Angelina Jolie says racial disparity in health care has ‘endangered’ her children of color
Angelina Jolie is addressing the health inequalities she sees when it comes to race.The actor and humanitarian published an op-ed for the American Journal...
Singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, her siblings say
HONG KONG — Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has...
South Korea includes American teenager Casey Phair in Women’s World Cup squad
SEOUL — South Korea has included American-born teenager Casey Phair as part of its 23-player squad for the Women’s World...
A proposed English-speaking part for the revamped U.S. citizenship test raises concerns for some
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will...
Without affirmative action, advocates fear students of color at elite colleges may feel disenfranchised
Higher education and civil rights leaders worry the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action may embolden "those with hate in their minds"...
Disappointed student loan borrowers who saw end to debt brace for payments after Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled against President Joe Biden’s one-time student debt forgiveness plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student...
California ended affirmative action in the ’90s but retains a diverse student body
LOS ANGELES — In California, where affirmative action in admissions has been banned in public colleges since 1996, university officials...
Sotomayor and Jackson slam idea that U.S. is ‘colorblind’
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson accused their conservative colleagues on the Supreme Court of ignoring the persistent presence...
First class after affirmative action ruling struggling with feeling their identity doesn’t matter
As a rising high school senior trying to figure out the next several years of her life, Gabrielle Wilson sees...
Some Asian Americans say affirmative action ruling used group as ‘pawns’
Many Asian American groups and leaders are speaking out against the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action Thursday. Some...
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