Slate’s archives are full of fascinating stories. We’re republishing this article because it remains a reader favorite. It was originally published April 12, 2017. In 2022, the author of this piece, ...

Communities have distinct histories that affect how structural racism manifests. In the South, many rural communities have a high proportion of Black residents, stemming from the plantation locations ...

The 2025 college football season is quickly approaching. The defending national champions will take the field for the first time this fall in less than a month in a top-five matchup against Texas at ...

Latinos are among the fastest-growing racial or ethnic groups in the United States. Between 2000 and 2024, the Latino population nearly doubled, rising from 35.3 million to 68 million. Latinos ...

Due to the media backlash over Amazon’s change to the FAQ on Colorsoft, stating it wasn’t suitable for reading books, the company has revised it again.