Diversity Management, News and Updates
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…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
By Manuel McDonnell-Smith Add another score for diversity2.9 percent to be exact. Asians were the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual population estimates. The U.S. Asian population grew by 530,000, or 2.9 percent, to 18.9 million. More than 60 percent…
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Diversity and inclusion may become an easier task in upcoming decades for companies looking to recruit and leverage a diverse workforce for business success. The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest report shows that the population is naturally becoming more diverse: More than half (50.4 percent) of babies born in the United…
