Protesters against an all-ages drag brunch in Roanoke, Texas, pushed the town into the middle of a larger controversy over the issue.
Author: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Loudoun County, Va. voters weigh in on education issues and upcoming elections
After the Virginia election of Republican governor Glenn Youngkin, voters from Loudoun County address the issue that matters most to them: education.
Student expelled for her sit-in arrest inspired high school walkout and more protests
After Brenda Travis was expelled from high school for her arrest for joining a sit-in, more than 100 Black fellow students walked out in protest.
Burning of Freedom Riders’ bus by white supremacists shocked the world
On May 14, 1961, outside Anniston, Alabama, Hank Thomas and other Freedom Riders huddled on a Greyhound bus as a white mob threw a firebomb inside.
Black student read-in at ‘whites only” public library helped end segregation in libraries
Nine Black college students staged a read-in at the “whites only” public library in Jackson, Mississippi, sparking a campaign that would energize students across Mississippi.
In Brooklyn Center, police disperse protesters, corral and photograph media
Protests continued Friday night after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. Minnesota State Troopers corralled media and photographed their faces and identification.
Migrant families share what drove them to leave home and what awaited them at the border
Migrant families in shelters, in both Texas and Mexico, describe what drove them to leave their homes and what awaited them here at the border.
Migrants at the US-Mexico border
The rising number of migrant families at the border threatens to strain services.
Shams DaBaron: From Homeless Hero to Housing Hero
Shams “Da Homeless Hero” DaBaron is demanding more and better services for those experiencing homelessness in New York City, while living in a shelter himself.
“Less lethal” projectiles fired by police are seriously injuring people
“Less lethal” projectiles, used by police to quell demonstrations, have caused serious injuries to protesters, bystanders and journalists.