By Dr. Yaounde Olu
People are reeling about revelations of a “leak” of a draft anti-abortion opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. This...
by Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Black, Latino and Asian American students are...
by J. Pharoah Doss
For New Pittsburgh Courier
Walter E. Williams, professor, economist, author and syndicated columnist, died at the beginning of the month. He was...
by Shera Strange, Contributing Writer
While many women will tell you that being pregnant is stressful, being a Black and pregnant woman during a pandemic...
DENVER (AP) — The legalization of marijuana in Colorado hasn't solved the racial disparities in enforcement that drug-policy reformers had hoped to end, with...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools - even as tiny preschoolers.
The racial disparities in American...
Jomonna Smith listens to her children, 12-year-old Mon'Dayja and 9-year-old Mon'Dae, answer the doctor's questions about school, chores and their health. (Public Source Photo/Alexandra Kanik) by Halle Stockton (Public Source)--Jomonna Smith, a 30-year-old woman, held her last job in 2008 as a store cashier. She is a single mother of three children, making ends meet with government assistance, styling hair on the side and a bit of family help. She relies on buses to get around and pays $301 a month to live in a public housing project in Braddock, a borough southeast of Pittsburgh. But she craves more for herself and her children.
