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Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia began a recent hearing of the House education committee by addressing the “elephant in the room” — President Trump’s efforts to diminish, and eventually dissolve, the U.S. Education Department. Jose Luis Magana/AP; Getty Images; Photo collage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP; Getty Images; Photo collage/NPR U.S. education policy […]
The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s attic annex goes on show in New York next week, part of an ongoing effort to maintain awareness of – and combat – antisemitism in the midst of conflict in the Middle East and political tensions in the US. Eighty years on from Frank’s death, aged 15, in […]
Reparations are payments (monetary and otherwise) given to a group that has suffered harm. For example, Japanese Americans who were interned in the United States during World War II have received reparations. [1] Arguments in favor of reparations for slavery date to at least Jan. 12, 1865, when President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and Union General William T. Sherman met […]
Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s legislative record and whether it improved the lives of African Americans. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. […]
Last month, a digital battle erupted on X (formerly Twitter), splitting US president-elect Donald Trump supporters into two camps over immigration. One faction is calling for strict controls on all immigration while the other advocates for exceptions, particularly for highly skilled technical workers. The debate centred around the coveted visa for skilled workers known as […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. politics, where Black Americans were historically shut out of public office, particularly in the South. Scott, 59, has represented South Carolina in the U.S. […]
Thousands of far-reaching sanctions have been imposed by dozens of countries on Russian banks, businesses and people since Moscow ordered tanks to roll across the border into Ukraine in the winter of 2022. Now, more than 1,000 days later, as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to take office, questions about the sanctions’ effectiveness — and […]
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy may be advising President-elect Donald Trump on cutting federal spending but they also have some advice for him about the U.S. workforce, urging his next administration to bring in more foreign tech workers. Musk and Ramaswamy’s views have sparked an online spat between factions of Trump’s supporters over immigration and […]
[Please sign up here to have the Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox.] It’s the difference between black and Black. A longtime push by African-American scholars and writers to capitalize the word black in the context of race has gained widespread acceptance in recent weeks and unleashed a deep debate over identity, race and […]
Democratic incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White faced off in their only U.S. Senate debate Sunday morning. Klobuchar, who was first elected in 2006, is seeking a fourth term in the Senate. In making a case for another six-year term, Klobuchar repeatedly pointed to bipartisan legislation she supported. “When the pharmaceutical companies […]