Social Issues

Teaching students a new Black history
An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country.
Darrell Bricker: Why the U.S. needs more immigrants
Darrell Bricker of Ipsos Public Affairs speaks at the College of St. Scholastica about immigration and demographic trends.
Left out of #MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors
A coalition of three groups vital to the #MeToo movement is collaborating on an initiative to focus on a population that has often felt left out of the conversation: Black survivors of sexual violence.
House passes the Equality Act: Here's what it would do
The House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply.
New York grand jury votes not to indict Rochester, N.Y., officers in Daniel Prude case
"We concluded that there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude's death to warrant presenting the case to a grand jury, and we presented the most comprehensive case possible," officials said.
Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted two churches over policies deemed to be too inclusive of LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.
Block Party aims to be a 'spam folder' for social media harassment
In part because of her own experience being targeted with online harassment and threats, Tracy Chou launched Block Party, a startup that aims to help people feel safer on social media.