Olivia B. Waxman
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How to Talk About Race on College Applications, According to Admissions Experts
After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative-action, the college admissions essay will become even more important. → Read More
Read Justice Sotomayor and Jackson's Dissents in the Affirmative Action Case
"The devastating impact of this decision cannot be overstated,” Sotomayor wrote. → Read More
Supreme Court Rules Against Race-Based Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that considering race as a factor in the college admissions process is unconstitutional. → Read More
Why We've Gotten 'Custer's Last Stand' Wrong for Nearly 150 Years
How General Custer became a hero in American history- and why that perspective is complicated by the Native American experience of his most famous battle. → Read More
Did Slavery in the U.S. End on Juneteenth?
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved men and women in Texas found out they were free. But liberation didn't arrive in one day. → Read More
Pence Is First VP to Run Against His Former Boss in 83 Years
Mike Pence is only the third Vice President to run against the President he served under in US history. The last one was one of FDR's Vice Presidents. → Read More
Anne Frank's Best Friend's Memoir Reveals New Details About Their Childhood
'My Friend Anne Frank' by Hannah Pick-Goslar comes out on June 6. → Read More
How Congressman Gerry Studds Made History by Coming Out as Gay
Rep. Gerry Studds came out 40 years ago with a speech on the House floor. Rep. Barney Frank said it affected his own coming out. → Read More
Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten Gets One Step Closer to Being Released From Prison
A California appeals court recommends Leslie van Houten, the youngest Mansion family cult follower, be released from prison. → Read More
What to Know About the History of the Debt Ceiling
But while a default would be unprecedented, this isn't the first time Washington has been down this road. → Read More
‘We Were in a War Zone’: The History of the 1973 Standoff at Wounded Knee
Fifty years ago, a standoff between Native Americans and the U.S. government ended. Here's what happened. → Read More
Jordan Neely's Death Reminds Some New Yorkers of the 1984 Bernhard Goetz Case
Why Rev. Al Sharpton and others are comparing Jordan Neely's death on the subway to Bernhard Goetz's 1984 case. → Read More
The Complex History of Asian Representation at the Oscars
From Merle Oberon's obscured identity to a win for an actress in yellowface to 2023's record-breaking year. → Read More
The Unsung Stories of 3 Pioneering Black Female Doctors
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler is considered the first Black woman physician in the U.S. → Read More
From Pinatas to Eating Muskrat: Here Are the Surprising Origins of 5 Lenten Traditions
From pinatas to pretzels to eating muskrat, some traditions for the period of Lent have taken on a life of their own. → Read More
Inside a Florida AP African American Studies Class
Marlon Williams-Clark teaches one of the pilot AP African American Studies classes in Florida. Here's what happened after the state banned the course. → Read More
A Brief History of the State of the Union's Designated Survivor
The practice is believed to date back to the Cold War. → Read More
Classified Documents Get Misplaced All the Time. A Former National Archives Official Explains Why
A former head of the Information Security Oversight Office at the National Archives says it happens all the time. It's the next step that counts. → Read More
The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise in the U.S.
Fit Nation by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela offers a surprising history of exercise in the U.S.—from wartime readiness, to Joseph Pilates, to Richard Simmons. → Read More
Harry & Meghan on Netflix Has a Lot to Say About Race and Racism. Here's What We Learned
The documentary offers a history lesson in an effort to contextualize their experience as British royals. → Read More