Organizers say they plan weekly protests outside the Schwartz federal courthouse.
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With midterm elections looming, many Republican candidates have embraced increasingly extreme language about immigration. Immigrant advocates worry that such rhetoric stokes fear and hate. -
According to the findings, people who experience personal and neighborhood conditions such as low income, high unemployment, low homeownership rates and household overcrowding were significantly more likely to develop dementia compared with individuals of higher socioeconomic status, even those at high genetic risk. -
San Diego County's award in Proposition 47 grant funding is earmarked for people leaving custody who have a history of behavioral health needs and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to the $6 million in grant funds, the county will commit $4 million toward the program, according to a news release. -
A blockbuster new study reveals a key factor explaining rates of upward mobility. -
Alora Young is the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate of the Southern United States. Her debut poetry collection Walking Gentry Home is a memoir written in verse. -
Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts. -
An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named. -
The Armstrong Project provides two $100,000 endowments to Howard University and Hampton University. -
Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them. -
New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties.
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