Kentucky, California, Michigan, Vermont and Montana put abortion access on the ballot for midterm elections. Here’s what voters decided.
Author: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, USA TODAY
‘Hope is bringing us back’: Black voters are moving South, building power for Democrats
The new Great Migration is pulling Black voters to the South, upending conservative and Democratic politics in the midterms and beyond.
Who will Black voters support in the 2022 midterm elections? Inflation, abortion remain top issues
In the final stretch of the midterms, Black voters say inflation, abortion and criminal justice reform remain top issues, polls show.
How Black Latinos found a future in an Alabama HBCU after slavery
Afro-Latinos went to Jim Crow Alabama for education at a Black school. The story is a reminder that Black history is part of Latino history.
Hotter temperatures a threat to students in schools with no air conditioning
Hot classrooms are leaving students sweltering. As climate change becomes a larger part of our reality, how are schools adjusting?
How has affirmative action shaped higher education? The Supreme Court might ban it for good.
Two Supreme Court cases on race-aware admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are pushing affirmative action’s history to the fore.
US students are becoming more diverse. So why does segregation persist?
The student population in American public schools has grown significantly more diverse, but segregation remains a persistent problem, a report found.
Inflation and COVID, a baby formula shortage and food insecurity: Why aren’t more eligible Americans using WIC?
How do you get more people to turn to WIC? Experts say it’s a mix of applying innovation, reducing stigma and easing the shopping process.
Before the ballot box, Americans with disabilities have problems getting voting information
Before they can cast their ballots, voters with disabilities often say they have difficulties getting accessible voting information, a survey said.
These bases were named after Confederates, now titles may be ditched. Here’s what vets say
“Culture changes”: Nine bases named in honor of Confederate leaders could get new titles from a diverse cohort.
Here’s what veterans of color say.