The Trump administration no longer requires the explicit prohibition of segregated facilities such as restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains in new government contracts, according to a ...

North Carolina State historian Blair Kelley discusses segregation in the United States. North Carolina State historian Blair Kelley discusses the present and historical conditions of segregation in ...

Critics argue that segregation and racism are still rampant in New York City public schools. Farai Chideya discusses charges of segregation in public schools with urban sociologist Pedro Noguera, a ...

This city, once dubbed “Heavenly Houston,” has long touted its harmonious racial and ethnic diversity. But the real story is, of course, more complicated. In the newly published “Houston and the ...

Getting words right can clear up a lot of confusion about politics and public policy. Example: “segregate” is a verb that requires a subject. “Segregate” is not an impersonal verb, nor is “segregation ...

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