/tags/racial-injustice racial injustice en-US WLRN Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /history/2023-01-05/remembering-rosewood-descendants-mark-racial-violence-that-razed-florida-town-100-years-ago January marks 100 years since the Rosewood Massacre, an act of racist violence so severe it would cause Florida to become the first state in the nation to enact a form of reparations for Black victims. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /history/2023-01-05/remembering-rosewood-descendants-mark-racial-violence-that-razed-florida-town-100-years-ago Zachary Carnell | Fresh Take Florida /2021-11-22/the-ahmaud-arbery-case-will-go-to-the-jury-after-prosecutors-get-the-last-word Travis McMichael, his father, Greg, and William 'Roddie' Bryan have all been charged with Arbery's murder. The high-profile shooting helped spark protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:22:48 GMT /2021-11-22/the-ahmaud-arbery-case-will-go-to-the-jury-after-prosecutors-get-the-last-word Joe Hernandez, Vanessa Romo /news/2021-11-11/defense-calls-for-mistrial-as-kyle-rittenhouse-takes-the-stand-in-his-homicide-trial Rittenhouse described fearing for his life when he shot and killed two protesters last year. His lawyers requested a mistrial after the judge admonished the lead prosecutor during cross-examination. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:00:30 GMT /news/2021-11-11/defense-calls-for-mistrial-as-kyle-rittenhouse-takes-the-stand-in-his-homicide-trial Becky Sullivan /news/2021-06-03/reaching-racial-equity-in-the-performing-arts-musicians-actors-meet-in-broward-to-share-ideas A small — masked and distanced — in-person audience, as well as people on Zoom watched the event, which was the launch of the Broward Center's initiative Arts For Action: Black Voices. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:20:17 GMT /news/2021-06-03/reaching-racial-equity-in-the-performing-arts-musicians-actors-meet-in-broward-to-share-ideas Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-05-28/fired-after-calling-911-on-a-black-bird-watcher-amy-cooper-sues-for-discrimination Amy Cooper filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, saying the company never investigated the incident that led to her firing — the confrontation between her and Christian Cooper. Fri, 28 May 2021 10:29:05 GMT /news/2021-05-28/fired-after-calling-911-on-a-black-bird-watcher-amy-cooper-sues-for-discrimination Merrit Kennedy /news/2021-05-24/george-floyds-family-holds-rally-march-in-brothers-memory Members of Floyd's family joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march on Sunday. It was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the first anniversary of Floyd's death. Mon, 24 May 2021 09:57:36 GMT /news/2021-05-24/george-floyds-family-holds-rally-march-in-brothers-memory The Associated Press /2021-05-23/a-movement-not-a-moment-racial-and-social-justice-reform-efforts-in-the-year-since-the-george-floyds-death Looking back on the last year’s push for social justice reform through local government efforts, academia, and activism sparked by the death of George Floyd. Sun, 23 May 2021 15:35:17 GMT /2021-05-23/a-movement-not-a-moment-racial-and-social-justice-reform-efforts-in-the-year-since-the-george-floyds-death Andrea Perdomo /news/national-politics/2021-05-17/where-views-on-race-and-police-stand-a-year-after-george-floyds-murder A new NPR poll underscores the often-sharp differences Americans have when it comes to race, discrimination and policing — but there has been a shift over the last year. Mon, 17 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-05-17/where-views-on-race-and-police-stand-a-year-after-george-floyds-murder Domenico Montanaro /news/2021-05-12/andrew-browns-family-views-longer-video-footage-of-fatal-shooting "What we saw on that video was an unjustified killing," family attorney Bakari Sellers told reporters on Tuesday in Elizabeth City, N.C., after seeing additional police body camera video. Wed, 12 May 2021 10:57:26 GMT /news/2021-05-12/andrew-browns-family-views-longer-video-footage-of-fatal-shooting Vanessa Romo /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-05-08/black-americans-and-the-racist-architecture-of-homeownership Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs. Sun, 09 May 2021 18:06:48 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-05-08/black-americans-and-the-racist-architecture-of-homeownership Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata, Jonaki Mehta