People of color helped Hollywood through another pandemic year, a new study says According to the Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA, films with casts that were less than 11% minority did worse at the box office than their more diverse counterparts. Andrew Limbong
The history behind the Langston Hughes poem used in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing Sen. Cory Booker quoted the lines to support Supreme Court nominee Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. Hughes' poem is a searing look at race and class in America. Andrew Limbong
Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to redraw two Congressional voting districts with majority Black populations. Observers say he is apparently courting a national audience. Greg Allen
Carlisle Indian Industrial School forced Native American children to assimilate As part of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, Kirby Metoxen had heard stories about his grandparents being sent to a boarding school in Pennsylvania, designed to strip Native children of their culture. Jey Born
New Ralph Lauren collection explores collegiate style on historically Black campuses A young Black designer got Ralph Lauren to dedicate a new limited collection to the swanky collegiate style of HBCUs. Neda Ulaby
Education Secretary Cardona on grant funds for HBCUs after recent bomb threats NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat. Amy Isackson
This journalist started owning her identity at work when covering anti-Asian violence NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN journalist Amara Walker about the persistence of violence against Asian American women, a year after the Atlanta area spa shootings. Ailsa Chang
The refugee double standard Ukrainian refugees are being welcomed across Europe and here in the US. The response speaks to the dire need of the moment. And it's also not the response people fleeing other recent wars have received. Libby Denkmann
The 2020 census had big undercounts of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans The Census Bureau has released its first report on the accuracy of the latest national head count that's used to distribute political representation and federal funding for the next decade. Hansi Lo Wang
Visiting the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial On Bainbridge Island, just across Eagle Harbor from the ferry terminal in Winslow, there sits an idyllic 8-acre site, with water lapping at a small dock and light filtering down through towering trees. But the beauty of the space belies its dark history. Libby Denkmann
