Race and Ethnicity

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation.

Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

Discipline used in Kansas’ largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

Black farmers’ association calls for Tractor Supply CEO’s resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

Last known survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decision

The last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the case they dismissed last month.

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents serving warrants

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole after spending most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota.

Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right” would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released.

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right” would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released.

Senator wants Washington Commanders to pay tribute to an old logo that offends many Indigenous

Many Native Americans thought a bitter debate over the U.S. capital’s football mascot was over when the team became the Washington Commanders.

Book Review: Pollster who wrote ‘The Latino Century’ says both political parties get Hispanics wrong

Pollster Mike Madrid’s new book ‘The Latino Century’ says both political parties get the Hispanic electorate wrong.

Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act

Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court’s ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the Voting Rights Act.

California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that includes up to $12 million for reparations legislation.

Atlanta City Council approves settlement of $2M for students pulled from car during 2020 protests

The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing.

“Always go out on top”: Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp will retire June 2025

John Sharp, Texas A&M’s longest serving chancellor who has transformed the university system and boosted the flagship’s academic and athletic brands over his 13 years at the helm, will retire in June 2025.

What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York

Police in upstate New York have shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after they say he fled from officers and pointed what turned out to be a BB gun.

White Nebraska man shoots and wounds 7 Guatemalan immigrant neighbors

Authorities are not ruling out racist motives as they investigate why a white Nebraska man shot and wounded seven neighbors who were Guatemalan immigrants.

Things to know about the case of Missouri prison guards charged with murder in death of a Black man

Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man.

The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide

In 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two white Detroiters, who received no jail time.

Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting. It is also changing how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes.

4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man

Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was in custody at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.

Tractor Supply is ending DEI and climate efforts after conservative backlash online

Tractor Supply says it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts. It’s a move that comes after the rural retailer was hit by weeks of online conservative backlash.

Nigel Farage criticizes racist remarks by Reform UK worker. But he later called it a ‘stitch-up’

Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage has condemned a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.”

As political fervor for New Zealand’s Māori resurgence wanes, a new Indigenous holiday comes of age

When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country’s first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn’t know what it was.

Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza

Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered their preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president.

Mauritania goes to the polls with a regional security crisis and economic concerns among the issues

Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania. The vast desert nation in West Africa positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state’s population.

Local leaders say election districts dilute Black votes for panel governing Louisiana’s capital

Seven residents of Louisiana’s capital city say election district maps for their governing council dilute Black voting strength in violation of federal law.

Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says

A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed.

Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, whose criminal penalties were raised last year by state legislators.

Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West

The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix has one of the largest shares of Colorado River water flowing through Arizona.

A co-founder of the embattled venture capital firm Fearless Fund has stepped down as operating chief

One of the co-founders of an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that supports women of color has stepped down as chief operating officer.

Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement

The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white city officials blocked him from taking office, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement.

California lawmakers abandon attempt to repeal law requiring voter approval for some public housing

California lawmakers have abandoned their attempt to repeal the nation’s only law requiring voter approval for publicly funded affordable housing projects.

Supreme Court won’t hear case claiming discrimination in Georgia Public Service Commission elections

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a case challenging Georgia’s system of electing utility regulators statewide.

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