Deputies criticized for handcuffing 11-year-old Black girl on upstate New York sidewalk
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A widely seen video of an 11-year-old girl handcuffed and crying on a snowy sidewalk has prompted ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of ...
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Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in ...
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States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term plans
Do you live in a red state, a blue state, or one where Republicans and Democrats share power?Your answer might ...
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Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation ...
Read moreDetailsLawsuit alleges racial and gender discrimination led to Air Force contractor’s death
NEW YORK -- On the night Stephanie Cosme died, her sister and brother said they received a curt explanation from ...
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US census data shows how Middle Eastern and Hispanic residents differ in racial identity
As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, ...
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The family of a teenager fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid sues Alabama city
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in ...
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A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the ...
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Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don’t trust schools to do it justice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Buried among Florida's manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the ...
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