Business
Living down to our worst expectations, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology voted Thursday to cut deeply into NASA’s budget for Earth science, in a clear swipe at the study of climate change.
May 1, 2015
Politics
Contrary to the dire predictions of prominent civil rights leaders, all of the African American lawmakers who were pushed into majority white districts by a Supreme Court ruling easily won reelection this week.
Nov. 9, 1996
BioDetection 21, the subject of a Times investigation, “should not move forward until fundamental concerns ... are resolved,” congresswoman says.
Dec. 11, 2019
World & Nation
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has a simple message for all African Americans: Don’t be fooled.
Jan. 27, 2002
Seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus were arrested at Sudan’s Embassy on Tuesday while protesting violence in the nation’s Darfur region.
May 17, 2006
Seven American activist groups asked the United Nations on Monday to provide international observers for next month’s U.S. presidential election.
Oct. 12, 2004
Opinion
In 2006, I wrote a column for The Times questioning the wisdom of hate-crime laws that provide additional punishment for acts of violence if they are motivated by racial animus or some other kind of bigotry.
June 27, 2014
Black members of Congress expressed outrage Thursday but little surprise at the brutal murder of a black man in Texas, and they urged Americans to root out what one called “deep and vicious racism in this country.”
June 12, 1998
Entertainment & Arts
Today Chat--3:30 p.m.: Trick Pony, the honky-tonk trio, chats with fans about its live performances and what it was like to record with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. https://www.getmusic.com/events Chat--6 p.m.: Tracy Hogg, author of “Secrets of the Baby Whisperer,” offers help understanding the secrets of baby body language. https://www.womencentral.msn.com/community Friday Classical--Midnight: Anne-Marie McDermott plays J.S.
April 19, 2001
Meeting: Gathering was part of Clinton initiative on race relations. Officials call format a mistake.
Dec. 7, 1997