Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options
Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
How whiteness shapes U.S. immigration policy
Yalidy Matos's new book connects American racial politics and immigration policy.
Afro-Latino politicians could bridge the African American-Latino divide
In the U.S., Dominicans are the Hispanic group with the largest Black population. Many are pressured to identify as either Black or Latino, not both.
Latino leaders could collaborate with Black communities. Why don’t they?
The two groups have different views on whether racism is systemic or not, our research finds. It wasn’t always this way.
How the U.S. census ignores Afro-Latinos
Afro-Latinos are the most vulnerable to discrimination, but their official invisibility makes them harder to serve
Americans want police to release body-cam footage. But there’s a bigger worry.
Without disclosure requirements, police body cameras might simply expand surveillance without oversight.