Starbucks To Close 8,000 Stores For 1-Day Training On Racial Bias
If you’re a Starbucks addict and need your caramel Frappuccino fix every morning, then you should make alternate coffee plans for May 29th.
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Sacramento Teen On Stephon Clark’s Death: “My Community Is Hurting”
When Stephon “Zoe” Clark was shot and killed by Sacramento police officers in his grandmother’s backyard, he left behind two kids, a fiancé, and a broken, grieving community — my community.
New App Aims To Improve Traffic Stop Safety By Going Virtual
A team of graduate students at the University of Florida is working on technology to make traffic stops safer and more transparent– both for the people pulled over and the officers involved.
How Racial Bias Plays Out In Preschool
Does racial profiling start as early as preschool? A recent study shows even preschool teachers exhibit racial bias. Youth Radio’s Myles Bess has the scoop.
Charleston Teen Reflects On Racism In The Spotlight
Growing up a black teen in the south, dealing with racism was a regular part of life. Like the time an older white lady told me I was the second funniest black person she knew. Uh, thanks. Or the day a white kid at my school called me over to his lunch table and asked if I sold weed. No, I said. Why would you think that? Well, because you’re black, he said.
Young, Brown, And ‘Looking Unsafe’
By: David Meza/ Richmond Pulse “When was the last time you were you in jail?” A young white police officer…
Truth In Music
Slick Rick’s lyrics in “Hey Young World” really opened my mind. As a kid and hearing someone tell me I could be whatever I wanted really stood out to me. Since this was the first song I really understood it encouraged me to better myself. Just knowing the meanings of the songs and being able to learn what the songs messages are has helped me.
DIY Toolkit: How Teens Want You To Teach #BlackLivesMatter
Youth Radio’s Tylyn Hardamon, a member of the newsroom’s youth team, and journalism teacher and producer Teresa Chin sat down together to come up with a lesson plan for how educators can facilitate a productive conversation about race, police and violence, grounded in a collection of stories created by Youth Radio’s reporters and commentators.
Triggered: Objects Mistaken For Guns
In this interactive, you’ll explore the stories behind 13 objects that police officers have mistaken for guns. The cases you’re about to see vary in circumstance and outcome, but each ended with someone getting shot.