Justices Thomas and Sotomayor, who say they benefitted from affirmative action, divide on its future Thursday, June 29 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's most senior conservative, Justice Clarence Thomas, and its most senior liberal, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both rose from humble beginnings to join the elite ranks of Yale Law School -- and both have publicly credited race-based affirmative action initiatives with helping... Read More.
‘Nowhere to escape’: Frontline workers contend with wildfire smoke, face repeat of pandemic divide Friday, June 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As wildfire smoke bathed New York City in fumes on Wednesday afternoon, UPS driver Matt Leichenger said he suffered a wave of nausea in the back of his truck with hardly anything he could do about it."There's nowhere you can escape... Read More.
Uvalde community sees political divide as gun debate stirs midterms Wednesday, November 2 by ABC News(UVALDE, Texas) -- Voters across Texas will be heading to the polls for the midterm election on Nov. 8, but few other counties in the state have garnered more national attention than Uvalde. Since May 24, when a 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and... Read More.
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists two years later Monday, March 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago.Americans were already deeply divided about a multitude of issues, with differing opinions concerning healthcare, immigration, voting rights, gun reform and climate... Read More.
How one group fights to reclaim Black land and battle the economic divide Monday, February 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In 1912, Willa and Charles Bruce bought land southwest of Los Angeles in Manhattan Beach to turn into a resort for African Americans to relax and unwind. They named it Bruce's Beach.But nearby white property owners opposed Bruce's Beach. In 1924,... Read More.
A tale of two counties: Texas communities illustrate deep divide in COVID-19 vaccination efforts Tuesday, October 12 by ABC News(PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas) -- Americans remain deeply polarized over the renewed push to get the country vaccinated.Nowhere is such a divide more evident than in Texas, where the vaccination rates tend to vary drastically from county to county.Presidio County -- a remote area of... Read More.
Former President Obama on the keys to democracy’s survival, healing racial divide Friday, June 18 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The world has and continues to change in so many monumental ways since former President Barack Obama's eight years in office.Today, he says he stays awake at night thinking about how democracy can flourish in our constantly evolving world."We're now seeing... Read More.
What to know about Puerto Rico’s divide over its territorial status Tuesday, April 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Puerto Rico’s territorial status has been a topic of conversation among residents on the island for decades.“It's a place that's been a colony for 500 years,” said Ed Morales, a professor at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race... Read More.
