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Book Club: Tochi Onyebuch's New Novel 'Riot Baby'
Author Tochi Onyebuchi's dystopian story is his first foray into adult literature and our February selection for “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.” -
Bill Targets Discrimination Based On Natural Hairstyles
A series of states have passed legislation banning hair discrimination in one form or fashion. -
All Rev'd Up: 'Hair Is A Political Statement'
The reverends discuss the power of Ayanna Pressley going public about her alopecia. -
Crossley: Cambridge Becomes Fourth City In The State To Ban Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology has been proven to show racial inaccuracy when identifying faces. -
U.S. Marks King Holiday Amid Fears Of Deep Racial Divisions
As the nation marks the holiday honoring King, the mood surrounding it is overshadowed by deteriorating race relations. -
U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller
Miller was a mess attendant on the West Virginia when he jumped in to man a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack. He is the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named after him. -
Give Us The Ballot: Where Does MLK's Voting Rights Legacy Stand in 2020?
Fifty-five years ago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the campaign for Black Americans’ voting rights. -
Virginia Man Charged In Neo-Nazi-Affiliated 'Swatting' Ring
Swatting is harassing a target by drawing extreme law enforcement responses with fake bomb or shooting reports. The government says the suspect bragged about it in a white supremacist chatroom. -
Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today
A study of more than 100 cities nationwide shows neighborhoods subjected to discriminatory housing policies nearly a century ago are hotter today than other areas. -
King Boston Project Looking To Break Ground During National NAACP Convention In July
A non-profit group told WGBH News on Thursday that it intends to break ground on a monument to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., on the…