US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. The goal is to more accurately count residents, including those ... Read More

Why Losing Political Power Now Feels Like ‘Losing Your Country’

It is difficult, if not impossible, to attempt to counter polarization at a time when partisan sectarianism is intense and pervasive. Read More

A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing

In Baton Rouge, a public safety experiment could help to answer a critical question: Do community efforts to reduce street violence work? Read More

Demographic decline is upon us — what’s next?

By mid-century, global human population will fall for the first time since the “Black Death” (bubonic plague) of the 1300s wiped out 50 million people in Europe and beyond. Read More

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison

A Colorado judge has sentenced a former paramedic to 14 months of jail and probation in the death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison ... Read More

Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs despite efforts to change

"In STEM fields, research shows that women of color face the most challenges and harassment, both explicit and implicit." ... Read More

South Africa marks 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead

The 1994 election changed South Africa from a country where Black and other nonwhite people were denied ... no matter their race, religion, gender or sexuality. Leading up to the anniversary, ... Read More