racial diversity

July 1, 2021 - The president has nominated a record number of people of color to federal courts, but his choice to fill a vacancy on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from the Carolinas, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, is a white man.  

September 9, 2016 - A Facing South analysis of North Carolina's county commissions finds that there are no Latino or Asian-American commissioners in the entire state, while African-American representation lags in many counties.

March 16, 2012 - Touted as the cure for what ails public education, charter schools have historical roots that are rarely acknowledged.