African American public school students in Los Angeles County demonstrate significant learning gaps by second grade; those gaps widen with age and lead to the highest school dropout rate among all races, according to a report released Monday.
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WASHINGTON — After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys.
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WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor strongly objected Monday to a Texas prosecutor’s reference to the race of the defendants as an argument to convince a jury they were involved in a drug deal.
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WASHINGTON — Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress — have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry, a position that amounts to a direct challenge to Speaker John A. Boehner and reflects
More than a century ago, as the nation’s cities swelled with immigrants, colleges and universities run by Jesuit priests offered the new arrivals a place to learn. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Scranton—all soon had Jesuit colleges, many of which forged ties with immigrant communities.
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All sides seem to agree that the Voting Rights Act did a lot to make elections fairer. But is there evidence today that the law is still needed? In 2006, Congress thought that it was. But critics say its approach to voter protection, based on race and 1960s dynamics, no longer makes sense. On Wednesday,
An Associated Press style memo indicates a failure to understand that the same-sex marriage fight has been about achieving equal dignity.
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Lawyers challenging California’s Proposition 8 urge the Supreme Court to rule that gays nationwide have a right to marry.
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When the walls of racial segregation in higher education in the South began to fall in the early 1950s, it signaled the end of an era in American society that would go on to shape the memories and experiences of many for decades to come.
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WASHINGTON — When it comes to Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona, longtime followers of the immigration debate could be forgiven for having déjà vu.
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