The Supreme Court’s latest attempt to mandate colorblindness amidst the reality of deep and widespread racial inequality has dealt another strong blow against affirmative action in higher education.

It has been well-established that the developmental roots of racial prejudices emerge in early childhood, but scientists have ...

A study looking at children's programming found that exposure to racial and class diversity onscreen can help combat biases among white children.

The Committee on Law and Justice will convene an ad hoc committee to review and assess existing evidence on how observed racial differences in criminal justice might be reduced through public policy.

Washington Post journalists speak with top experts about the medical toll of racial inequality and ways to address disparities in health care. Associate editor Jonathan Capehart begins with assistant ...

A. Phillip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and chairman of the March on Washington Movement, speaks at the FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Committee) Day Rally at ...

With a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, ...

The research demonstrates that in U.S. counties where Black poverty is 10 percentage points higher than average, white residents are 13% more likely to attribute racial inequality to a lack of ...

Despite similar health care utilization, White patients were much more likely to receive and fill prescriptions for medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) compared with Black or Hispanic ...

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