On the day MLK delivered a historic speech in Washington, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of segregation at a Baltimore amusement park.
Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
‘No place to live’: Why rebuilding Maui won’t be easy after deadly fires
With Maui’s wildfires largely contained, island residents are starting to comprehend the economic and housing challenges that lie ahead.
How did the Maui fires start? What we know about humans making disasters worse
Environmental experts say the deadly wildfires ravaging Hawaii illustrate the effects of human habitation as untended grasslands have flourished.
Most Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans are unhappy with China, poll shows
A Pew Research Center survey of more than 7,000 Asian Americans found most see their ancestral homelands favorably — except for Chinese Americans.
The US military integrated 75 years ago. It forever changed the way America works.
President Truman changed the nation 75 years old with an executive order desegregating the U.S. military.
‘Astonishing violence’: As Americans battle over Black history, Biden honors Emmett Till
President Joe Biden announced a national monument honoring Emmett Till, a Chicago teen whose brutal 1955 murder sparked the Civil Rights Movement.
Black suicide rates, once among the nation’s lowest, have risen dramatically among youths
Suicide rates among young Black people have risen precipitously in recent years. One study finds communities aren’t prepared to handle the crisis.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in US
The FDA cleared Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
Most transgender people in US struggle to find belonging, even in their own neighborhoods
Transgender people feel largely unable to be themselves in US society, while LGBTQ people are less satisfied with their lives than US adults overall.
Most Americans oppose religious-based bias against LGBTQ people, defying growing wave of restrictions
Most American adults object to religious-based denial of medical care, employment or other services to LGBTQ individuals, a national poll has found.