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State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later. Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University hide caption toggle caption Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A lawsuit against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the potential to end affirmative action nationwide by the end of this month. The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard two related lawsuits, one against UNC and another against Harvard University, that challenge the constitutionality of affirmative action in public […]
LONDON (AP) — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath made it even worse. Monkey emojis. Being told to go home. The N-word. The even sadder part? Everyone knew […]
Published 06-07-23 Submitted by Black & Veatch OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 7, 2023 /CSRwire/ – From the challenges of chronically aging infrastructure and regulatory and climate change pressures to opportunities such as data’s promise and an infusion of federal funds, the U.S. water sector’s complexities continue to evolve amid pushes for greater sustainability and resilience, the newly […]
FILE – Reggie Weaver, at podium, speaks outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C, on Feb. 15, 2022, about a recent partisan gerrymandering ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 8, 2023, that Alabama’s U.S. House districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power […]
FILE – Reggie Weaver, at podium, speaks outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C, on Feb. 15, 2022, about a recent partisan gerrymandering ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 8, 2023, that Alabama’s U.S. House districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power […]
The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts typically last for a decade, but they could be short-lived in some states. Court challenges could force lawmakers or special commissions to draw yet another set of maps before the 2024 elections for representatives in Congress and state […]
LONDON — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath made it worse. Monkey emojis. Being told to go home. The N-word. The even sadder part? Everyone saw it coming. “It’s […]
The ‘no-fucks given elder’ reflects on her time at the Stonewall Riots, the West’s new wave of anti-transness, and her long-awaited new memoir Miss Major Speaks “People put so much into seeing Stonewall as a symbol,” says Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the community leader and Black trans revolutionary, now in her 80s, who was there on […]
Althor, G., Watson, J. E. M. & Fuller, R. A. Global mismatch between greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of climate change. Sci. Rep. 6, 20281 (2016). Article