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Racism
What would the Biden administration's new plan do to fight racial bias in home appraisals?
Mar 24, 2022
The plan offers a number of steps to improve oversight of the home appraisal industry, and train appraisers.
The NFL's hiring practices are biased against Black coaches, a former coach's lawsuit alleges
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 14, 2022
The vast majority of the league's head coaches don't look like the vast majority of its players.
As the Super Bowl looms, the NFL is roiled by claims of racism
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 10, 2022
While 70% of players are Black., less than 6% of head coaches are.
Ballet's biggest production changes how it depicts Asians
Dec 10, 2021
An increase in violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic have strengthened calls to change "The Nutcracker."
Is racist housing policy the real villain in "Candyman"?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Oct 21, 2021
Brentin Mock of Bloomberg CityLab says Candyman represents what bad, racist housing policy created and what gentrification tries to erase.
This video game company wants to make the industry safer for marginalized people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Sep 27, 2021
Kim Belair co-founded Sweet Baby Inc. to create a safe place in the game industry. Can the values behind the company scale up?
Does owning a home turn us into worse people?
by
Andie Corban
and Amy Scott
Aug 6, 2021
Vox's Jerusalem Demsas explains how homeownership can drive people to oppose policies that are beneficial for the entire neighborhood.
For public good, not for profit.
Public pools used to be everywhere in America. Then racism shut them down.
Feb 15, 2021
In her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together," Heather McGhee looks at how racism drained not only public pools, but also public support for universal healthcare and other "big government" policies.
Aunt Jemima rebrands as Pearl Milling Company
by
Nova Safo
Feb 10, 2021
It's part of a reappraisal of brands long criticized for their demeaning or racist roots.
Yelp will flag businesses where customers and employees report racism
by
Erika Beras
Oct 9, 2020
The labels could change consumer behavior, but they could also run into a number of problems.