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Despite finally being recognised in the census, quilombolas face poverty, unemployment and discrimination
Three-year probe reveals white people accused of serious offences are more likely to be granted unconditional bail
Oliver Dowden says society is showing a lack of ‘moral clarity’ about importance of Jewish lives
The correct mixture of openness and deceit to prepare young people for the world is always up for debate
New tours along the network that helped to free 100,000 former slaves are educating Americans beyond the history class
Two new books warn of the dangers of separatism as both right and left envision a society divided
In her new book championing groundbreaking black creatives, Charlene Prempeh celebrates the art director and activist Emmett McBain
Polling shows historic vote to recognise First Nations people expected to fail amid backlash
Lawsuit says employees at Fremont assembly plant endured ‘severe or pervasive’ harassment since 2015
Package of measures, including higher fees for female international players, comes after damning report
A once-in-a-generation referendum aims to atone for the past by empowering the country’s original inhabitants. Then came a backlash
Death of unarmed black Londoner last year sparked protests, contributing to falling confidence in UK’s largest force
Practice of demanding pretrial monetary bonds to be released from jail blamed for high incarceration rates
Third-largest US lender’s Bridge network likened to a dating app for modest-sized loans
Move by Morrison Foerster comes as it was targeted in latest anti-affirmative action campaign by activist Edward Blum
Anti-affirmative action crusader expands his sights after winning landmark case over college admissions
Applicants encouraged to focus on hardships they have overcome while colleges seek proxies for race in admissions
‘Redlining’ legacy lives on in the US real estate market
Justices are unwittingly elevating the issue of income inequality and the need for class-based educational reform
Hiring jumped after George Floyd’s murder but is falling in the face of economic and political pressures
From white supremacism to census ethnicity questions, a clutch of new books enters the debate over racial identity
The gulf between immigrants and those born in the country is larger than in almost any other developed nation
Complaint against preferences for alumni and donor relatives cites Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
Parisian authorities set to deploy 7,000 extra police officers in French capital
Residents of the ‘banlieues’ say the 17-year-old’s death showed that little had changed since the serious disturbances of 2005
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