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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Man 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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California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves’ descendants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the ...
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Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?
OKLAHOMA CITY -- When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there ...
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Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of ...
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