Monique Morris: Why Are Black Girls More Likely To Be Punished In School? Black girls are disproportionately punished more often in schools. Monique Morris says schools should be a place for healing rather than punishment to help black girls reach their full potential. NPR/TED Staff
Travis Jones: How Can White People Be Better Allies To People Of Color? Travis Jones examines the "codes of whiteness" that keep many people from engaging in conversations on race. He says white people need to take a more active role in confronting racism. NPR/TED Staff
Pat Ferrucci: How Does The Language Of Sports Journalism Reveal Racial Biases? Sports is supposed to be "the great equalizer," but Pat Ferrucci says the language sports journalists use often stereotypes athletes by race. He says acknowledging this is one step toward changing it. NPR/TED Staff
HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads. Brakkton Booker
Jordan Peele's 'Us' Is Setting Box Office Records — And Breaking Down Racial Barriers NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror expert and professor Tananarive Due about why Jordan Peele's Us is so revolutionary and what makes horror a special genre for black audiences.
Her Dad Was A Civil Rights Leader. She Remembers His Assassination Edwin Pratt, the then-head of the Seattle Urban League, was assassinated in 1969 at his home. At StoryCorps, his daughter and her godmother remember him and the night he was shot. Kelly Moffitt
The Student Strike That Changed Higher Ed Forever Black students at San Francisco State College walked out in a protest that led to the rise of ethnic studies departments at colleges and universities around the country. Shereen Marisol Meraji
50 Years Ago Students Shut Down This College To Demand Ethnic Studies Courses Fifty years ago, a multi-racial coalition of students shut down the campus of San Francisco State College demanding a curriculum that reflected their history. Shereen Marisol Meraji
Are we living in a post-racial society? Ishea Brown of Curiosity Club says no Ten strangers had one night to become a community. Here's what happened when their dinner conversation turned to race. KUOW Staff
Freshman Class For NYC's Top Public High School Includes 7 Black Students Out Of 895 Next fall, the freshman class at New York City's top public high school will include seven black students out of 895. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro about the disparity.
