As John Lewis’ life is celebrated in several cities, veterans of the civil rights movement, close friends and colleagues shared memorable moments.
Author: Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
‘People are really suffering’: Black and Latino communities help their own amid coronavirus crisis
Black and Latino community leaders are stepping in to help their own through the coronavirus crisis.
Black people are overwhelmingly dying from coronavirus in cities across the US
With coronavirus cases and deaths soaring in cities with significant black populations, civil rights groups are urging the release of racial data.
Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans tend to have poor health. Coronavirus could ravage their communities.
People of color have many underlying health conditions that could make them vulnerable to health risks from coronavirus, experts said.
Coronavirus is slowing down search for census workers, could make it harder to count Americans
Census officials and community groups are canceling job fairs and other events to ward off the spread of the coronavirus, but hiring is still underway
Census officials temporarily suspend some operations because of coronavirus outbreak
Census officials announced Wednesday they are suspending some of their field operations to help ward off the spread of the coronavirus
America has a ‘gruesome’ history of lynching, but it’s not a federal crime. A House vote could change that
The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bipartisan bill that would make lynching a federal crime, a move supporters say is long overdue.
I was writing about colonial America’s first enslaved Africans. I was stunned to find my ancestors, too.
The search for one woman’s family led a reporter to find her own roots using oral history, archives and DNA tests. It also led to stunning results.
Joe Biden: Racism is a ‘white man’s problem’ that is institutional in the U.S.
During an interview that focused largely on issues related to race, Biden said “white folks are the reason why there’s institutional racism.”
Women of color are a key 2020 voting bloc. More Dems are trying to woo them at this forum
In a nod to the clout of women of color, Democratic presidential hopefuls will outline plans to address issues important to them at a national forum