Black Lives Matter Founders Describe ‘Paradigm Shift’ In The Movement

On Who Gets To Be A ‘Real American,’ And Who Deserves A Helping Hand
With a pair of provocative pieces about white working-class Trump supporters, the National Review has essentially redrawn a line in the sand.

How The Obama Presidency Has — Or Hasn’t — Shaped Latino Identity: You Weighed In
Our most recent #NPRObamaEffect chat explored how — or whether — the Obama years have shaped how Latino communities and people across the country think about identity today.

Learning — And Unlearning — To Be An ‘Ambassador’ For Islam
Since she was a little girl, Beenish Ahmed has felt called on to represent all Muslims in an often Islamophobic country. But how?

Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Fight Over ‘Nina Simone’s Face’
Many people have decried the casting of Zoe Saldana in upcoming biopic Nina, but Ta-Nehisi Coates digs deep into why this choice struck a nerve.

The ‘Criminal’ Black Lesbian: Where Does This Damaging Stereotype Come From?
Black lesbian women have long endured a stigma of violence, and the roots of this perception go way back.

The ‘Obama Effect’ And Latino Identity: Join Our Twitter Chat
Join us on Friday, March 18 for a Twitter conversation on how Latino identity has evolved over the past eight years, using #NPRObamaEffect.

K.A.A.N. Is The Answer To All Of Your Rap Desires
If you enjoy rap, allow Brandon Perry, aka K.A.A.N., to make your day.

In Tackling Bias In Policing, ‘Zootopia’ Veers Into The Uncanny Valley
The hit animated Disney movie is an ambitious look at racial profiling and policing. It’s also evidence that these issues don’t neatly lend themselves to pop culture.

What Would It Mean To Have A ‘Hapa’ Bachelorette?
ABC is set to announce a new lead for The Bachelorette Monday night. But would choosing Caila Quinn, who is Asian and white, be a sign of progress in casting diversity or something else?

Jelani Cobb On His Epic ‘New Yorker’ Piece On Black Lives Matter
NPR’s Kelly McEvers spoke with Jelani Cobb, who has charted the genesis and evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Watching A Brown ‘Hamilton’ With A White Audience
The hit musical recasts the Founding Fathers as people of color engaged in rap battles. But on a recent night, ticket buyers largely look the way Broadway audiences have always looked. What gives?

An Emerging Entry In America’s Multiracial Vocabulary: ‘Blaxican’
As our mixed-rice population grows, more people are searching for ways to identify. A newly popularized term is giving people who are black and Mexican a way to connect — with themselves, and others.

History Of Slavery, Future Of Diversity Still At Issue At Harvard
Student protesters calling themselves Reclaim Harvard Law School say a recommendation that a slavery-tainted symbol be retired is not enough to end their occupation of a student center.

Restored ‘Race Films’ Find New Audiences
Some of the earliest movies by African-American filmmakers from the 1910s through 1940s have been in film archives over the years on poor-quality film prints. Some have been digitally restored.

Don’t Miss Jay Caspian Kang On Asian-Americans, Whiteness, And Peter Liang
Protests over the conviction of police officer Peter Liang in the shooting death of an unarmed black man show that Asian-Americans have something to say about race and policing. But what, and how?

Combing Through 41 Million Tweets To Show How #BlackLivesMatter Exploded
A new study by three media scholars reveals how the social protest movement spread on Twitter, with some fascinating — and sobering — findings.

For Better Or Worse, Chris Rock Made The Oscars As Black As He Possibly Could
Despite the fact that no black actors were nominated in any high-profile categories, Academy Awards host Chris Rock kept race at the center of the event.

Brazilian Singer Seu Jorge: On Music, Race, And Luck Versus Hard Work
The celebrated musician stopped by NPR’s Alt.Latino to chat about his incredible musical journey.

Google Cultural Institute Expands Black Radio History Collection
The Google Cultural Institute has added audio and photos from the Golden Age of black radio to its archives. It contains recordings from black radio stations that started popping up in the 1940s.

#OscarsSoWhite, #ForSoLong
Protests around the Oscars’ trouble with racial representation feels like a fresh, contemporary controversy, but they go back almost a half-century.

Here’s What People Are Doing Sunday Night Instead Of Watching The Oscars
Oscars too white for you? Here are some alternative ways to celebrate film — and people of color in film — on Hollywood’s big night.

Muhammad Ali And Malcolm X: A Broken Friendship, An Enduring Legacy
The new book, Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, explores how faith brought two African-American icons together, and eventually tore their relationship apart.