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A Growing Identity Debate in Black America
In Hollywood, Harriet Tubman is played in a new movie by a black British woman, much to the annoyance of some black Americans. On the U.S. census, an ultrawealthy Nigerian immigrant and a struggling African American woman from the South are expected to check the same box. When many American universities tout their diversity numbers, black students who were born in the Bronx and the Bahamas are counted as the same.
'We're Self-Interested': The Growing Identity Debate in Black America
In Hollywood, Harriet Tubman is played in a new movie by a black British woman, much to the annoyance of some black Americans. On the U.S. census, an ultrawealthy Nigerian immigrant and a struggling African American woman from the South are expected to check the same box. When many U.S. universities tout their diversity numbers, black students who were born in the Bronx, New York, and the Bahamas are counted as the same.
Three Leaders of Women's March Group Step Down After Controversies
Three leaders of the Women’s March on Washington who helped organize one of the largest mass mobilizations in United States history following the inauguration of Donald Trump have stepped down from the organization’s board after years of controversy.
Sprawling 'heat dome' brings health warnings and withering humidity
And even when the sun dips below the horizon, temperatures in many places are expected to remain in the 80s.
7 died in a motorcycle crash. How their club of former marines is mourning them
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Of the seven funerals, Albert Mazza Jr.’s was the last. It seemed fitting, since he had been their leader. A few years ago, he had helped establish the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a motley crew of honorably discharged Marines who raise money for veterans in need.
A man licked a carton of ice cream for a viral internet challenge, now he's in jail
Now the authorities and store owners across the country are wrestling with how to stop a series of copycat videos made by people committing the same crime.
Manslaughter charge dropped against Alabama woman who was shot while pregnant
Prosecutors in Alabama said Wednesday that they were dropping a manslaughter charge against a woman over the death of the fetus she was carrying when she was shot in the belly, in a case that stirred national outrage.
'You have to go by the law': Alabamians defend arrest of woman whose fetus died in shooting
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. — In the days since police officers arrested Marshae Jones, saying she had started a fight that resulted in her unborn baby getting fatally shot, the hate mail has poured in.
Harvard sexual harassment case elicits calls for an external audit
More than a year has passed since the resignation of Jorge Domínguez, a Harvard government professor who was accused of sexually harassing more than a dozen female students and junior faculty members over decades.
Baltimore Mayor Resigns Amid Children's Book Scandal
After weeks of mounting pressure, Mayor Catherine Pugh of Baltimore resigned Thursday amid a widening scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of children’s books that she wrote and sold to the University of Maryland Medical System while serving on its board of directors.
How one socialist lawmaker is trying to change his state's pro-business policies
Instead, he blasted the deal on social media as “corrupt,” noting that it gave the well-off company $70 million in government grants to create 1,100 jobs.
Shutdown threatens to delay criminal justice reforms signed into law by Trump
Now, the shutdown threatens to delay the law’s implementation.
How One Socialist Lawmaker Is Trying to Change His State's Pro-Business Policies
MANASSAS, Va. — When the state of Virginia recently struck a deal with U.S. microchip maker Micron to expand in Manassas, both Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, and the local mayor, Hal Parrish, a Republican, attended a ceremony celebrating the news.
Women's March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism
Within days of Donald Trump’s election, a diverse group of women united by their concern about the incoming administration gathered at a restaurant in New York to plan a protest march in Washington. They had seen the idea floating on Facebook and wanted to turn it into a reality.
Women's March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism
Within days of Donald Trump’s election, a diverse group of women united by their concern about the incoming administration gathered at a restaurant in New York to plan a protest march in Washington. They had seen the idea floating on Facebook and wanted to turn it into a reality.
