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Reporting on Race in the 21st Century

This report is packed with recommendations on how newsrooms and journalists can dig deeper -- and report more responsibly -- when covering racial disparities in America.

BY Roundtable on Community Change

Publication

12.14.2014
Racial Equity

Re-Branding Racism

The topic of race in America is worn out, uninspiring, and largely unproductive. As a result, we make little to no enlightening progress through the weary racism conversation.

BY Neil Phillips, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

12.09.2014
Racial Equity

The Ferguson Case: A Lesson from Constitutional History

Nearly 100 years later, an early victory for the rights of those accused of crimes in a racially-charged atmosphere continues to resonate. The St. Louis County community should allow the judicial process to proceed without coercion. Equal justice under the law means that no court should be asked to perform its duties in the teeth of an angry crowd demanding a particular result.

Blog Post

08.27.2014
Racial Equity

Rep. John Lewis on Nonviolence, Civil Rights, and the Obligation of Today's Youth

Hearing civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis speak about his experiences in Selma, Alabama, at lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, and at the March on Washington is undeniably moving and inspiring. But hearing him describe the minute details of those seminal events — and his personal story that led him there — transported an Aspen Institute audience back to a time, not too long ago, that serves as a lingering reminder of why we should never forget the evils of discrimination and segregation.

BY Catherine Lutz, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

07.22.2014
Racial Equity

A Conversation with U.S. Representative John R. Lewis

Congressman John R. Lewis (D-GA), civil rights leader, and co-author of the bestselling graphic memoir March: Book One (Top Shelf Productions), is the reci ...

BY Institute Staff

Video

07.21.2014
Racial Equity

Who Will "Us" Be?

Will white Americans learn to let go of their implicit primacy, and will Americans of color learn to elevate the submerged American creed and embrace it? This is the challenge of our moment: to define "all-American" in terms that both embrace and transcend race.

BY The Bridge

Video

06.29.2014
Racial Equity

The Race Card Project: Say What?

Ever wonder what America's hidden conversation about race sounds like? Michele Norris has attempted to tap into that private discourse through The Race Card Project where thousands of people from all over the world have submitted Six Word essays on Race and Cultural identity.

BY The Bridge

Video

06.29.2014
Racial Equity

Become an Aspen Institute Social Media Ambassador

Do you enjoy exploring the current attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for and about people of color in the US? Do you discuss these views and interac ...

BY Institute Contributor

Blog Post

03.28.2014
Racial Equity

The Living Legacy of "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

So I read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” as he listened. Then we both sat in silence for a while.

BY Eric L. Motley

Blog Post

02.19.2014
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