"Representation is as much a blessing as it is a burden," the first gay Afro Latino elected to Congress says. Amid a pandemic and a "siege on the most diverse Congress," he's ready to legislate. Rep. Torres,...

Featuring the bond between two enslaved male teenagers, Jones' debut novel centers Blackness while critiquing white supremacy and anti-LGBTQ oppression. Black history in America, typically omitted or often...

Mississippi has one of the worst racial gaps in vaccination rates in the country, even as Black residents are hit hardest by the pandemic. JACKSON, Miss. — On the last Saturday in January, Johnny Thomas...

"I wanted to go to the U.S. because they are supposed to respect human rights," said a Venezuelan asylum-seeker. "Trump didn't do that to us, but we are hoping President Biden will respect that." MATAMOROS,...

"They're choosing to keep a parent and child separated that they had already separated before and traumatized," said the attorney for Fernando Ochoa's dad. At just 9 years old, Fernando Ochoa is fighting...