All Things Considered The Coronavirus Crisis Is Sparking Harassment Of Asian Americans Los Angeles Times columnist Frank Shyong speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the racism that Asian Americans and Asian-owned businesses are facing during the coronavirus epidemic.
The Unlikely Story Behind Japanese Americans' Campaign For Reparations In his new book Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations, John Tateishi recounts the fight for justice in the wake of World War II internment camps.
Weekend Edition Saturday New Documentary Examines How Black Girls Are Disproportionately Punished In Schools NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Monique Morris who produced the documentary "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools," based on her book of the same name.
Speakers Forum Indigenous Reparation and Recognition in Seattle Coming to terms with a region’s responsibility to first people
Trump Campaign Makes Pitch To Black Neighborhoods. Will It Connect? 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.
Weekend Edition Saturday Years Before Brown v. Board Of Education, There Was A Lawsuit For 'Equalization' Few remember a Virginia case in which an African American principal started a petition for equal school facilities and teacher pay in Pulaski, Va.
Morning Edition Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History's Worst Race Riots Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
How A Graphic Novel Resurrected A Forgotten Chapter In American History In Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, Native artists retell the events of a brutal massacre in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and bring a painful history to life on the page.
All Things Considered U.S. House To Vote On Anti-Lynching Act — Finally NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sociology professor Amy Kate Bailey on the historical significance of Wednesday's House vote on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.
