race relations

Cultural references to passing have been around for a long time. But recent works like the Rebecca Hall’s film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s book, Passing, have brought it back to the forefront. Today, we talk about the contexts that have caused this narrative to recur across the centuries.

Detroit’s ombudsman says the city should have a plan in place to prevent racial incidents from blowing up into civil disturbances.Speaking to the Detroit…

Today marks the 51st anniversary of the 1967 uprising in Detroit. What some call a rebellion, some a riot, left 43 people dead and thousands of buildings…

On this day 75 ago, the 1943 race riots were coming to an end. Over a three-day period, 34 people were killed in the riots. Nine of them were white and 25…

Charlie LeDuff has been busy. Over the last few years, he’s hung out at the Mexican border waiting for undocumented immigrants to be ferried across the…

Too often people have a hard time talking about race. White people don’t understand black people. Black people just shake their heads at the behavior of…

We've had conversations on this program about race and racial tensions many times. But one scholar said we've got it all wrong. He said we shouldn't be…

Black and white residents of southeast Michigan differ in their perceptions of how people of color are treated in local courts, according to a recent poll…

Whenever there's a story of violence that takes over the news cycle, parents face a challenge: How much do you tell your child? How do you answer your…

The Next IdeaIn an era when it seems much of the country is in a face-off over race, from Black Lives Matter to All Lives Matter, how do we talk about…