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Minority Babies the New Majority

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:15:00 CDT

For the first time in US history, a majority of babies are members of minority ethnic groups, according to new census figures. Of the roughly 4 million born between July 2010 and July 2011, 50.4% belonged to minority groups. The data show that the huge demographic shift under way...

Warren's Cherokee Mess Highlights 'Unfair' Racial Quotas

Matt Cantor — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:52:01 CDT

Some have called the controversy over Elizabeth Warren's claim to Native American ancestry a "non-issue," but it underlines a serious problem, writes Michael Barone at RealClearPolitics . The flap "illustrates the rottenness of our system of racial quotas and preferences": If Warren did use her very distant background—she appears to...

Black Students Face More Arrests Than Whites: US

Matt Cantor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:40:05 CST

African-American students are arrested much more frequently than whites in America's large public schools, according to the government's largest-ever study of the subject. Among school systems with more than 50,000 students, 35% of arrests involved African-Americans, though they represent just 24% of the student body. White students represented 21%...

New Show Spotlights Missing Minorities

John Johnson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:42:05 CST

A new show on the cable network TV One debuts tonight with the goal of correcting an oft-stated criticism of the national media: Missing people tend to get more coverage if they're white. Find Our Missing , hosted by Law & Order veteran S. Epatha Merkerson, will feature two cases per...

Cain: Racism Is No Biggie

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:36:00 CDT

Herman Cain insisted in an interview yesterday that racism in America isn't significantly impeding economic progress for minorities. “I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way,” the presidential candidate declared on CNN . Many "have a level playing field," he added. "I absolutely believe...

Minorities Now Majority in 8 Metro Areas

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:58:04 CDT

In eight metropolitan areas including Washington, DC, New York, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Memphis, minorities now make up the majority of the population, according to census data. Over the past decade, non-Hispanic whites have become the minority in 22 of the 100 largest urban areas in the US, the...

Bloomberg Footing $30M Bill for Minority Youth Push

Kevin Spak — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:11:44 CDT

Michael Bloomberg thinks his city doesn’t do enough for black and Latino youth—and he’s putting his money where his mouth is. The mayor is pushing for a $130 million program designed to help New York City youth, and in an unusual move, he’s offering to chip in $30 million...

Wealth Gap Between Whites, Minorities Widest in 25 Years

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:51:31 CDT

Thanks to the recession, the wealth gap between whites and minorities is at its widest level in 25 years. Census data show that the median wealth of white US households was $113,149 in 2009: That's 20 times that of black households ($5,677) and 18 times that of Hispanic...

White Babies Now a Minority in US

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:32:05 CDT

Minority babies now outnumber white infants in the US, preliminary Census estimates show, a finding that indicates racial and ethnic minorities will become the nation's majority by the middle of the century. Just under half of all children under 3 are non-Hispanic whites, down from more than 60% in 1990,...