Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule in a pair of cases involving affirmative action on college campuses, a look at how the practice came to be.

As philanthropic funding strongly favors white colleges over HBCUs, here’s what HBCU funders and school leaders must do to combat the disparity.

2020 U.S. Census data shows a 9% drop in kids under five as the number of adults 65 and older swelled, lifting Americans’ median age to nearly 39.

The California Reparations Task Force is debating compensation for financial losses brought on by slavery and decades of institutional racism.

Two national surveys find that Asian Americans don’t feel safe or welcome in places ranging from schools, workplaces and their neighborhoods.

At least six dead, dozens hurt after dust storm causes pileup on Illinois’ Interstate 55, closing traffic for 30 miles in both directions.

For women, this week’s mandate from Pope Francis that a fall summit in Rome include female participants with speaking and voting rights is monumental.

Prospective jurors said if they were to convict a man of killing 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue that they would be capable of sentencing him to death.

A Lambda Legal survey of 2,500 people found that being subject to abuse while in criminal detention is a common experience for LGBTQ and HIV+ people.