Trevon Martin, George Zimmerman, the Voting Rights Act, Paula Dean, and many more stories about race have been in the media in the last week. This NPR story looks at issues of race, racism, discrimination, and how we negotiate and talk about race in the United States.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/06/29/197043324/Legalese-Aside-How-Do-We-Talk-About-Race-Nowadays