Bellevue School District responds to questions about Asian student equity The majority of students in the Bellevue School District are Asian. Kristin Leong
Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic. Audie Cornish
How Seattle Is Attempting To Ensure Racial Equity In Access To COVID-19 Vaccines Seattle is trying to ensure equitable access to vaccines by setting up clinics in communities of color. Nationwide, not all jurisdictions even track racial and ethnic data about vaccine distribution. Will Stone
Florida Lawmakers Debate To Repeal Infamous Stand Your Ground Law In Florida, lawmakers in the state legislature will debate a bill that repeals the Stand Your Ground law. When Trayvon Martin was killed in 2012, the man who shot him used that law in his defense. Greg Allen
A Black Dietitian Wants To Close The Nutrition Gap NPR's Michel Martin speaks with registered dietician Vanessa Rissetto about the lack of diversity in dietetics and how that can impact health outcomes for communities of color.
A Look At The Racial And Ethnic Disparities In The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Samantha Artiga, director of the Kaiser Family Foundation's Racial Equity and Health Policy Program, about racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Empathize with Trump voters? A Progressive and a Libertarian agree to disagree Two multiracial Biden voters in Seattle meet at Curiosity Club and learn that a political disagreement can be the start of a conversation instead of the end of one. Kristin Leong
Mayors Reflect On Police Relationships With Residents Of Color In Report A report gathers the views of mayors from cities across the U.S. about policing in their cities, law enforcement relationships with residents of color and police funding. Juana Summers
Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved. Rachel Martin
Charles Blow's 'The Devil You Know' Is A Black Power Manifesto For Our Time Blow's book is a call to action for Black Americans to reconsider their Great Migration North and imagine new possibilities of Black political might. Hope Wabuke