Slate magazine's Justin Peters says that when the police-overtime money runs out -- and, well, when it gets warmer -- the Windy City's homicide rate will revert to normal.

Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they're lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team's name.

The chair of the HBCU's governing board says it's still recovering from the recession, but it is growing. 

Census data show that major shifts are under way. Here's what people of color should actually care about.