Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

One big-budget Hollywood film can do more to shape perceptions of a historic event, a political leader, or a community of people than decades of scholarly research. 

The World Health Organization also warns that the Delta variant is “fitter” and “faster” than all previously identified variants.  

A look at how the NFL has evolved on LGBTQ+ issues over the last decade and why representation in sports matters.  

On Tuesday, Senate Democrats put the For the People Act, a voting rights expansion bill, up for a test vote. But as expected, Republicans blocked the bill from advancing. 

Prime Day is one of the biggest days for the company, but workers are feeling the crunch. 

Over the years, public frustration with the NCAA and their rules pertaining to the compensation of student-athletes has grown. 

While the timeframe to renegotiate terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is brief, officials appear optimistic that an agreement can be reached before Iran’s presidential transition.  

The philanthropy world has long ignored the needs of Black girls and women. 

Getting critical race theory out of schools has become a conservative rallying cry this year. 

In her new book, Professor Carol Anderson argues that the right to self-defense is not applied equally to African Americans.

The Takeaway speaks to women lawmakers, including Rep. Alma Adams, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, and Rep. Lauren Underwood, about their dads for a very special Father's Day segment.

While Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, it’s also an acknowledgement of losing one of the few resources that can never be renewed: time. 

According to President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin the two adversarial countries had an amicable discussion, but it's not clear whether progress was made in these talks.

Rob Bonta is the first Filipino American to serve as Attorney General of California.

Last weekend, nearly 3,000 restaurant owners who had been approved for grants under a plan prioritizing people of color and women were told that their payments have been put on hold.

Channing Godfrey Peoples, screenwriter and director of "Miss Juneteenth," joined The Takeaway to discuss the significance of Miss Juneteenth pageants and what they represent today.

A new investigation from the Associated Press found that around 1,900 military firearms were either lost or stolen during the past decade. 

Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked the USDA's debt relief program for farmers of color, siding with a group of white farmers who say the policy discriminates against them.