Race

Politics & Government

Changing how U.S. forms ask about race and ethnicity is complicated. Here's why

5:01am April 27, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

How your race and ethnicity are reported for the U.S. census, federal surveys and other forms may change. That could affect data used to redraw voting maps, enforce civil rights and guide research.

Kiora Hansen and Della Currie protest against racism by Antioch police officers at a rally in front of the police department on Tuesday.

National

These California police officers have created a scandal. They sent racist texts

5:01am April 27, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

For years Black and brown people have complained about racism, corruption and abuse by the Antioch, Calif., police. Now a racist text message scandal implicates almost half of the department.

Rep.-elect Julian Bond, center, who was refused a seat in the Georgia House, looks through his desk as two of his Fulton County colleagues, Reps. Jack Etheridge, left, and Charlie Brown raise their hands for the oath of office in Atlanta, Jan. 10, 1966.

Some state lawmakers say Tennessee expulsions highlight growing tensions

5:05pm April 26, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Fights over "decorum" in state legislatures are nothing new, but they look different now that Republicans and Democrats have become more splintered and focus has narrowed on state politics.

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On Feb., 27, Laura Trevelyan and members of her family traveled to Grenada to issue a formal apology.

World News

British aristocrats ask King Charles to join a slavery reparations movement

3:38pm April 26, 2023

by Lisa Weiner

Two members of U.K. aristocratic families, Laura Trevelyan and David Lascelles, are apologizing for centuries-old injustices in the Caribbean, and asking others to join them in paying reparations.

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Protesters calling for gun reform laws and showing support for the three Democratic representatives. Rep. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were ultimately expelled, but Rep. Gloria Johnson was saved by one vote. The two legislators were restored to the their seats. The three lawmakers were at the White House on Monday.

The 'Tennessee Three' inspires young activism

11:19am April 26, 2023

by Alana Wise

Young people in Tennessee have found inspiration in Reps. Justin Jones and Justin A. Pearson, two people who were organizers before they became elected officials.

Remembing groundbreaking singer, actor and lifelong activist Harry Belafonte

4:26pm April 25, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday. He was 96. He broke racial barriers and balanced his activism with his artistry in ways that made people around the world listen.

A 1976 portrait of the singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte. He died Tuesday at age 96.

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

2:52pm April 25, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

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A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., on July 6, 2020.

National

Louisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor hired by police force in nearby county

11:36am April 24, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Myles Cosgrove, who investigators say fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was hired by a police department less than an hour drive from Louisville.

Descendants of the enslavers and the enslaved unite for a family portrait at the Arlington House, the former plantation once owned by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife Mary Custis Lee.

National

They're strangers with a painful shared bond: Robert E. Lee enslaved their ancestors

8:19am April 24, 2023

by Debbie Elliott

The descendants of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House, the national memorial to Lee in Virginia.

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Encore: A new mode in MLB video game celebrates historical Black all-stars

5:08pm April 23, 2023

by Jamal Michel

A video game officially licensed by Major League Baseball has an all-new mode featuring players from the Negro National League.