First the Coast Guard said no one contacted them until July 5. Now they admit they got a call the night of July 4. What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!
Historian Elizabeth Pryor said there was no going back after her white mother called her the N-word during an argument at age 12.
"My mother never apologized for it," she told PBS News' @GeoffRBennett. "So, we never were able to come together, really, after that. It put, like, a little hard rock between our relationship."
"As much as I knew she loved me, and she did, and as much as I loved her, I did, I knew that there was a place that was deep and foundational that I could not trust her," she added.
Elizabeth, a professor at Smith College, has spent much of her career studying the history of the N-word. Her father, legendary comedian Richard Pryor, made the word central to his work before renouncing it altogether. In her new book, "Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me," she examines how her father changed comedy and his relationship with the N-word.
She spoke to Geoff Bennett for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast, "Settle In," about her new book and her father's legacy.
For the full episode: https://t.co/8or3UrpnK4
FBI data shows White individuals commit most reported violent hate crimes against Asians, keeping in mind that the actual numbers are likely higher due to significant underreporting.
Now they want to pretend that they never doubted the Knicks and that they suddenly had an easy road.
But how can it be easy when you counted them out in each series?
It’s easy because the Knicks destroyed these teams and made it seem so.
A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South — only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report.
Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traced that history through her own family and found the consequences are still being felt today.
Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) spoke with Carr about her book, "The Price of Exclusion."
The visa rejection rates in the US for African football fans have been off the charts for the World Cup.
This is a scandal of epic proportions for a sports tournament that prides itself on being global and multicultural. This story is not getting nearly enough coverage.