LGBTQ advocates say measures by cities and school districts that ban display of the pride flag are part of larger conservative-led, anti-LGBTQ efforts.
Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
Fewer Americans may identify as white under proposed federal guidelines for Latinos, Arab Americans
Arabs and Latinos could gain the ability to self-identify as such under proposed federal guidelines aimed at reflecting the nation’s true diversity.
Parents of Tyre Nichols, killed by Memphis police, named as State of the Union guests
RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the parents of Tyre Nichols, will attend the State of the Union. Michael Brown’s father will also attend.
At Vanderbilt University, calls to acknowledge campus origins on Native lands go ignored, students say
As a growing number of U.S. institutions adopt statements acknowledging their roots on Indigenous lands, some, like Vanderbilt University, resist.
‘No safe spaces’: For Asian Americans, California shootings add to growing mental health crisis
Some advocates are worried about a growing mental health crisis as more Asian Americans fear violent attacks in their communities.
Florida rejects Advanced Placement African American Studies course, saying it ‘lacks educational value’
In a letter to the College Board, Florida said it would turn down a planned AP African American Studies course being piloted around the country.
In Pasifika, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities seek both identity and independence
The term Pasifika is on the rise as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders assert their identity and distinguish themselves from Asian Americans.
COVID tests for US travelers from China spark fears of new wave of anti-Asian hate
As COVID-19 testing mandates for travelers entering the U.S. from China take effect, some worry they could prompt a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.
California university apologizes for dermatology experiments that exposed inmates to pesticides more than 4 decades ago
The University of California San Francisco apologized for 1960s and 1970s dermatology experiments that exposed inmates to herbicides and pesticides.
‘Nationwide crisis’: Facing lower adoption rates, some shelters reconsidering euthanasia policies
Animal shelters are overcrowded, with some revisiting euthanasia for the first time in years as rates of adoption fail to keep up with intake.