EditorialIn striking down affirmative action in higher education on Thursday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority said it had to do so because the Constitution forbids any form of racial distinction. (Rebecca Chew/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Market Theater, which staged plays that waged an artistic fight against the country’s racial segregation in the 1970s, in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2023. (Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni/The New York Times)
EditorialA noose lies at the feet of the bronze figure that depicts lynching victim Ed Johnson, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2021. (Wulf Bradley/The New York Times)