Race in America

Ms. Gwen wanted to help neighborhood kids understand what has been going on following social injustice protests. She posted the names and pictures of black men & women who have been killed. Ms Gwen says the “teachable moment” has led to interesting dicussions and questions.

Marcus Washington speaks to Oscar Grant’s mother and uncle in our series Race in America: The Conversation.

Enraged, but not surprised. That’s how many in the Bay Area are reacting to the news that the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death will not be criminally charged for her killing.

The San Francisco 49ers have announced the nine recipients of grants the team is awarding as part of a $1 million commitment to organizations creating social change.

Serving a long-lost Bay Area treat, Claire’s Crunch Cake has an impeccable five-star rating — and an owner who’s spent a lifetime speaking out for San Mateo’s communities of color.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Dante R. Quick speaks with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai.

California Federation of Teachers President Jeff Freitas speaks to NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre.

Uncomfortable conversations are often the most meaningful conversations. The Bay Area is listening, but are we hearing each other? We continue to have that conversation in our series “Race in America: The Conversation.” Watch a replay of our live broadcast that first aired on Aug. 13, 2020.

Ethnic and social justice studies will become a graduation requirement at California State University after the Board of Trustees approved the idea on Wednesday amid the national uproar over racism and police brutality

Watch a replay of our live broadcast of Race in America: The Conversation that first aired on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

NBC Bay Area anchor Marcus Washington and NBC News correspondent Tracie Potts discuss their personal reflections in the wake of George Floyd’s death and other recent events centered around race.

More than a month after the death of George Floyd in police custody, rallies and protests have continued across the country. The crowds are made up of thousands of individuals, each with their own reasons for being there. Here are just a few of them, in their own words.

Hundreds of people are gathering in downtown Martinez for a Black Lives Matter demonstration at the location where a couple recently defaced a city-sanctioned Black Lives Matter mural.