Watchdog Group: Minority College Graduates May Pay Higher Interest Rates Graduates of historically black or predominantly Hispanic colleges might be paying more to borrow money because of where they went to school. That's according to a report from a financial watchdog. Chris Arnold
When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation 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. Gene Demby
Author Susan Straight Takes Us 'In The Country Of Women' In her new memoir, Straight tells the story of the women in her family—her Swiss-German blood relatives and her African American, Indigenous and Creole in-laws who crossed the U.S. to settle in Calif. Karen Grigsby Bates
Tricia Rose on ‘hoping in the context of hopelessness’ A cautionary tale: ‘Fighting for justice is not easy work’ John O'Brien
U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller Miller was a mess attendant on the West Virginia when he jumped in to man a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack. He is the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named after him. Laurel Wamsley
Voters Face A Big Decision In 2020: Could A Lesson From Frederick Douglass Help? In 1856, Frederick Douglass had a choice to make: support the big change he believed in — abolition of slavery — or settle for a less sweeping shift from a candidate better positioned to win. Steve Inskeep
NFL's Coaching Diversity Problem NPR's Michel Martin speaks with N. Jeremi Duru, who teaches sports law at American University, about the lack of head coaches of color in the NFL.
Economics Still Has A Diversity Problem Despite decades of work, there's been little or no progress on increasing diversity in economics. Greg Rosalsky
The Story Of The Reverse Freedom Rides While the Freedom Rides of 1961 are an honored part of the Civil Rights movement, the response of Southern racists is less well-known. The Reverse Freedom Rides sent scores of African Americans north. Gabrielle Emanuel
The Code Switch Holiday Book Guide A book is still a perfect gift. So, because we're betting that some people have a bit of the procrastinator in them, here's a Code Switch gift to you: Our list of books that stuck with us this year. Karen Grigsby Bates