Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY

RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the parents of Tyre Nichols, will attend the State of the Union. Michael Brown’s father will also attend.

As a growing number of U.S. institutions adopt statements acknowledging their roots on Indigenous lands, some, like Vanderbilt University, resist.

In a letter to the College Board, Florida said it would turn down a planned AP African American Studies course being piloted around the country.

The term Pasifika is on the rise as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders assert their identity and distinguish themselves from Asian Americans.

As COVID-19 testing mandates for travelers entering the U.S. from China take effect, some worry they could prompt a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

The University of California San Francisco apologized for 1960s and 1970s dermatology experiments that exposed inmates to herbicides and pesticides.

A new report says that despite entertainment industry gains, immigrant TV characters underrepresent some communities and too often linked to crime.

Advocates want President Biden to create a national park honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old whose 1955 murder sparked the civil rights movement.