Stories Tagged as
Racism
As the Super Bowl looms, the NFL is roiled by claims of racism
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 10, 2022
While 70% of players are Black., less than 6% of head coaches are.
Ballet's biggest production changes how it depicts Asians
Dec 10, 2021
An increase in violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic have strengthened calls to change "The Nutcracker."
Is racist housing policy the real villain in "Candyman"?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Oct 21, 2021
Brentin Mock of Bloomberg CityLab says Candyman represents what bad, racist housing policy created and what gentrification tries to erase.
This video game company wants to make the industry safer for marginalized people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Sep 27, 2021
Kim Belair co-founded Sweet Baby Inc. to create a safe place in the game industry. Can the values behind the company scale up?
Does owning a home turn us into worse people?
by
Andie Corban
and Amy Scott
Aug 6, 2021
Vox's Jerusalem Demsas explains how homeownership can drive people to oppose policies that are beneficial for the entire neighborhood.
Public pools used to be everywhere in America. Then racism shut them down.
Feb 15, 2021
In her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together," Heather McGhee looks at how racism drained not only public pools, but also public support for universal healthcare and other "big government" policies.
Aunt Jemima rebrands as Pearl Milling Company
by
Nova Safo
Feb 10, 2021
It's part of a reappraisal of brands long criticized for their demeaning or racist roots.
For public good, not for profit.
Yelp will flag businesses where customers and employees report racism
by
Erika Beras
Oct 9, 2020
The labels could change consumer behavior, but they could also run into a number of problems.
U.S. suffered $16 trillion loss over 20 years due to racism new Citigroup study finds
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Sep 23, 2020
The biggest factor is entrepreneurship, where inequities resulted in a $13 trillion loss.
How Black Americans have been blocked from voting throughout U.S. history
by
Reema Khrais
, Hayley Hershman
and Beth Pearlman
Sep 21, 2020
A conversation with Gilda R. Daniels, author of “Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America.”