All Things Considered Companies Continue To Stumble Over Racially Offensive Advertising Campaigns In the wake of a racially-insensitive ad by Ancestry, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Nikole Hannah-Jones, a race and culture reporter for The New York Times Magazine, about why this keeps happening.
All Things Considered When A Mexican American Student Group Voted To Change Its Name Controversy Ensued A decision to change the name of a historic student group has sparked a debate about Mexican-American identity and the future of the Chicano movement.
All Things Considered Pulitzer-Prize Winner Darrin Bell On How Trayvon Martin's Death Inspired His Work NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Darrin Bell, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartoons. He shares how the death of Trayvon Martin inspired his work.
All Things Considered Nephew Of Robert E. Lee Grapples With Legacy Of American Race Relations In New Book Robert W. Lee tells NPR's Michel Martin what it's like to grapple with the legacy of his ancestor, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He wrote about this in a memoir, "A Sin by Any Other Name."
Former 'Ebony' Publisher Declares Bankruptcy, And An Era Ends For millions of African-Americans who did not otherwise see themselves in the mainstream media, Ebony was more than a magazine. It was a public trust. This week marks its final chapter.
TED Radio Hour Dolores Huerta: Each Of Us Has A Voice, How Can We Use It For Social Change? As a lifelong activist, Dolores Huerta has learned how to use her voice to fight for social justice. She discusses the power that all of us have to demand justice and spark movements for change.
TED Radio Hour Ruby Sales: How Do We Maintain Our Courage To Fight For Change? At 17, Ruby Sales witnessed the shooting of one of her fellow civil rights activists. She explains how despite the trauma, she went on to devote her life to fighting for social and racial justice.
TED Radio Hour Angela Oguntala: How Do We Achieve The Future We Imagine? How do our present thoughts and actions affect the future? Futurist Angela Oguntala shares ideas on how imagining the future we want to see is the first step toward achieving it.
TED Radio Hour Jeremy Heimans: How Can We Harness Technology To Fuel Social Change? In the digital age, the power of the collective has led to movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Jeremy Heimans discusses how we can continue to use "new power" to drive activism.
Morning Edition Johnson Publishing Company Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection The Chicago publishing giant that launched Ebony and Jet magazines, and made them a touchstone in African-American life, is closing its doors. It plans a court- supervised sale of its assets.