using N-Word

Oct 20, 2020
Kyle Larson was dropped from his racing team and quickly lost sponsors after uttering the N-word in April while playing a livestreamed video game. NASCAR has now lifted his suspension.
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National
Thomas poses for a portrait at the African American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont. Thomas restored the graveyard and then used it to bury her teenage son when he drowned in June.

A Pastor Rescues A Cemetery For Enslaved People, Then Buries Her Son In It

Oct 19, 2020
After her teenaged son drowned, Pastor Michelle Thomas decided to bury him in a old burial ground she had come across earlier while searching for a new site for her church.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
During the Sept. 29 presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland, President Trump declined to denounce white supremacists. Days later he told Fox News that he condemned right-wing hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Proud B

Critics Accuse Trump Of Using Race To Divide Americans

Oct 09, 2020
President Trump's alarming rhetoric on race is a feature of his 2020 campaign. His actions have normalized racist fringe ideologies and encouraged extremists, according to critics.
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Racism Is Always Here, So How Do We Break Through?

Jan 01, 2021

(Editor's note: This discussion originally aired Oct. 1, 2020.)

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Latinx Is A Term Many Still Can't Embrace

Oct 01, 2020
People born or descended from Spanish-speaking nations are still debating if any of the ethnic labels used to identify them in the United States feel right.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A child washes her hands at a daycare center in Connecticut last month. A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the great majority are children of color.

The Majority Of Children Who Die From COVID-19 Are Children Of Color

Sep 15, 2020
According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% of the children who died were Hispanic, Black or Native American.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
George Washington University is "looking into the situation" of history professor Jessica A. Krug, after a blog post written under that name said that she had invented her Black Caribbean identity, despite actually being white.

GWU Investigating Whether White Professor Invented Her Black Identity

Sep 04, 2020
"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University.
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As LatinX In Nevada Grows, So Do Racial Challenges

Dec 30, 2020

(Editor's note: This discussion originally aired Sept. 3, 2020.)

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September 3, 2020

Sep 03, 2020
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Asian-Americans Driving New Economic Growth In Southern Nevada

Dec 29, 2020

It was some 25 years ago that developer James Chen reasoned he could lure Asian travelers off the Strip with high-quality food prepared as it is in Asia. 

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You Can't Live There: A Long Struggle For Black Rights In Las Vegas

Dec 28, 2020

Are we facing a painful truth?  That diversity does not equate to social justice.  That the end of segregation has not led to a culture of anti-racism? 

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Scott Hobgood and Jason Niupulusū grew up in Webster County, Ky., and joined NPR's David Greene for a roundtable discussion about race and social justice.

National Conversation About Race Brews In Rural Western Kentucky

Jul 31, 2020
In an interview with David Greene, two men from Webster County, Ky., argue over race at first, but then a disclosure about deeply personal history leads to a bit of unexpected common ground.
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