Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after…
The Israel-Hamas war has roiled US campuses. Students on each side say colleges aren’t doing enough
America’s colleges aspire to be places where ideas meet and common ground emerges. As the death toll rises in the…
Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel
ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY — The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrank its territory from what…
Connecticut health commissioner fired during COVID settles with state, dismissal now a resignation
Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reached a settlement agreement with the agency’s former commissioner, who was fired in the…
A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances
HARDIN, Mont. — Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers…
A small venture capital player becomes a symbol in the fight over corporate diversity policies
NEW YORK — A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies like restaurant chain Slutty Vegan and beauty…
A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights…
Tribal nations face less accurate, more limited 2020 census data because of privacy methods
SANTA FE, N.M — During the 2020 census, Native American leaders across the U.S. invested time and resources to make…