Affirmative Action

A Transformative Justice Whose Impact May Be Limited

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, will in one sense transform it. Once she replaces Justice Stephen G. Breyer, one of the 108 white men who preceded her, the court will look a lot more like the nation it serves. There will, for the first time, […]

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Billionaire’s Star Rises as She Takes Bold Stance on Racism in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It was a casual conversation that led Luiza Trajano, one of Brazil’s wealthiest women, to ponder her country’s racism, to recognize her part in it — and to do something about it. A few years back, she said, she had heard a young, accomplished Black businesswoman mention that she never attended […]

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