America’s sprawling urban landscapes, often celebrated as melting pots, hide a surprising truth: rather than being bastions of diversity, they are hotbeds of segregation. This revelation, presented in ...

When the White House began hosting its annual Easter egg roll in 1878, Black people were not allowed to attend. Beginning in 1891, many African American families began to gather at the Smithsonian ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...

Racial segregation in the U.S. housing market has ebbed since it peaked around 1960. But even in 2011, few American neighborhoods are truly... Segregation In America: 'Dragging On And On' Racial ...

After the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 and 1968, many white Southerners were outraged. They believed that the federal government and the Republican Party had abandoned their values by ...

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America’s democracy is under threat. President Trump smashes alliances, upends norms and tramples the Constitution. So it’s normal to ask: What can one citizen do to help put America on a healthier ...

Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor prominently in American music ...