US race relations

US midterms: In Michigan, pocketbook pain collides with smears in a bitter battle for the Senate

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed arrives to an event at Eastern Michigan University on Nov 2, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

In Islamophobic rant, Trump seeks to stir Republican base in Michigan

Trump’s comments underscored the dark themes and personal vilification he and his allies have embraced as part of their closing pitch.

Democratic lawmaker and Trump critic Ilhan Omar’s home raided in immigration fraud probe

Representative Ilhan Omar has called President Donald Trump’s focus on her an “unhealthy and creepy obsession”.

Wells Fargo faces potential probe over black home ownership commitments: Report

The authorities reportedly said that Wells Fargo had adopted a strategy of “sorting” homeowners and offering different products or terms based on their race.

Trump criticises Smithsonian’s focus on oppression

The Smithsonian is a vast museum and research complex and a premier exhibition space for American history and culture, with 21 museums and galleries and the National Zoo.

American Evolution

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

A plaque marks the spot where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger, her rebellion sparking a mass protest that forced authorities to end segregation on the city’s buses in 1956. It also brought to the national stage a dapper 26-year-old pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

American Evolution

George Washington’s White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter?

A panel which relates the story of Oney Judge, an enslaved woman in first US president George Washington’s household who escaped from the President’s House in Philadelphia in 1796.

US scrutinises more schools over admissions practices, diversity and pro-Palestinian protests

The Department of Justice alleged admissions practices at Duke University School of Law were biased in favour of Black and Hispanic applicants, citing findings of a federal probe.

US Justice Department says UC San Diego’s medical school favours black, Hispanic applicants

University of California San Diego said it was reviewing the communication it received from the justice department.

In the Hot Seat

Young athletes should enjoy the sport, stay away from comparison game, says ex-NBA star Jeremy Lin

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