systemic racism

The National Urban League has released its annual report on the State of Black America, and its findings are grim.

Can a conservative, a moderate and a liberal solve political problems together? We put that idea to the test. We picked a series of hot button issues, like voter rights and gun control, and gave our panelists seven minutes to find shared solutions for each. Could they put aside their political differences and find common ground?

In March 2021, the Evanston City Council approved what many are calling the world’s first municipal reparations plan. The money will go specifically to compensate people who were hurt by the city’s previous practice of redlining — or denying financial or other services to people who live in certain areas based on their race or ethnicity. The movement for reparations...

Critical race theory has become a lightning rod for Republicans as they seek to prevent schools from teaching or promoting it

A first-in-the-nation task force in California to study and recommend reparations for African Americans met for the first time Tuesday.

President Joe Biden has responded to comments made by Republican Sen. Tim Scott by saying he doesn’t think America is racist, but there is still work to be done to address racial issues.

Ever since white Americans used cheap debt to move out of cities and into the suburbs, school segregation has accelerated in the U.S. And in recent decades, the problem has gotten worse rather than better. Mike Magee, the CEO of Chiefs for Change, explains why racial disparities in education are getting worse and what can be done about it.

For generations, Black women and men have faced discrimination based on their hair. Last week, Connecticut became just the latest state to sign a law banning bias in workplaces and schools against natural or protective hairstyles like braids, locks and twists. LX Host Ashley Holt breaks down the history of hair discrimination in the U.S. and why Black hair is...

The emotional struggle Meghan Markle detailed in her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey triggered a conversation among Black women about the bias they experience in the workplace around the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork. Christina Coleman, a communications strategist, joined LX News host Ashley Holt to discuss why this is such a common struggle for Black women and how their white co-workers can...

In the late 1960s and 70s, decades before Black Lives Matter was founded, the Black Power movement was fighting for the right of Black Americans to be free of white supremacy. The term “Black Power,” made famous by activist Stokely Carmichael, demands that Black Americans have the freedom to create economic, political and cultural power of their own. NBCLX explores...

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

President Joe Biden mentioned “the sting of systemic racism” in his inauguration speech. Here’s what the term means.

President Joe Biden signed executive orders on his first day in the Oval Office that put the U.S. back in the Paris Climate Accord, Mandated Masks on federal property and ordered federal agencies to prioritize racial equity and review policies that reenforce systemic racism.

For many, Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is still best known for his “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington. But Emory University’s political science professor Andra Gillespie says Dr. King’s legacy is more complex and significant than those inspirational words. She joined LX News to talk about the uncomfortable conversations Americans still need...

President-elect Joe Biden made criminal justice reform a major campaign promise. But presidential power is limited in its ability to overhaul the country’s sprawling prison network. PBS NewsHour’s political reporter Candice Norwood joined LX News to explain some of the challenges a Biden administration could face reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.

More than a dozen colorful community refrigerators are now available on the streets of Chicago for people suffering from food insecurity. Ramon “Radius” Norwood and James Wurm joined LX News to discuss “The Love Fridge” program and how racial discrimination leads to food deserts in the city.

Viral images comparing police treatment of Black Lives Matter demonstrators to the pro-Trump Capitol rioters are clear examples of structural racism, says Derrick Johnson, the CEO of the NAACP. He joined LX News alongside Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change, to talk about claims of racist double standards after the events that unfolded on January 6.

The violent breaching of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Trump’s supporters struck many as a glaring black and white display of a racial double standard. Police officers were assaulted. Tear gas was used against them. Yet there were reportedly just 52 arrests made in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. In contrast, between May 30 and June 2, 2020,…

A history of racism and sexism in our country has translated to a lack of diversity in our federal judges. But it’s also due to neglected talent and political will, says the co-author of an opinion piece in The National Law Journal about the lack of Black women federal judges. Professor Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College...

Colman Domingo stars alongside Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in the new movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” out now on Netflix. The actor talked to LX News about why this is the perfect movie to end a year of racial reckoning.