Race

Dismal Snowpack In Sierra Mtns. Worsens State's Four-Year Drought, And Takes Toll On Tahoe-Area Ski Industry

A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California

4:33pm November 16, 2024

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.

How to approach the holidays with people you deeply disagree with

6:01am November 15, 2024

Code Switch weighs in on preparing for difficult political conversations and when to draw the line and uninvite yourself from that family potluck.

‘Divine Nine' historically Black organizations hope efforts will turn out the vote

3:48pm November 04, 2024

With more than 2 million members, the "Divine Nine" organizations have launched many get-out-the-vote initiatives in this historic election involving one of their members, Vice President Harris.

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Sikhs march across California urging protections against threats from India on U.S. soil

8:09am November 02, 2024

Sikh activists marched 350 miles across California in October to mark the 40th anniversary of a massacre and call for protections from what they say is a growing threat from the Indian government.

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Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

5:03pm October 30, 2024

The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

Family releases video of final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

1:53am October 30, 2024

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

Kamala Harris Campaigns For President In Philadelphia Area

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

5:00am October 29, 2024

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

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A century after Native Americans got the right to vote, they could put Trump or Harris over the top

11:34am October 28, 2024

by Associated Press

In the waning days of the presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are courting Native American voters in states where their vote could swing some of the most hotly contested counties in the country.

King Charles says past can’t be changed. Critics want Britain to reckon with slavery

1:16am October 25, 2024

Britain's handling of its involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade is seen by many as a litmus test for the Commonwealth's adaptation to a modern-day world.

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there's so little progress

11:57am October 24, 2024

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.