Nation Feb 12 Why communities of color are embracing youth tackle football despite safety concerns By Jenna Bloom, Sapna Bansil
Politics Aug 09 Lawsuit says Tennessee’s US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, a variety of civil rights groups and voters say the redistricting tactic has violated the 14th and 15th amendments by diluting the power of Black voters and other communities of color. By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Health Aug 21 Mounting U.S. deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020 and half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press, Damini Sharma, Anna Flagg, The Marshall Project, Larry Fenn, Associate Press
Health Aug 03 Air pollution down in the U.S. but still hurts marginalized communities most A new study shows that while fine particle air pollution has declined nationwide over the past 40 years, the health and environmental benefits haven't been shared evenly. By Jonathan Colmer, Jay Shimshack, The Conversation