Trans people said a surge in anti-LGBTQ legislation has made them feel sadness, stress, fear — and resolve to fight back.
Author: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
2020 Census undercounted Latinos, Native Americans and Black Americans at high rates
The nation’s Latino population was undercounted in the 2020 census at a level more than three times that of the 2010 census, the Census Bureau said.
Smithsonian Latino museum takes big steps, but top question remains: Will it be on the National Mall?
Supporters of the new National Museum of the American Latino want to see it built on the National Mall to ensure Latinos are properly celebrated.
More Black families fight to regain land taken from ancestors after Bruce’s Beach success
A Black family’s historic success in regaining of beachfront California property has inspired other families and put their efforts in the spotlight.
Black history mission guided work of pioneering teacher, from classroom to TV show to trivia game
Edward Beasley Jr., one of the pioneering educators who launched Black studies programs in the ’60s, found creative ways to inform the larger culture.
‘Dying on the streets’: Homelessness crisis is top issue in Los Angeles mayoral race
High housing costs are the main reason homelessness is a big problem in Los Angeles. Voters want solutions from the next mayor.
Rare move by United Nations nudges US to intervene in Native American eviction dispute
U.N. officials urged the United States to halt a Native American tribe’s planned evictions of former members, citing the protection of human rights.
New congressional maps constitute ‘brazen attack’ on voters of color: Report
The ongoing congressional redistricting process “appears to be one of the most abuse laden in U.S. history,” according to a new non-partisan report.
Native American tribe’s eviction plan raises civil rights concerns. Should US government intervene?
A Native American tribe’s plan to evict tenants from HUD-assisted homes, the latest clash in a long disenrollment dispute, is under federal review.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake felt through much of Alaska, but no immediate damage reported
The area avoided significant damage largely due to the quake’s size and depth, a seismologist said. A shallower quake likely would have caused damage.