Latino and Black leaders in Texas rebuff claims that diversity and inclusion programs are illegal because the University of Texas System put a hold on such programs. Chairman of the system’s board of regents, Kevin Eltife, announced he was delaying new policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and launching a review of all of […]
College Admissions Expected to Change with Possible Roll Back of Affirmation Action
January 20, 2023 By
In 1964, Wesleyan University contacted 400 Black high school students from around the country to persuade them to apply in hopes of erasing its image as a privileged gallery for white, wealthy families. The outreach led to the enrollment of one Latino and 13 Black students, which helped establish the university’s commitment to diversity. Nearly […]
Trump’s “Go Back” tweets sound all too familiar to minority members of Congress
July 17, 2019 By
President Trump insists he wasn’t being racist when he told four minority congresswomen who’ve had the audacity to criticize him to “go back” to the countries from which they came. “Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body!” Trump insisted yesterday. Three of the four Democratic lawmakers were born in this […]
Latinos and other minority voters helped Democrats win back the house
November 8, 2018 By
Latinos and other minorities voted heavily for Democratic candidates, helping to drive the party’s capture of the U.S. House in this year’s midterm elections. “The net wave of the Democratic pickup is due entirely to strong support from minority communities who voted Democrat,” Latino Decision pollster Matt Barreto said in a conference call discussing the […]
Latino Unemployment Rate Rises Despite January Job Increase
February 4, 2013 By
While U.S. employers added 157,000 jobs during the month of January, the unemployment rate for Latinos rose to 9.7% from December’s 9.6% unemployment rate. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, of the jobs that had the biggest increase in the job market, construction companies added 28,000, followed by retailers adding 33,000 positions, health […]
Texas Affirmative Action Case Revisited by Supreme Court
October 11, 2012 By
The Supreme Court is starting to question the affirmative action case dealing with a student who believes she was denied from the University of Texas because she is white. The court recently heard arguments from the defense of Abigail Fisher, the student who claims she was not offered a spot in the university in 2008 […]
Full-Time Medical Faculty Not Keeping Up with Diversity in Society
December 6, 2011 By
According to a recent study published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the diversity of full-time medical school faculty has not kept pace with students or society. The data shows while there are more women and minorities as medical school students and faculty members today than 40 years ago, “the lower retention rates, lower promotion rates, and longer times […]
Hispanics Top Smartphone Owners
February 2, 2011 By
A new report by Nielsen found that Hispanics and minorities own smartphones at a higher rate than other mobile users in the country. The survey conducted in December found that 45 percent of Hispanics own smartphones, one of the highest rates out of all minority groups, followed by 33 percent of blacks. Only Asian/Pacific Islanders […]
Survey Finds Minority Children Have Fewer Opportunities Than White Peers
July 8, 2010 By
The Kellogg Foundation conducted the first known national survey of adults who work directly with minority children at the community level and found that these children have less opportunity to access a range of services than their white counterparts. The nationwide poll conducted in April included 2,028 adults who work as teachers, childcare providers, health […]
Minority Home-Owners More Likely to Face Foreclosure
June 21, 2010 By
Latino and Black home owners are more than 70 percent more likely to lose their homes to foreclosure than their white counterparts. That alarming statistic was released in a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending that looked at how the home foreclosure crisis is impacting minority communities disproportionately. According to the report, a […]
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