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Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarms About Case Before the Supreme Court

The groups are working to educate voters in the South about how they would be affected if the court strikes down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

© Rita Harper for The New York Times

The Rev. Al Sharpton said that this year’s march in Selma, Ala., was about continuing, rather than commemorating, the fight to protect voting rights.

How a Stray Quote of Jesse Jackson’s Led to a Rupture Between Black and Jewish Voters

18. Februar 2026 um 00:47
The candidate’s reference to New York as “Hymietown” helped tank his 1984 presidential campaign and eroded a longstanding alliance.

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Colleges See Major Racial Shifts in Student Enrollment

03. Februar 2026 um 10:03
An analysis finds that flagship state universities, as well as less selective colleges, had major increases in Black and Hispanic students following a ban on race-conscious admissions.

Andrea Lucas, EEOC Chair, Recasts Workplace Discrimination in Trump’s Image

27. Januar 2026 um 17:41
Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has said she wants to undo years of what she describes as activist excess around labor law.

© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said she was determined to undo the consequences of an “aggressive focus by D.E.I. activists.”

Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up

27. Januar 2026 um 10:02
When a class in Portland went out for recess on Thursday, their teacher recalled, some of the 6-year-old students anxiously asked, “What about the ICE people?”

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

Educators from South Portland Middle School participate in a neighborhood watch at a bus stop in South Portland on Friday.

Los Angeles School Desegregation Policy Hurts White Students, Lawsuit Says

20. Januar 2026 um 22:35
Schools with more white children miss out on smaller class sizes and other benefits, the lawsuit says. The policy dates back to desegregation efforts in the 1970s.

© Aaron M. Sprecher, via Associated Press

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the 1776 Project Foundation, a group that opposes racial preferences in education.

What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays

13. Januar 2026 um 10:00
Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding sensitive aspects of their identity.

© KT Kanazawich for The New York Times

Zhi McMillan, a senior from Virginia, highlighted in his essay an experience at a historical burial ground for African Americans.
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