Affirmative Action on the Line in 5 States: Ward Connerly's 'Super Tuesday'

While the presidential election tops everyone's minds for the November ballot, voters in five states also have to make decisions on affirmative action. If longtime affirmative-action foe Ward Connerly has his way, voters will ban it in public employment, contracting and education, just as they've done in California, Washington state, and most recently, Michigan. Here's what you need to know.

Nobel Prize Winner Who Slammed Black Intelligence Is 'Blacker Than He Thought'

You won't believe this. Nobel Prize winner James Watson, who created uproar by suggesting black Africans were genetically less intelligent than whites, is in the news again. Why? He may be blacker than he thought.

Earn Up to $180,000 a Year? Now Harvard Is Affordable for Your Kid

Are you bringing in a middle-class income but your child wants to go to Harvard? Now he or she can, and you don't have to mortgage your home to pay for it.

Affirmative Action News: Why Race Still Counts in School Desegregation

Public-school districts nationwide that are under court order to desegregate are confused about how the Supreme Court's recent decisions declaring voluntary-integration plans in two public-school districts unconstitutional apply to them. Is mandatory school desegregation all but over? School segregation is at a 40-year high--what happens next?

Why Nooses Now?

Nooses have been surfacing in businesses, government buildings, schools and fire stations, sparking a national outcry and DiversityInc's Noose Watch. What's the reason for the prevalence of this racist and violent symbol?