President Woodrow Wilson facilitated the segregation of a diverse federal workforce, where Black and White professionals had been working together for years.

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.

President Donald Trump's administration is moving to end affirmative action in federal contracting and is directing that all ...

Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War ...

Some of Trump's executive orders have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. Some already are being challenged ...

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities ...

Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states ...

Trump joined in the battle immediately upon returning to office, signing an executive order on Monday that rescinded a Biden ...

Black immigrants moving into a neighborhood can help shift the overall racial and ethnic character of the area, a new study suggests. A researcher found that when Black immigrants move into a majority ...