PBS
Gene study links Africans to higher risk of Parkinson’s
One million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive condition that causes problems with body movement. New research has identified a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s in people of African descent, and...
SciShow
Origins of Intolerance
Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: One of the most banned books of all time | Mollie Godfrey
In 1998, a school district removed one of American literature's most acclaimed works from its curriculum. Parents pushing for the ban said the book was both "sexually explicit" and "anti-white." The book at the center of this debate was...
PBS
Coverage Of Protests Illuminates Journalism's Race Problem
George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests have reignited the American conversation on race. That includes inequities and discrimination in news reporting, where several recent incidents have highlighted the different experiences of...
PBS
How These Oregon Teachers Are Fighting Back Against White Nationalism
The FBI reports that hate crime violence in the U.S. is at a 16-year high. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, meanwhile, says the highest percentage of hate incidents since the 2016 election occurred in elementary and secondary...
PBS
Racial Protests Mean Africa Takes Another Look At The U.S. — And Itself
Protests over the killing of George Floyd have struck a global chord. Across the African continent, they have sparked not only demonstrations, but also a new examination of the roles of race, colonialism and exploitation through the...
PBS
How Anti-Racism Is A Treatment For The 'Cancer' Of Racism
The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor have sparked a renewed dialogue on racism in America. Reform advocates want policy and institutional changes, but individuals are also asking how they can address their own...
PBS
Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges On Activism In The Modern Era
In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to
integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She
joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in Bridges' footsteps 60 years
ago and...
PBS
Asian Americans Report Rise In Racist Attacks Amid Pandemic
As coronavirus has spread across the U.S., so have reports of violence against people of Asian descent, and the FBI warns a surge in hate crimes could be yet to come. These fears have led to the creation of a website for reporting such...
TED Talks
Phillip Atiba Goff: How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing
When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Phillip Atiba Goff. In an actionable talk, he shares his work at the...
Crash Course
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture,...
Crash Course
Do the Right Thing: Crash Course Film Criticism
Mainstream American films don’t often tackle race and racism head-on, and when they do, they often end up trying to find easy answers. Which makes films like Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing all the more powerful. It’s an intimate portrait...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer
James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, sex and class distinctions. -- In the 1960s, the FBI amassed almost 2,000 documents in an investigation into one of America’s...
TED Talks
TED: Racism thrives on silence -- speak up! | Dexter Dias
Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths...
SciShow
Origins of Intolerance
Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...
TED Talks
Ruby Sales: How we can start to heal the pain of racial division
"Where does it hurt?" It's a question that activist and educator Ruby Sales has traveled the US asking, looking deeply at the country's legacy of racism and searching for sources of healing. In this moving talk, she shares what she's...
SciShow
The Truth About MSG and Your Health
MSG, or monosodium glutamate, got a bad rap in the 1960s when people started complaining of "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome," but that bad reputation was fueled more by xenophobia than science. Turns out, it's just delicious.
TED Talks
Nate Silver: Does racism affect how you vote?
Nate Silver has data that answers big questions about race in politics. For instance, in the 2008 presidential race, did Obama's skin color actually keep him from getting votes in some parts of the country? Stats and myths collide in...
SciShow
Why Are Some U.S. Cities Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis?
In addition to being a serious social issue, racism is also a serious challenge to public health. In fact, over the last year and a half, dozens of cities have declared racism a public health crisis - and today, we here at SciShow will...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The problem with the U.S. bail system | Camilo Ramirez
Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States has stayed steady, but the average number of people in jail each year has shot up. How can that be? The answer lies in the bail system— which isn't doing...
Crash Course
World War II: Black American History
Black Americans have long fought in America's wars, very often fighting for a country that doesn't always fight for them. Today we'll learn about the experience of Black Americans in World War II. We'll look at the ways Black men and...
SciShow
Is Everyone A Little Bit Racist? - Implicit Bias
Many companies have offered diversity trainings to teach their employees about implicit biases. But what does that mean, and is it really helping anything?
TED Talks
Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi: Lessons of cultural intimacy
After visiting all 50 US states to talk to people about racial literacy, Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi expected to hear personal stories of race, culture and intersectionality; what they weren't expecting was how their unique upbringing...
TED Talks
TED: Let's end ageism | Ashton Applewhite
It's not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It's ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves -- and each other. Ashton Applewhite urges us to dismantle the dread and mobilize against the last socially...