Race

Republican Texas lawmakers have justified their efforts to limit how racism and current events are taught in school by saying that critical race theory judges people by the color of their skin. Martin Luther King III and experts disagree.

The lawsuit marks the first major action from the Biden administration to combat a series of new restrictive voting measures passed by Republican-led state legislatures.

Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.

New research looking at data from millions of stops made by police in Texas in 2020 found that officers search Latino people more than any other racial or ethnic group. But, those searches turn up far less contraband than searches of white people.

The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Educators say Republican bills to restrict teaching on race are forcing teachers to second-guess whether they can lead students in important conversations at a critical time.

The founder of the Texas Freedom Colonies Project wants to "put the authority of the story of Black people's lives back in the hands of Black folks" by working with descendants to chronicle the stories of African-American settlements established just after the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas.

The UT Austin committee recommended developing a campaign for students and alumni "to lean into difficult conversations, including race, history, and talking across differences."

A disproportionately small number of Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten vaccinated so far. Samantha Artiga of the Kaiser Family Foundation discusses barriers to access and what needs to be done.

"Hammerin' Hank" was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.