Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.

High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.

As pressures bore down on an American institution, its secretary held firm.

YouTube video by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U.

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

The New York Times placed an ugly spotlight on a Black scholar in mid-July and on another (across the pond in England) a few weeks later. These stories revolved around Black individuals, but the frami...

Revolutionary icon, racial justice activist, and former Black Panther Party Communications Secretary Kathleen Neal Cleaver delves into her personal archive.

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.

For decades, William Darity has done the math that most policymakers won't touch. In this conversation, he breaks down the racial wealth gap household by household, makes the case for why neither entr...

As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, FEMINIST 250 uncovers the history we weren't taught: the generations of feminists who expanded rights, reshaped institutions and made democracy more inclu...

In an interview with The EDU Ledger, the chancellor of the nation's largest HBCU makes an economic case for diversity, tied to the national security imperative.

It’s gonna be May—well, it is May, & with it comes my 274th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below...

See more charts on how the passage of the landmark law in 1965 helped increase Black representation in the U.S. House, especially in the South, according to a Times analysis.

Here it is, my 273rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! No...

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked.

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The board will have multiple opportunities to revise the list before a final vote in June.