School Segregation is Getting Worse 65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
The number of intensely segregated minority schools has tripled since 1988 with New York and California having some of the highest rates of school segregation.
'The Unsung Heroes:' Military Kids Resilient, but Face Extra Challenges
Common realities of being in a military family, like having a parent deployed or moving around a lot, can be stressors for children.
Creating an Advice Show By and For People of Color
KQED's podcast "Truth Be Told" is an advice show designed to give people of color a space to talk among themselves that’s not framed through whiteness.
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Disney Is Extending Its Reach to Infinity and Beyond
Disney announced Tuesday that they will be taking Comcast's stake in Hulu, adding another property to what is quickly becoming the most powerful entertainment company in history.
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition in a Move to Democratize Surveillance Technology
The federal government can still use facial recognition technology in the jurisdiction.
CEO of Company Housing Migrant Children Detainees Steps Down
The C.E.O. of Southwest Key, a private company that houses the plurality of migrant children in U.S. shelters, has resigned after facing scrutiny from a financial probe.
Racial Disparities Persist in Stillbirth Rates
According to new data, the black stillbirth rate in Ohio is twice the white stillbirth rate.
Diplomatic Situation in Venezuela Worsens Amid Countrywide Power Outages
Widespread power outages have escalated the tumultuous situation in Venezuela, where the U.S.-backed opposition has been attempting to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro since January.
Salacious College Admissions Scandal Highlights Commonplace Inequities
A new FBI investigation takes cutthroat college admissions to a whole new level, but the 1% shelling out big bucks to get their kids into college is nothing new.
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Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border
Around 500 children separated from their parents at the border, still haven't been reunited, a month after the deadline for reunification.
California Abolishes Cash Bail as Advocates Voice Concern
California is the first state to completely replace cash bail with a pretrial assessment system — but criminal justice reform advocates were against the final measure.
Court Rules North Carolina Congressional Maps Unacceptably Gerrymandered Again
This time North Carolina's gerrymandering fight could have far reaching implications for the nation.
Legal Marijuana: How Women Are on the Path to Dominate the Billion Dollar Industry
Gia Morón left her job on Wall Street to make sure black and brown women have a stake in the growing cannabis industry. She explains.
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Puerto Rico is facing the biggest local government bankruptcy ever filed in the United States. The territory is currently 72 billion dollars in debt. Public employees are currently owed more than 50 billion dollars in pensions. And it's Puerto Rican residents who are feeling the impacts of the debt crisis. We look at how the government is preparing to restructure its financial obligations. Plus, a conversation with the mayor of Miami about building a resilient city; a look at the newly-created school safety commission that won't discuss the role of guns in school safety; a review of what it means to be a female rocker in a male-dominated field; and a discussion about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in light of a new documentary about his life.
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