It's Black History Month, and New Orleans Public Libraries are holding special storytimes across the city and calling ...

The New Orleans Public Library is accepting submissions for their annual Black History Month Art Contest through Feb. 20. The theme is African Americans’ Contributions to the Labor Movement. Students ...

Library branches have removed bathroom posters publicizing a local helpline for domestic-abuse survivors after political ...

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The American schools at the NATO headquarters were scrambling to comply with Trump diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks.

Staff at Department of Defense-run schools are reviewing books on gender identity and inequity, but the guidance is far from ...

Representative Jake Auchincloss discusses how the Democratic Party can offer meaningful alternatives to voters.

He is at home in West Hollywood, in a secondary bedroom he has turned into a broadcasting booth. The boiling overhead studio ...

A month after the first signs of smoke and flame, victims are still mourning the loss of small things, a snapshot or a teacup. Communities have been robbed of the parks and libraries and churches ...

Texas college students were already struggling without DEI programs. Then came another Trump term.

Most of the artists are from out of town—but the Independent talked to four local participating artists and asked them to ...

Sixth-grade U.S. history teacher Andrew Waller flashed a photo of a slice of pizza covered in pineapple chunks onto the screen. The class of preteens blurted-out opinions of the controversial pizza ...