Linda Brown, who as a little girl was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education case that ended segregation in American schools, has died, a funeral home spokesman said. Brown, 75, died Sunday afternoon in Topeka, Kansas, the spokesman said. Brown was 9 years old in 1951 when her father, Oliver […]

Desegregation has stalled, showing growing disparities - especially for poor Black and Hispanic students.