The Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse effectively destroyed a Black neighborhood when it was built, and it has been falling apart ever since. But getting rid of it is complicated.
Tag: Black People
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Stuyvesant High School Admitted 762 New Students. Only 7 Are Black.
New York City’s specialized high schools represent perhaps the highest-profile symbol of segregation in the nation’s largest school system.
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A Black Girl Won the 1908 Spelling Bee. Her Family Is Searching for Her Medal.
At 14, Marie C. Bolden became the champion of what is believed to be the first national spelling competition in the United States. Her victory prompted a backlash.
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Can a State Takeover Fix the Paterson, N.J., Police Department?
A string of police shootings and abuse in Paterson, N.J., led the state attorney general to seize control of the department.
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California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next?
From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down?