Gene Demby appears in the following:
36 Years After the MOVE Bombing
Thursday, May 13, 2021
On May 13, 1985, the city of Philadelphia dropped a satchel bomb in a mostly Black neighborhood, during an armed standoff between police and members of the MOVE organization.
Still Processing the MOVE Bombing, 36 Years Later
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Revisiting the incident after remains of at least one victim were returned just last week.
Racism In Medicine Casts A Pall Over COVID-19 Vaccinations
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A big challenge for public health officials has been the skepticism many Black Americans have toward COVID-19 vaccines. One notorious medical study has been cited as the reason.
When White Extremism Seeps Into The Mainstream
Friday, January 15, 2021
Professor Kathleen Belew explains how people on the mainstream right become radicalized, and why white nationalism grew so influential after the Vietnam War.
From Negro Militias To Black Armament
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Guns have always loomed large in Black people's lives — going all the way back to the days of colonial slavery, explains reporter Alain Stephens from The Trace.
Who Is The White Vote?
Thursday, November 05, 2020
NPR discusses the racial breakdown of current exit polls and how the electorate is changing.
The Story Behind Kamala Harris' Truancy Program
Saturday, October 17, 2020
HuffPost reporter Molly Redden explains how a program trying to reduce school absences produced unintended consequences—both for California families and Harris herself.
The Complicated Role Of Black Leaders In Shaping The Criminal Justice System
Friday, October 16, 2020
In Locking Up Our Own, James Forman Jr. explains the role that Black leaders, from prosecutors to legislators, have played in mass incarceration—and why it's more complicated than meets the eye.
How The America's Racial Justice Protests Have Affected A Port City Across The Ocean
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
Two weeks after George Floyd's killing, protesters in Bristol, England, brought down the statue of a slave trader. NPR follows the ripples of America's racial justice protests across the Atlantic.
VIDEO: How Running's White Origins Led To The Dangers Of 'Running While Black'
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Why, until recently, has it been easier to talk about runners' safety for (white) women than for runners of color?
Activists Are Pushing For Consumers To Support Black Businesses. Is It Sustainable?
Friday, June 26, 2020
During a time of increased racial awareness in America, there's a big push to support Black-owned businesses. But can these efforts live past the moment and create lasting change?
How The Recent Black Lives Matter Movement Gained Increased White Support
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement have taken place all over the U.S. in the last few weeks, and recent polls show big jumps in white support for the movement over previous years.
Larger Conversation: If And When To Share Videos Of Violence
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The outrage from the release of a video led to the arrest of 2 white men involved in the shooting of a black jogger in Georgia. But what are the broader consequences of the drumbeat of videos like it?
When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
The historian Marcia Chatelain's new book, Franchise, outlines a forgotten history of McDonald's as a site of social protest and a mechanism black entrepreneurs hoped might spur black liberation.
Ask Code Switch: What About Your Friends?
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Your stories about race and friendship brought up a lot of questions. Our friends at NPR's Code Switch podcast have some answers.
How Identity Has Changed — And Hasn't — Over 40 Years Of 'Morning Edition'
Friday, November 08, 2019
Since our show debuted in 1979, some notions of race and identity have changed dramatically, while in other ways the same painful battles continue.
This Family Believes They Can Trace Their Ancestry To The U.S.'s First Slave Ship
Friday, August 30, 2019
The first British ship carrying enslaved Africans landed in Virginia in 1619. The Tucker family believes they can trace their ancestry back to that ship — and are fighting to preserve their legacy.
White Supremacy Has Never Been Fringe
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Just as it did at the end of the 19th century — an era of racist lynchings and massacres — the idea that a less-white populace poses a danger to the United States continues to enjoy wide purchase.
Mainstream Politics Long Has Traded On Fear Of A Non-White America
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
White nationalism is not limited to the United States' radical, violent fringe groups. There's a long history in mainstream politics of stoking anxiety about America becoming less white.
Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback?
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
We talked to Angela Saini, author of the new book Superior: The Return of Race Science, about how race isn't real (but you know ... still is) and how race science crept its way into the 21st century.
