North Carolina Looking Into 'Black Tax' At Charlotte's Ritz-Carlton
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has directed his Department of Consumer Affairs to look into reports that some African-American customers at the Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte were recently...
View ArticleReverend Willie T. Barrow, A 'Little Warrior' For Civil Rights, Dies
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From Selma To Eisenhower, Trailblazing Black Reporter Was Always Probing
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View ArticleTrevor Noah Is A Quarter Jewish. Does That Make His Anti-Semitic Jokes OK?
Editor's note: This post contains words and sentiments you might find deeply offensive.The glow had barely dimmed on Comedy Central's unveiling of comedian Trevor Noah as the new host of The Daily Show...
View ArticleIs It An 'Uprising' Or A 'Riot'? Depends On Who's Watching
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Players' Costs May Be A Factor In Why Tennis Leads Golf In Diversity
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Heading into the French Open this weekend, the sport's top-ranked woman is Serena Williams. Since Williams and...
View Article'Project Fatherhood': In A Struggling Neighborhood, Dads Are Helping Dads
It's early evening and several men are making their way, alone or in twos or threes, to the community room at the Jordan Downs public housing complex. This building looks like everything else here:...
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In The Aftermath Of Charleston, Many Whites Ask What They Can Do To Fight Racism
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View ArticleA Tribute To John Williams, The Man Who Wrote 'I Am'
John A. Williams might be one of the most prolific writers most people have never heard of.Although he was often compared to Richard Wright and James Baldwin, Williams didn't much like that. He felt...
View ArticleThe 'Swim Whisperer' Teaches Kids To Be Water-Safe
If you looked at the children at the edge of Conrad Cooper's pool, you'd think you were watching an ad for something. Jell-O, maybe. Or a breakfast cereal kids like. They're that cute.They're lined up...
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Bill Cosby Removed From Documentary On Black Stuntmen
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: There are a lot of people in the entertainment industry struggling with how to think about Bill Cosby's...
View ArticleThrough Watts Riots And Rodney King, Hawkins House Of Burgers Stands Strong
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View ArticleTony Gleaton: Photographing The African Story Across The Americas
Photographer Tony Gleaton died last Friday after struggling with a particularly aggressive cancer for 18 months. He was working, signing prints, talking to museums (several have his work in their...
View Article'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way
"My parents are both Indian," Ravi Patel explains during an interview as he fixes a cup of chai for a visitor. "And we were born here. And while they grew up the Old School way, not dating, having...
View ArticleThe Tao Of Cookie: Behind The 'Empire' Character's Many-Layered Persona
The hip-hop drama chronicling the ups and downs of record mogul Lucious Lyon and his family became the breakout hit of last year, and the breakout hit of the show was Taraji P. Henson's character,...
View ArticleMenopause: A Gold Mine For Marketers, Fewer Payoffs For Women
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View ArticleCan't Find a Patti LaBelle Pie? Make Your Own!
A YouTuber named James Wright Chanel has been all over the Internet praising Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pies; a video he uploaded of himself bursting into song upon tasting the singer and cookbook...
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How 'Black-ish' Writers Use Universal Storylines To Approach Race
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View ArticleKenya Barris Creates An 'Absolutely Black' Family for Prime Time
Kenya Barris sometimes looks at his five kids in wonderment. Private schools, professional parents who can give them things and open doors. No sense of privation. And the kicker is, he's responsible!...
View ArticleAbsorbing Mystery Novel Offers A Glimpse Into Mormon Utah
The second mystery by Mette Ivie Harrison boasts details about contemporary Mormon life that most of us aren't privy to.NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates says His Right Hand is is her "one that got...
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