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Black or biracial? Census forces a choiceThere were 784,764 U.S. residents who described their race as white and black in the last census. But that number didn't include Laura Martin, whose father is black and whose mother is white. More » |
Analysis: Torch passes in civil rights struggleATLANTA - The recent deaths of Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks, two icons of the civil rights era, nudge those who have come behind them closer to the control for which they have clamored. More » |
Census says women equal to men in advanced degreesWASHINGTON - Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women from recent job losses. Yet they continue to lag behind men in pay. More » |
