National Public Radio has begun a weekly podcast about race and identity. The first installment featured Peggy MacIntosh, Chenjerai Kumanyika, and Catherine Orr with a focus on how discussions about whiteness occur in the college classroom.
Read MoreResearch has documented that black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. New research from the University of Virginia suggests that disparities in pain management may be attributable in part to bias. In a study of medical…
Read MoreThis NPR interview with Arwa Mahdawi, creator of the “Rent-A-Minority” satirical website, reveals how many people thought it was a real business.
Read MoreCanada issued the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to continue to deal with the legacy of its Indian Residential Schools. Renee Montagne interviewed Murray Sinclair, chair of the Commission, on NPR Morning Edition on Thursday, June 4,…
Read MoreThis NPR story describes a multiracial, ” ‘modern progressive motorcycle club,’ that pays homage to the Buffalo Soldiers, the nineteenth century black Ninth and Tenth cavalry. “We are representing a legacy of a group of men that fought and died…
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