Jun 11th, 2008 · With the garage rock revival, the gritty, unrefined noise-pop sounds of the '80s from bands such as the Pixies and the Jesus and Mary Chain have bubbled back to the surface. The Blacks' ragged, gutsy sound fits right in, capitalizing on the current market for raw rock.
Jan 16th, 2006 · Racial tensions between blacks and Latinos have developed recently in Los Angeles high schools. Youth Radio reporter Jennifer Obakhume visits a South Los Angeles high school to find out how Martin Luther King's legacy is taught there, and how those lessons are received.
Jan 11th, 2006 · A recent report suggests that black children in Texas stay in foster care significantly longer than whites or Hispanics, and are far less likely to be returned to their families or adopted. Guest host Tony Cox takes a closer look at the challenges of black children in foster care.
Nov 30th, 2005 · Thursday is World AIDS Day. According to a recent government report, the rate of newly reported HIV cases among African Americans is dropping -- but blacks are still eight times more likely than whites to be diagnosed with the AIDS virus. Ed Gordon discusses the findings with Brenda Wilson.
Oct 27th, 2005 · NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams and his guests discuss the CIA leak investigations of White House staff, Secretary of State Condolezza Rice's popularity among blacks and Rosa Parks' life and legacy. Guests: Donna Brazile, political strategist and former campaign manager for Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore in 2000, and GOP strategist Robert Traynham.
Oct 25th, 2005 · Civil rights trailblazer Rosa Parks, who helped to spark the battle for equality in the Jim Crow South by refusing to obey a law forcing blacks to sit at the back of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., has died at the age of 92. Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation, featuring Parks in her own words.
Oct 18th, 2005 · Suzanne de Passe is the executive producer of the 2005 Black Movie Awards. She talks about the show, which will honor the achievements of blacks in all areas of filmmaking. The awards air Wednesday night on Turner Network Television.
Oct 3rd, 2005 · O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder 10 years ago Monday. The verdict exposed deep rifts between whites and blacks in the United States, including those who work in the country's newsrooms.