Racial differences in how schools discipline students received new attention 10 years ago, during a national reckoning with racial injustice. A decade later, change has […]
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After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina’s flagship university
RALEIGH, N.C. — Keely Muscatell always told prospective students they could study anything they dreamed of at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. […]
Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a […]
Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair-straightening chemicals is delayed
Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by […]
US Justice Department says Kentucky may be violating federal law for lack of mental health services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness, the U.S. […]
A judge pauses key Biden immigration program. Immigrant families struggle to figure out what to do.
McALLEN, Texas — Maria García began the week full of hope. Swinging by the office of her attorney in Los Angeles, she dropped off required […]
Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
AUSTIN, Texas — A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized […]
Biden promised to clean up polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. But […]
With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver
NEW YORK — Forward Through Ferguson has made its mark on its community and the St. Louis region by focusing on justice and education, racial […]
Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be […]