Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who defied bus segregation in Montgomery nine months before Rosa Parks, has died at 86 ...

Racial segregation in America is lasting longer than anyone expected. The average black person lives in a neighborhood that is 45 percent black, even though blacks represent only 13 percent of the ...

Explore how single-family zoning influences housing segregation, limits property diversity, and impacts racial wealth gaps in ...

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Economic inequality can hinder economic growth, erode social cohesion and lead to political polarisation. Yet, a US-based survey across income groups revealed that fewer than half of those polled ...

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Segregation by Design, which takes the form of a blog-style website, various social media pages, and a forthcoming book helps long-time residents and the urban-curious alike visualize the legacy of ...

Nothing dismantles claims of “post-racial” colorblindness quite like white Christian schoolchildren casually debating how to say the n-word. A student from the First Academy in Orlando, Florida, was ...