Yousef was just 13 when his family left Syria for Europe. Five years later, he’s adjusting to life separated from his three sisters and the ups and downs of adolescence. Continue reading His Family Fled Syria. He Didn’t Cry Until He Heard About His Sisters.

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Across the country, artists have created portraits of George Floyd, Amadou Diallo, Eric Garner and others as markers of pain and loss. Continue reading Paint Fades, but Murals Remember People Killed by Police

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It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability. Continue reading The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It.

I suppressed my rage about racism for decades. No more. Continue reading I’m Finally an Angry Black Man

Many questions remain as experts weigh options for getting children back into the classroom. Continue reading How to Reopen America’s Schools

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A New York Times analysis shows why some areas of the United States see reopening as long overdue. The daily death toll in New York falls again. Continue reading Coronavirus Live Updates: New Cases Are Increasing in More Than a Third of U.S. States