The BBC reports that the “world” is amazed at seeing Americans stand in long lines to vote. Not that we are voting, but that in a country touted as being the most advanced and democratic, this is the best…
As the days churn towards the November presidential elections, Trump is showing his fear — of voters of color! To suppress our vote, the Trump administration is working overtime. From cutting short the US Census collection dates to a…
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Guest Voz: CDC Blunders in Excluding Communities of Color Among High Risk Groups for Covid-19
Jul 30, 2020, 12:32 PM 0
By Edward T. Rincón LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: Crossposted from The Culture of Research blog) It really makes little sense. Despite the fact that Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans are being hospitalized and dying at considerably higher rates than…
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Nearly 50 years of Earth Day and at the doorstep of the climate decade: A vision for engagement with U.S. Latinos around climate change
Apr 22, 2019, 6:03 AM 0
By Juan Declet Barreto LatinaLista This year will mark nearly a half-century of the celebration of Earth Day. Enacted in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and Congressman Pete McCloskey – a California Republican, the first Earth Day…
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Writing Raps Helps Reduce Recidivism in Youth of Color
May 15, 2018, 10:57 AM 0
By Margaret Goldman Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) While our nation’s steadily declining rates of juvenile incarceration are encouraging, widening racial disparities are a pressing call for concern. Racial disparities often begin in the school system and persist at…
By Laurel Thomas Futurity Stereotypes about who develops eating disorders may contribute to men and people of color missing out on getting proper health care, researchers report. In a survey of college-age students, Kendrin Sonneville and Sarah Lipson of…
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New report: Mainstream media offers little future to most female journalists of color
Mar 7, 2018, 12:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — “For all of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, I’m sorry I couldn’t carry the ball over the finish line, but man, I sure did try…” Former NBC Today anchor Ann Curry addressing viewers on her…
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3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net
Dec 15, 2017, 11:50 AM 0
By Michele Gilman The Conversation Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety netto pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially…
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What Everyone Should Know About America’s Diverse Working Class
Dec 12, 2017, 8:48 AM 0
By Alex Rowell LatinaLista In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many have attributed President Donald Trump’s electoral victory to the anger of the working class, calling for progressives to dedicate themselves to winning back these voters.1 Often, whether…
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An anti-poverty effort created jobs but didn’t fix inequality
Nov 20, 2017, 9:55 AM 0
By Alex Shashkevich Futurity New research examines former President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty initiative in the 1960s and its legacy in American cities. In an article in the Journal of Urban History, historian Claire Dunning argues that…
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Hispanics Now Nearly One-Quarter of U.S. Students, Data Reveal
Aug 30, 2017, 8:33 AM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat New U.S. Census data show a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanics attending school, reaching nearly 18 million in 2016. The figure — which covers education at all levels — is double the…
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Bilingual micro-investment platform aims to get Latinos into the habit of investing & saving
Aug 17, 2017, 1:46 PM 0
LatinaLista — In 2013, when Pew Research surveyed how many Americans invest in the stock market, they discovered a telling fact — 81 percent of Latinos don’t own stock. But it doesn’t stop at stocks. Latinos are the first…
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Heat waves threaten city dwellers, especially minorities and the poor
Aug 7, 2017, 9:58 AM 0
By Merrill Singer The Conversation Last week’s record-setting heat in the Pacific Northwest and current triple-digit temperatures in Arizona are the latest reminders that climate change is heating up the Earth. This trend is a serious threat to cities,…
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School Suspensions Hurt Whole Community, Not Just the Student, Research Shows
Jun 29, 2017, 9:30 AM 0
By Aaron Khpchik Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange A growing body of research, including work published here, documents harms of what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Evidence shows that compared to 20 or more years ago, contemporary…
By Milenko Martinovich Futurity Housing, employment, and health are three domains with “profound racial and ethnic inequalities” in the United States, report researchers. The continuing disparities in home ownership in the US may best illustrate some of the inequities…
By Alex Shashkevich Futurity Police officers consistently use less respectful language with black community members than with white community members, the first systematic analysis of body camera footage shows. Although subtle, widespread racial disparities in officers’ language use may…
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LA County Puts Thousands of Kids on ‘Voluntary’ Probation for Merely Struggling With School
Jun 1, 2017, 10:01 AM 0
By Sara Krevoy Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange The pool of Los Angeles County youngsters who wind up in voluntary probation are called “236 youth.” LOS ANGELES — Marbella Munoz was a foster child for most of her…
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Why environmental groups need more volunteers of color
Apr 21, 2017, 11:45 AM 0
By Lindsey McDougle The Conversation Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This fortuitous timing gives environmental nonprofits an opportunity to engage prospective volunteers, especially nonwhites who live…
By Christine Mallinson & Anne Charity Hudley The Conversation There isn’t just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds and speak in different…
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Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Will Continue Under New Name
Jan 18, 2017, 1:07 PM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat President Obama has renamed the My Brother’s Keeper initiative he created to close the opportunity gaps faced by black and Latino males, hoping the new moniker will more accurately reflect its mission and increase the chances of its longevity….
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Will Airbnb’s policy to fight discrimination backfire?
Jan 17, 2017, 2:21 PM 0
By Erika Ebsworth-Goold Futurity More information about guests, not less, might help reduce racial discrimination against people who use services like Airbnb, a new study finds. “We know discrimination exists in the sharing economy,” says Dennis Zhang, assistant…
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The United States’ History of Segregated Housing Continues to Limit Affordable Housing
Dec 15, 2016, 1:28 PM 0
By Sam Fulwood III Center for American Progress Few human decisions are more important to household and community stability than a family’s choice of where to live. For those with the requisite resources, staking out a preferred neighborhood; selecting an…
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Reading Difficulty in Young Children Linked to Later Trouble With the Law
Jul 18, 2016, 10:15 AM 0
By Stell Simonton Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Every young life starts out with promise, and the adults who love a child yearn for that child to have a bright future. But what if a simple barrier at an…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat By offering cash prizes to Latino and black boys who read books, a retired Los Angeles school teacher is hoping to improve educational outcomes for these groups – one book at a time….
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Racial, Ethnic Disparities Stubbornly Endure in Juvenile Justice System, Expert Says
Apr 18, 2016, 3:23 PM 0
By Daryl Khan Juvenile Justice Information Exchange BOSTON — The video should not have come as a shock to this audience. If anyone is sensitive to the subject matter — how race and racial bias subtly and expressly…
