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Ask students to step into the past to better understand the present. Can ancient drama heal contemporary campus divides? That’s what one small liberal arts college believes. Kenyon College in Ohio is ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.