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Cigar smoking among black high schoolers on the rise
Dan Gorenstein Aug 10, 2012
American teens are smoking cigarettes less these days. But the number of black high school students who smoke cigars has nearly doubled in recent years.
New Orleans' other 'million dollar neighborhood'
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 3, 2012
High rates of imprisonment are a cause -- and effect -- of poverty.
BET CEO Debra Lee on television for a black audience
Kai Ryssdal Jul 9, 2012
The CEO and president of BET Networks discusses television programming for African Americans, and the role of the network in today's media sphere.
Unemployment for Hispanics, African Americans remains high
John Ketchum Jul 17, 2012
A new study shows that the jobless rate for African Americans and Hispanics isn't budging despite a modest recovery in other parts of the economy.
Economic mobility in South L.A., two decades later
Mitchell Hartman Apr 26, 2012
Twenty years after the L.A. riots, many residents who move up the economic ladder move out of South L.A.
Black History Month a lucrative time for some black professionals
Christopher Johnson Feb 16, 2012
Black History Month events have celebrated the achievements of African-Americans since the 1920s. But February is also a time of heightened demand for black talent and expertise on the speaking circuit.
'Our Black Year': One couple's challenge to shop black-owned businesses
Kai Ryssdal Feb 14, 2012
Maggie and John Anderson started "The Empowering Experiment" to see if they could patronize only black-owned businesses. The results were surprising.
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