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The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee

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Clyde McGrady
In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy.

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Stonewall Jackson High School was renamed Mountain View High School in 2020. The change was reversed by the Shenandoah County School Board in 2024.

The Best Photos From the NYT Styles Desk in 2025

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Tanner Curtis and Christy Harmon
Fashion, characters, celebrities, scenes and more incredible moments that made you look in 2025.

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Lupita Nyong’o wore a powder blue suit by Chanel to the Met Gala in May. This year, the Costume Institute benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrated “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” an exhibition focusing on the Black dandy and its influence on fashion.

The Complicated Legacy of Mayor Eric Adams

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Mr. Adams will be remembered for the drumbeat of scandals that derailed his mayoralty in New York City, a growing affordability crisis and progress on public safety and housing.

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Mayor Eric Adams came into office in 2022 with bold promises, but he leaves with a mixed résumé tarnished by a federal indictment.

N.Y.C. Housing Isn’t Being Built Fast Enough, Report Says

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Mihir Zaveri
Housing experts and politicians agree that New York City needs to add hundreds of thousands of new homes. The Real Estate Board of New York is keeping tally.

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In a new report, the Real Estate Board of New York said the city needed to build thousands more units each quarter to meet housing goals this decade.
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