Despite average life expectancy among Americans increasing steadily since 2000, the gap between Black and white life expectancy has widened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic, the ...

Black or white, or combinations of both ... The newt breeds in aquatic habitats - generally medium-sized ponds - but spends much of its life on land, in both rural and urban settings. Since this ...

Slaves were considered property, and they were property because they were black. Their status as property was enforced by violence -- actual or threatened. People, black and white, lived together ...