Read more minorities stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15379/minorities.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:07:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68689/in-2010-gop-set-to-shake-white-guy-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ongoing shake-up in the Republican Party may see a much more diverse set of GOP candidates up for election in 2010, Politico reports. Viable female and ethnic minority Republicans candidates will be seeking governor's jobs or Senate seats in states across the country, including California and Texas. The candidates,...http://www.newser.com/story/68689/in-2010-gop-set-to-shake-white-guy-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 12:14:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67760/record-40-of-sat-takers-now-minorities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinority participation in the SAT is up to 40% in 2009, the highest level ever, the Washington Post reports. That's up 2 points since last year and a whopping 10 points since 1999. “More than ever, the SAT reflects the diversity of students in our nation's classrooms," says the president...http://www.newser.com/story/67760/record-40-of-sat-takers-now-minorities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 14:49:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64894/census-shows-minorities-role-in-obama-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncreased turnout by minorities in last year's election helped Barack Obama take several swing states and advance in GOP strongholds, new data from the Census Bureau shows. Turnout was 64%, the same as the last presidential election—but a growing population means that 5 million more people voted in 2008...http://www.newser.com/story/64894/census-shows-minorities-role-in-obama-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 8:03:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64467/stimulus-cash-isnt-making-it-to-hard-hit-minorities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith unemployment at 14.7% among African Americans and 12.2% among Hispanics, the recession is hitting minority communities particularly hard. But as is often the case with so-called “colorblind” spending, stimulus funds, intended to be equal-opportunity, aren’t making it to these groups. The government must “start targeting recovery efforts...http://www.newser.com/story/64467/stimulus-cash-isnt-making-it-to-hard-hit-minorities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 13:58:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64257/petitioners-to-cvs-free-the-condoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA labor coalition is sponsoring a petition calling on CVS to stop locking up condoms, the Kansas City Star reports. More than 200 groups across the country have signed the appeal to stop the practice, which the mega-chain says is an anti-shoplifting measure but critics say scares off would-be shoppers....http://www.newser.com/story/64257/petitioners-to-cvs-free-the-condoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64212/unrest-shines-light-on-chinese-ethnic-fractures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government clings to the notion of a “harmonious” country, but China is home to 56 “official” ethnic groups and many unofficial divisions—which are widening as some push for “increased cultural nationalism and resistance to Beijing central control,” writes Dru Gladney in the Wall Street Journal. Counter to the...http://www.newser.com/story/64212/unrest-shines-light-on-chinese-ethnic-fractures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 8:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63227/obama-will-try-to-rig-a-third-term-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh says President Obama condemned the military coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in order to “lay a foundation for not being a hypocrite when he tries to serve beyond 2016,” RealClearPolitics reports. The army moved against Zelaya when he tried to eliminate term limits—“basically rip that country’s...http://www.newser.com/story/63227/obama-will-try-to-rig-a-third-term-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 14:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59844/obamas-inclusive-message-extends-to-white-house-walls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore change is coming to Washington, and this time it’s aesthetic. President Obama’s request for works from African-American, Hispanic, and female artists to adorn the White House walls stems from a desire to “round out the permanent collection” and “give new voices” to non-traditional or low-profile artists, the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/59844/obamas-inclusive-message-extends-to-white-house-walls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 12:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59175/foreclosure-crisis-wallops-minority-neighborhoods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe national foreclosure crisis is battering minority neighborhoods with disproportionate force, the New York Times reports. Few areas in the New York region have been untouched by the crisis, but 85% of the worst-hit neighborhoods have a majority of black and Latino homeowners. Experts blame the trend on subprime lenders'...http://www.newser.com/story/59175/foreclosure-crisis-wallops-minority-neighborhoods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 6:44:17 CDT