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Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

Sapiens

The pandemic also took a toll on other historically marginalized groups: For example, the annual rate of death by suicide among elders over the age of 85 in Clark County, Nevada, increased by 14 percent across the pre- and post-pandemic periods, according to research in forensic anthropology.

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OPINION: Betsy DeVos’ slippery slope of religion, ethnicity and race

The Hechinger Report

Assistant Secretary of Education Kenneth Marcus said the department was reopening the case “on the basis of actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics” that would constitute a violation of federal discrimination laws, and thus fall under the agency’s description. Sign up for our newsletter.