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“We are facing a system that privileges white people and punishes people of color, especially if that person is Latino,” Prof. Emeritus Miguel Tinker Salas said in La Opinion.

“Sometimes the only evidence of a child’s existence is a scrap of paper with a hastily scribbled note,” said Preston McBride, a Pomona College historian who has examined boarding school death records.

California voters appear poised to approve a redistricting measure placed on the ballot in August by Democrats and the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who have cast it as a chance to check President Donald Trump’s power.

In The Christian Science Monitor, Prof. Sara Sadhwani says she believes her state must act to mitigate a GOP power grab elsewhere.

Learn the basics about Venezuela, an oil-rich South American nation defined by vibrant culture, a long fight for democracy, and a storied history with the United States.

Prof. Char Miller explains what makes burn scars so dangerous when heavy rain arrives in California.

“In any given moment, numerous powers that be would like to see the status quo maintained because they are the ones that have power and authority,” Prof. Sara Sadhwani said.

A staunch conservative with ties to a powerful right-wing lobby group, Sanae Takaichi has repeatedly downplayed Japan’s wartime atrocities, writes the South China Morning Post.

The race for Los Angeles County sheriff is already heating up—even with the primary not scheduled until next June.

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others.