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 ...
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Lawsuit 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 ...
Read moreDetailsMan sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a ...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions exam policy ...
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Jurors in NYC subway chokehold case tell judge they can’t reach a unanimous verdict
NEW YORK -- The jurors in Daniel Penny’s fatal subway chokehold trial told the judge Friday morning that they can't ...
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Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
SAN CARLOS, Ariz. -- After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year ...
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