Protesters against an all-ages drag brunch in Roanoke, Texas, pushed the town into the middle of a larger controversy over the issue.
Author: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Loudoun County, Va. voters weigh in on education issues and upcoming elections
After the Virginia election of Republican governor Glenn Youngkin, voters from Loudoun County address the issue that matters most to them: education.
Attempt to integrate the University of Georgia in 1961 was met by an angry mob
When Charlayne Hunter enrolled at the all-white University of Georgia, a crowd formed outside her dorm, pelting her room with bricks and bottles.
A sit-in by students at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961 led to ‘jail-no-bail’ strategy
The Friendship Nine were sentenced to 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang and the “jail-no-bail” movement was born.
“Seven days of 1961,” a series on Americans that stood up to racism and changed history
USA TODAY’s “Seven Days of 1961” retraces crucial moments that set in motion a new era of civil rights that continues to inform social justice movements today
In Brooklyn Center, police disperse protesters, corral and photograph media
Protests continued Friday night after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. Minnesota State Troopers corralled media and photographed their faces and identification.
Can the traumas of COVID-19 make us stronger?
Survivors of trauma and experts explore the chance for post-traumatic growth (PTG) from the traumas of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Migrant families share what drove them to leave home and what awaited them at the border
Migrant families in shelters, in both Texas and Mexico, describe what drove them to leave their homes and what awaited them here at the border.
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. rings its bells 500 times for COVID-19 victims
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. rang its bells 500 times in memory of the over 500,000 Americans that have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Shams DaBaron: From Homeless Hero to Housing Hero
Shams “Da Homeless Hero” DaBaron is demanding more and better services for those experiencing homelessness in New York City, while living in a shelter himself.