Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump

The first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board, Ms. Cook has long been a pathbreaker in a field dominated by white men.

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Education Department Backs Away From Program for Hispanic-Serving Colleges

The federal program supports universities with high numbers of Latino students. Trump officials said they wouldn’t defend it against a lawsuit, which could effectively end the program.

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Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.

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Young People of Color Flocked to This Show. It Made Them Feel Seen.

The exhibition “Beloved Suburbs” drew more than 150,000 visitors to France’s Museum of the History of Immigration. “We really recognize ourselves in the exhibition,” one said.

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North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says

A long battle over the pro-slavery words on a Tyrrell County statue intensifies as the Trump administration reclaims Confederate imagery.

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With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters

In its campaign against “woke” science, the Trump administration has closed down studies and programs focused on the gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups.

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Trump’s Cultural Revolution Is Just Getting Started

Art can be effective at illuminating and healing only if it is unconstrained by authority.

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Trump Questions Discrimination Claims, Even One His First Administration Brought

The case against a Chicago mortgage lender has become a Rorschach test for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, epitomizing how the left and the right feel about the agency.

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Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President

Republicans have attacked the president, Gregory Washington, over his support for diversity efforts at the university, Virginia’s largest public institution.

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Judge Extends Protections for Migrants From Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua

In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.

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