When it comes to Shreveport’s overall image statewide and nationally, crime has been one thing city officials have worked ...
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.
The headline statistics we currently employ to understand America’s economy are profoundly misleading and, unfortunately, drive policy.
One in eight Americans use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, but ...
One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else ...
A year and a half ago, Black Men Organizing, led by Pastor Walter Lainer, aimed to address the challenges facing African ...
Two years after the Supreme Court ruled to abolish affirmative action in higher education admissions, Black enrollment at ...
An analysis of admissions data for 22 selective colleges suggests a decrease in the percentage of black freshmen admitted in ...
An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two ...