African Americans

Los Angeles International Airport and SoFi Stadium employers spoke with potential job applicants at a job fair in Inglewood, Calif., in September. About 19% of all households in an NPR poll say they lost all their savings during the COVID-19 outbreak, and have none to fall back on.

COVID-19

Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S.

Laurel Wamsley

A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings.

flowers in the foreground of the U.S. Capitol building

Politics

Texas Senate OKs congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled growth

James Barragán

The state gained two additional seats in Congress because of its population growth. People of color drove that growth, with Hispanics making up nearly 2 million of the state’s 4 million additional residents.

Buildings were destroyed in a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled the specter of men carrying torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses.

Crime & Justice

A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past

Debbie Elliott

Survivors and their descendants say facing the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people.

Texas

The Argument For A National Truth And Reconciliation Commission

From Texas Standard:The recent nationwide protests against police brutality have renewed focus on the discrimination and racism black Americans have…

Texas

She Didn't See Positive Reflections Of Black Americans In Academic Literature — So She Wrote A Book

From Texas Standard:University of Houston Downtown Associate Professor Stacie DeFreitas teaches psychology. She told Texas Standard that the field is…

Texas

'Collect The Data!' Harris County Commissioner Urges Gathering Race Data On COVID-19 Cases

Jill Ament

From Texas Standard:Anyone can become infected with COVID-19. But as the disease spreads across the United States, it's affecting a disproportionate…