Imagine that you are standing on a track, about to run toward a distant finish line. Suddenly, a wall appears between you and the finish line, and then another, and yet another after that. Over the course of the past decade, states have raced each other to construct more and higher walls in the way […]
New Jersey Mulling over how to Better Represent Hispanics in Redistricting
March 1, 2011 By
New Jersey was one of the first states to receive its redistricting data and as such, is ahead of the pack in redrawing its districts. It is also now taking the first crack at how to best represent the Hispanic population in the state. The state is deliberating over two approaches. The first, “packing” would […]
Linda Chavez-Thompson “What it means when the last bookstore closes…”
March 12, 2010 By
Laredo, Texas, with a population of 250,000 now has the distinction of being the largest city in the nation without a bookstore. B. Dalton’s bookstore shut its doors for good on January 16th. Put another tombstone in the predominantly Hispanic south side of San Antonio now that Waldenbooks has left, leaving no bookstore for miles. […]
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