New research shows that immigrants who arrive in a new country with better mental well-being are more likely to integrate and be successful.
Demonstrators hold Confederate flags near the monument for Confederacy President Jefferson Davis on June 25, 2015, in Richmond, Va., after it was spray-painted with the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter.’
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The drive to remove Confederate monuments links those monuments to modern racism. An economic historian shows that the intent and effect of those monuments from inception was to perpetuate racism.
A family of Syrian refugees arrive at their new home in Bloomfield, Mich., in 2015.
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The US is home to more international migrants than any other country. But even though immigration is an actively debated topic, immigrants are poorly understood.
Although English to speakers of other languages (Esol) is treated like any other subject, it can offer far more to those learners.
Language policy in Canada suggests misunderstanding among government officials and the general public about language use, international language rights and their implications.
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Canada’s population is more diverse than ever, with many different languages represented. Government policy must reflect that diversity and offer meaningful support to minority languages.
Could structural racism in U.S. schools lead more young African Americans to drink?
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Platforms like Takecarebnb make these homestays accessible for refugees and hosts.
President Lyndon Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which aimed to do away with racial discrimination in the law. But discrimination persisted.
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Amid rising inequality and social tensions, measures must be taken to protect refugees from the backlash and help them settle instead
View of the Friendship 9 students who protested against racial discrimination and were put in prison, Rock Hill, South Carolina, February 1961.
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A long-lost letter from prison by a civil rights activist provides a window on the pivotal role protesters in South Carolina played in fighting segregation.
An activist is arrested after his van was stopped by Kenosha police Aug. 27, days after police shot a Kenosha man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed.
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New research on Wisconsin’s changing demographics suggests that racial integration and political polarization were a combustible combination in Kenosha, where violence erupted in August.
While segregation was a shameful period in baseball history, the Negro Leagues were a resounding success and an immense source of pride for black America.