The number of Latinx Americans over the age of 25 who have earned at least a bachelor’s degree increased by 30% over the past 15 years, according to new data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. However, despite the massive climb, that number still lags behind white, Asian American…
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Census Data Shows No Progress Made on Closing Gender Pay Gap
Between 2018 and 2019, there has been no progress toward closing the gender pay gap according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released data. Still, the average working woman earns $0.82 for every dollar a white man earns. When broken down by race, the gaps widen further for many women…
Report: Black Americans Have High Financial Literacy In Some Areas, Scored Lower In Others
Financial literacy is strongly connected to financial success. Saving for retirement, multiple streams of income and smart management of debt are all factors in a stable financial life. But a study published recently by the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) at the George Washington University…
Republicans Are Not Giving Up On the 2020 Census Citizenship Question
Last week, the Supreme Court, the highest law in the U.S., ruled that the Trump administration had provided a “contrived” reason for wanting the citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Duh. It is already well known that Republicans want a citizenship question to create an advantage for their party and…
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration From Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and sent the case back to lower court. The Justices determined the Department of Commerce did not provide a sufficient explanation of why the question should be added. Commerce Secretary Wilbur…
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Remove Citizenship Question From 2020 Census
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to stop its plans to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census. Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ choice “violated the public trust.” “Secretary…
Trumps Racism Helps Lawsuit Against Census Citizenship Question
President Donald Trump’s racism is serious serious enough for a judge. Federal Judge Jesse Furman on Thursday ruled that a lawsuit can move forward challenging the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census. Furman said there was evidence that was a discriminatory move. The plaintiffs 18 states,…
U.S. Income Surges, but Women, Minorities Remain Behind
2015 saw an increase in median household income for whites, Blacks, Asians and Hispanics, the newest report from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed, the highest increase being among Hispanic households. According to the report, 2015 saw an additional estimated 3.3 million people with earnings over 2014, regardless of work experience….
Where Is the Diversity in Police Departments
By Sheryl Estrada Police departments around the country continue to lack diversity. On Thursday, USA TODAY released an analysis of Census estimates from 2000 to 2010. Across the nation almost three-quarters of all police officers, detectives and their supervisors are white, while the U.S. population is only about 64 percent…
Back to School and Most Students Aren't White
By Chris Hoenig Photo by Shutterstock For the first time, non-Hispanic whites will make up less than 50 percent of this year’s U.S. public-school students. The National Center for Education Statistics projects that Latinos, Blacks, Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and biracial students will, when added together, represent 50.2…