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Annie Parfait, a Houma Nation elder, sits outside her home in Dulac, La., on Sept. 21, three weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Parfait, 70, rode out the storm at the Houma Nation Headquarters in Houma, La.

Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida

By nature and necessity, the Houma people are a sprawling but tight-knit community in the bayou region. Federal recognition for the tribe could keep them out of harm's way.

Flames rise from a liquor store and shops near the Third Police Precinct on May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

George Floyd's Arresting Officer Has Been Taken Into Custody

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd's death, has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

A woman stands in front of a line of police officers near the White House during a protest in Washington, D.C.

Photos: Protests In Response To The Death Of George Floyd Shake The Nation

Photos show demonstrators and police clashing as anguish and rage swept through cities across the nation in response to George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody.

Protesters react in front of police as they gather in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday to demonstrate after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being arrested by a police officer in Minneapolis who pinned him to the ground with his knee.

PHOTOS: Protests Over George Floyd's Death Escalate Into Violence, Destruction

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he will defend the right to protest over George Floyd's death but urges peaceful demonstrations, saying, "It is how we express pain, process tragedy, and create change."

Lucy Grimshaw says she feels blessed to have such a supportive mom, Ali Grimshaw, and feels validated by their conversations about race. Ali adopted Lucy when she was 19 months old.

Adoptees express their fear, anger and insight on race during social unrest

Transracial and transnational adoptees say it's been difficult to express their thoughts about race and social justice provoked by police killings, anti-Asian violence and immigration.

Hundreds of demonstrators attended a Sunday rally for Black and Asian solidarity at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis ahead of a possible verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin this week.

In Minneapolis, Residents And Law Enforcement Alike Brace For Chauvin Trial Verdict

With the National Guard on patrol and barbed wire fences lining downtown, residents say they feel anxious ahead of a verdict, which could come this week.

Jon Batiste poses with four of his five trophies during the 64th annual Grammy Awards.

2022 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees and winners

Every nominee and winner from all 86 categories presented at the 2022 Grammy Awards, presented on Sunday, April 3 in Las Vegas.

In this 2019 file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory poses for a portrait following mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named Gregory among 13 new cardinals.

Pope Francis Names America's First Black Cardinal

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders who will be elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

Dr. KJ Seung, a professor at Harvard Medical School, speaks at a September rally outside the home of the CEO of Moderna, maker of one of the two mRNA vaccines that prevent COVID-19. The fake bones are meant to represent lives lost unnecessarily to the coronavirus. Seung was part of a group of doctors demanding Moderna share vaccines — and its recipe — with low-resource countries.

HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters hope to match it

A small number of health workers are protesting for global vaccine equity. Their demonstrations echo the call for equal distribution of HIV medications decades ago — but there are key differences.

Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the Senate to become Air Force chief of staff on Tuesday. He's seen here testifying during his Senate nomination hearing in May.

Senate Unanimously Confirms 1st Black Chief Of A U.S. Military Service

Gen. Charles Brown was confirmed to lead the U.S. Air Force. Brown said his nomination "provides some hope but also comes with a heavy burden," given the nation's current focus on matters of race.

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