President Joe Biden vowed to ultimately put an end to private prisons, but activists says the move isn't enough to fully address mass incarcerations. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive...
Highlights of this week's diversity coverage
Best of NBC News diversity sections: NBC Asian America, NBCBLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT from the week of January 25.

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NBCBLK
While many are taking "joy" in the new Biden-Harris administration, grassroots organizers remain laser-focused on dismantling white supremacy. There’s still work to be done. This has become a common theme...
The Hall of Famer died of natural causes, the medical examiner said. That hasn't stopped people from linking his death to the Covid-19 vaccine. In his last tweet, Hank Aaron sent a message to Black Americans...
"It affected me like I knew him personally — like we talked every day," said one fan. Tony Starks of Accokeek, Maryland, remembers where he was one year ago when he learned that NBA great Kobe Bryant died....
The Trump administration said in 2019 that the new bill would be delayed for years because of technical issues. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will move forward with a plan announced five years ago stalled...
NBC OUT
President Joe Biden's executive order will allow transgender people to enlist and serve openly again. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Emily Shilling came out as transgender on April 14, 2019, two days after a Trump administration...
ASIAN AMERICA
NBC LATINO
“’Conga’ is like a cult-classic, so in remaking it, I wanted to keep it authentic and true to the original,” music producer Boi-1da told NBC News. Listening to the iconic and extremely catchy "Conga" by...
Over 200,000 DACA recipients are "employed as essential workers on the front lines to keep our country healthy and running,” Castro and 93 other House members wrote. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, is urging...
During his presidential campaign, Biden ran ads promising to establish a task force to reunite separated migrant families "on his first day as president." WASHINGTON — The White House is likely to delay...