Trans people said a surge in anti-LGBTQ legislation has made them feel sadness, stress, fear — and resolve to fight back.
Author: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
2020 Census undercounted Latinos, Native Americans and Black Americans at high rates
The nation’s Latino population was undercounted in the 2020 census at a level more than three times that of the 2010 census, the Census Bureau said.
More Black families fight to regain land taken from ancestors after Bruce’s Beach success
A Black family’s historic success in regaining of beachfront California property has inspired other families and put their efforts in the spotlight.
Black history mission guided work of pioneering teacher, from classroom to TV show to trivia game
Edward Beasley Jr., one of the pioneering educators who launched Black studies programs in the ’60s, found creative ways to inform the larger culture.
Rare move by United Nations nudges US to intervene in Native American eviction dispute
U.N. officials urged the United States to halt a Native American tribe’s planned evictions of former members, citing the protection of human rights.
New congressional maps constitute ‘brazen attack’ on voters of color: Report
The ongoing congressional redistricting process “appears to be one of the most abuse laden in U.S. history,” according to a new non-partisan report.
Native American tribe’s eviction plan raises civil rights concerns. Should US government intervene?
A Native American tribe’s plan to evict tenants from HUD-assisted homes, the latest clash in a long disenrollment dispute, is under federal review.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake felt through much of Alaska, but no immediate damage reported
The area avoided significant damage largely due to the quake’s size and depth, a seismologist said. A shallower quake likely would have caused damage.
More young children are killing themselves. The COVID-19 pandemic is making the problem worse.
Pre-teen suicide, while still rare, has increased in recent years, with the rate of growth among Black children especially worrisome.
Edward Shames, last of the surviving WWII officers who inspired HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ dies at 99
Shames, who took part in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, was in Easy Company, the unit that inspired the ‘Band of Brothers’ book and miniseries.