CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - August 2017: Memorial flowers and notes are left at the spot where Heather Heyer was killed and others were injured when a car plowed into a crowd of protesters during a rally. (Image via Shutterstock)
Over 15,000 Law Enforcement Agencies Don’t Report Hate Crimes. A New Bill Could Change That.

The legislation would require police track hate crimes and report them to the federal government.

According to data from the US Department of Education, students with disabilities and Black students are disproportionately subjected to restraints and seclusion in schools.
House Democrats Call for a Ban on Restraints and Seclusion in Schools

Data from the US Department of Education, reveals that students with disabilities and Black students are disproportionately affected by the practices.

A memorial in El Paso, Texas, after a white shooter targeted Latino shoppers at Walmart. Image via Shutterstock
‘A Carousel of Victims’: Here’s What You Need to Understand About the FBI’s Latest Hate Crimes Report

The number of anti-Hispanic hate crimes rose to 527 from 485 in 2018, while there were 953 reports of anti-Jewish crimes, a 14% surge over the previous year.

President-elect Joe Biden has prioritized working with women and people of color as he transitions into the White House (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Over 40% of Biden’s Transition Team Are People of Color. That Matters.

"My administration's going to look like America," Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said earlier this year.

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Kamala Harris Makes History: She Is Now the First Black, Indian American, and Woman VP

To see the daughter of an Indian woman and a Black man, at a time when police brutality and anti-immigration rhetoric are prevalent, has offered many Americans a sense of hope.

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during early voting for the U.S. Presidential election on October 31, 2020 in Arlington, United States. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)
It’s Official: 100 Million People Voted Early in 2020. That’s Huge.

The United States reached an impressive new early voter turnout record, with more than 100 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election before the polls opened on Tuesday.

Impact of Trump's foreign worker visa ban
Trump’s Visa Ban May Have Cost the Economy $100 Billion and Slowed Recovery, Study Says

“You can't force firms to hire Americans to stop migration—that's not happening.”