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On Independence Day, People Will Recite Frederick Douglass' Speech: 'What Is The Slave To The Fourth Of July?'
Ahead of Independence Day, historian Nancy Koehn examined the abolitionist's famous speech. -
California Is Poised To Ban Hair Discrimination
The bill says that workplace dress codes and grooming policies that ban Afros, braids and other hairstyles burden or punish black employees more than any other group. -
Callie Crossley On The House's Reparations Hearing
Callie Crossley joined Boston Public Radio to discuss this week's House hearing on reparations. -
72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts
Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory. -
Congressional Hearing On Slavery Reparations Set For Wednesday
A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations. -
Phoenix Mayor Apologies After Video Of Police Drawing Gun On Family Over Stolen Doll
Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media. -
Linda Fairstein, Former 'Central Park 5' Prosecutor, Dropped By Her Publisher
Fairstein, who oversaw the case against five teens wrongfully convicted of rape, has become a novelist since leaving the courtroom. But a Netflix series is stirring controversy over her former role. -
Jamaica Plain Church Stamps $20 Bills With Image Of Harriet Tubman
A Jamaica Plain church is making a statement about racial justice by stamping the face of Harriet Tubman on all $20 bills left in the church collection plate. -
All Revved Up: Should Robert Smith's Morehouse Philanthropy Become A Model For Student Loan Forgiveness?
Reverend Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price examine whether philanthropy is the answer to a systemic problem. -
'We Need To Evolve': Police Get Help To Improve Hate Crime Tracking
Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky.
