Tag: Race

According to a report by the Black Alliance for Educational Options, black students in public charter schools learn the equivalent of 36 extra school days per year in math and 26 extra school days in reading. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Black leaders push back against NAACP’s charter school moratorium

Jason Russell · August 5, 2016 6:18 pm

Clinton to journalists: I have a lot of black friends

Becket Adams · August 5, 2016 5:58 pm

What may turn off black voters more than a few bigoted and bizarre incidents is the GOP's relentless pursuit of more restrictive voting laws. (AP Photo)

Voting rights and voting wrongs

Daniel Allott · August 5, 2016 4:04 am

George Zimmerman was assaulted by a stranger at a Florida restaurant on Sunday, according to a police report. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File)

George Zimmerman punched in the face by stranger

Anna Giaritelli · August 5, 2016 1:56 am

Hillary Clinton received 91 percent of support while the Republican only mustered 1 percent in the July 31-Aug. 3 survey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

91 percent of blacks spring for Hillary Clinton

Anna Giaritelli · August 5, 2016 1:45 am

A new federal study showed that American-Indians and Alaskan natives had the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking at nearly 40 percent of their population.

CDC study highlights which ethnic group smokes the most

Robert King · August 4, 2016 5:55 pm

Kaine made his remarks as part of a larger address focused on criminal justice reform and "social justice." (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Kaine draws cheers with slavery apology, ‘black lives matter’ promise

Becket Adams · August 4, 2016 4:22 pm

Kristen Soltis Anderson: Democrats’ lost majority

Kristen Soltis Anderson · August 3, 2016 10:00 am

Jeff Mixon leads Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County, and is the leader who endorsed Portman. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ohio Dems move to punish black activist who endorsed Republican

Joel Gehrke · August 2, 2016 4:37 pm

Lynch will be joined in Detroit by other Department of Justice officials at various National Night Out celebrations. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

AG Lynch to kick off ‘National Night Out’ in Detroit

Kelly Cohen · August 2, 2016 4:08 pm

The most important part of the fix has nothing to do with schools. (Examiner File)

A new path for segregated high schools

Caleb Rossiter · July 29, 2016 4:03 am

That's one explanation for this trend, apparent in affluent suburban counties outside the South. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Beltway Confidential

Are black voters key in Pa. and Mich. suburbs?

Michael Barone · July 27, 2016 9:38 pm