Race Matters
Ongoing events in our country reveal the effects of lingering racism, bias and inequality in our society. This collection of programming and learning resources from public media and NPT's archives deals with the complex history of race relations in the U.S.
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Confronting Anti-Blackness Trailer
While we often hear the words “racism” and “white privilege” in today’s discourse around racial justice, “anti-Blackness” seems to get lost in the conversation. To rectify anti-Blackness, it is imperative to understand and be able to identify the ways it manifests. This discussion will help us identify anti-Blackness in our everyday lives and discuss ways it may be confronted.
NPT Original
Facing North: Jefferson Street, Nashville
The Talk: Race in America
The Talk - Race in America
PBS NewsHour
Race Matters: America in Crisis
The Citizenship Project
The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tennessee
NPT Original
"Children Of The Movement" by John Blake
NPT Original
The Early Black Press | Tennessee Voices Lifted
American Experience
Freedom Riders
NPT History
Freedom Riders: The Nashville Connection
America ReFramed
Struggle & Hope
FRONTLINE
A Class Divided
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK
PBS Newshour
America After Ferguson
Frontline
The Interrupters
PBS Learning Media
Resources for Middle and High School Students
The Civil Rights Landscape Today for People of Color
Who, Me? Biased?
Why Are Schools Still So Segregated?
Confronting Anti-Black Racism
Resources for Younger Children