Aug 23, 2021 | Diversity
By Nicole Chavez and Harmeet Kaur The Native American population grew to its largest size in generations after years of fighting for an accurate Census tally. The jump was surprising, experts and advocates say, and much more complicated than the result of successful...
Aug 16, 2021 | Diversity
By Tara McKelvey & Bernd Debusmann Jr Population shifts revealed by the 2020 Census herald changes to come in US politics as the country becomes more diverse, experts say. The number of Americans who identify as white has fallen below 60% for the first time and...
Jul 26, 2021 | Diversity
By Liz George The Biden administration will use $860 million in funding meant for COVID-19 relief programs to instead support the cost of housing thousands of illegal immigrant children who remain in Health and Human Services Department custody, according to Bloomberg...
Jul 5, 2021 | Diversity
By Maxine L. Bryant In 1852, Frederick Douglass agreed to speak at a July Fourth celebration in New York. He recognized the holiday as the birthday of this nation’s political freedom. He noted that this nation’s founding fathers pronounced the restraints, burdens, and...
Jun 21, 2021 | Diversity
The US will officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in America, as a federal holiday after Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday. At a jubilant White House ceremony, the president emphasized the need for the US to reckon with its...
Jun 14, 2021 | Diversity
By Deon J. Hampton In the past few months, Colorado has passed a series of laws aimed at supporting and protecting undocumented people after the pandemic revealed wide disparities and exacerbated inequalities in Colorado and elsewhere. Gov. Jared Polis has signed into...