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Fox News reporter: Sorry if 'tongue-in-cheek' Chinatown segment caused offense

Fox News reporter: Sorry if 'tongue-in-cheek' Chinatown segment caused offense

His critics say that instead of lampooning racist bigotry, the segment embodied it. Fox News' Jesse Watters says he is a political humorist and didn't mean for his report to be taken seriously.

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How film can grow to feature more black actors

How film can grow to feature more black actors

In the 88-year history of the Academy Awards only 14 black actors have won Oscars. Erika Howard and Gil Robertson discussed the ways film has evolved and where there is still room to grow.
by MPR News Staff

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'I wasn't there to help': Dad with newborn struggles with lack of leave

'I wasn't there to help': Dad with newborn struggles with lack of leave

American mothers are working outside the home now more than in any other past generation. As a consequence, dads have greater household responsibility, especially when it comes to child-rearing.

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Black history museum a revelation for St. Paul cops, young men

Black history museum a revelation for St. Paul cops, young men

St. Paul sent several police officers and a group of young black men to Washington, D.C., for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. They all came back changed.
by Emma Sapong

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On your mark, give birth, go back to work

On your mark, give birth, go back to work

Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave.
by Jennifer Ludden and Jessica Deahl

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Fixing the 'emergency situation' in MN's individual health care market

Fixing the 'emergency situation' in MN's individual health care market

Health care plans will have rate hikes of as much as two thirds. This prompted the state's top insurance regulator Mike Rothman, to call this "a real emergency situation."
by MPR News Staff

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The invisibility of black women

Author Mychal Denzel Smith had some interesting things to say on the invisibility of black women on a previous show. He came back, and was joined by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, president of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race, to talk about the challenges facing black women in America.
by MPR News Staff

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Hear something, say something: Navigating the world of racial awkwardness

Hear something, say something: Navigating the world of racial awkwardness

What do you do when a friend or loved one talks about race in a way that makes you cringe? Karen Good Marable, Aaron Sanchez, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza and Channing Kennedy tell us how they reacted.

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