COVID-19 has disproportionately sickened or killed Native Americans across the U.S., creating another Election Day challenge for many tribal members.
Author: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
Asian Americans in San Francisco are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19: Racism is to blame
COVID-19 is killing Asian Americans in the Bay Area. In this six-part series, USA TODAY investigates how systemic racism is driving high death rates.
2020 Census ’emergency’ threatens to leave out communities of color and rural Americans
Census workers have less time to track down an unprecedented number of uncounted Americans, raising the prospect of a damaging undercount, experts say
Daycares welcome mask-wearing toddlers as parents struggle to ‘make best decision’ in COVID-19 world
As the school re-opening debate rages, parents of toddlers balance their need to work and their kids’ needs for socialization with virus fears
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Parents weigh decisions for their kids as school reopening deadlines approach. One thing is clear: They’re not listening to skirmishing politicians.
The fight over monuments asks who is an American hero and who is a ‘symbol of hate’?
From presidents to explorers, Americans are delving into the often abusive histories of former leaders honored by statues and monuments.
California governor requires residents to wear face masks in most indoor, outdoor settings
Gavin Newsom said he’s issuing order now because too many people are going out in public without face coverings and coronavirus cases are increasing.
Charleston was rocked 5 years ago by the Mother Emanuel church shooting. The pain lingers. The fight for change continues.
Five years after the Emanuel 9 were killed during Bible study by a white supremacist, Charleston activists are still pushing for legal reforms.
Jesse Jackson says white Americans are finally ‘awakening’ to the nation’s racial crisis
For decades “white America tolerated lynching,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson said. After George Floyd’s death “white people feel embarrassed,” he said.
Protests and prayers: George Floyd memorial service brings Americans together in mourning, outrage
Across the nation Thursday, Americans stopped to commemorate the life and mourn the death of George Floyd.