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Norman Lear, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Royce, Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Isabella Gomez, Tod Grinnell, Stephen Toblowsky. White men and Latinx women on black stage in front of screen with yellow television show title card
Sameer Rao  Oct 17, 2018 3:51PM EDT

REPORT: TV Refuses to Shake Xenophobic Stereotypes

A new study argues that narrative television still disproportionately portrays immigrants as uneducated criminals.
A plume of exhaust extends from a coal-fired power plant built in New Eagle, Pennsylvania.
Ayana Byrd  Sep 27, 2018 10:47AM EDT

Black and Latinx Families Live, Go to School and Grocery Shop Near Chemical Facilities

New research shows that the health risks—including cancer—multiply for people living at or near the poverty level.
White sign has a red adn blue American flag and the words "vote here" on it
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 13, 2018 3:15PM EDT

People Of Color Are Still Being Locked Out of the Democratic Process

A new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reinforces what many already know: the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act made it easier for states to discriminate at the voting booth.
Andrea Navedo in pink dress sits next to Gina Rodriguez in black and white dress on black chairs in front of man in black suit with white shirt and light grey and pink screen
Sameer Rao  Sep 12, 2018 4:20PM EDT

New Study Finds Latinx Women Are Still Underrepresented on TV

A new report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film exposes the dismal state of on-screen representation for women of color.
U.S. gun violence is a human rights crisis, says Amnesty International
Alfonso Serrano  Sep 12, 2018 11:00AM EDT

Under the Gun: U.S. Firearm Violence Is a Human Rights Crisis

A new report from Amnesty International says that gun violence in the United States is a crisis that has an exorbitant toll on communities of color.
Rami Malek in blue suit and dress shirt holding black microphone in front of grey wall
Sameer Rao  Sep 11, 2018 12:51PM EDT

STUDY: MENA Actors Still Overwhelmingly Cast as 'Terrorists & Tyrants'

A new report finds that Hollywood not only disproportionately under-employs thespians of Middle Eastern and North African descent, but also frequently relegates them to dangerously stereotypical roles.
A child walks in his flooded neighborhood on May 4, 2017, in Arnold, Missouri. Towns along the Meramec River braced for the river to crest after days of rainfall in the region.
Ayana Byrd  Aug 22, 2018 2:36PM EDT

STUDY: After Natural Disasters, Whites Accumulate Wealth While People of Color Lose It

There are marked racial differences in the cost of disasters.
Ava DuVernay in white dress and cast of "A Wrinkle in Time" in multicolored dresses and Gayle King in orange sweater and brown patterned skirt on red carpet in front of navy wall
Sameer Rao  Jul 31, 2018 12:59PM EDT

5 Numbers That Prove Hollywood's Ongoing Diversity Woes

USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found little cause for celebration in its latest report on film industry diversity. Here are a few key findings. 
Black people protest outside. Signs include "I am a man," "Blcack lives matter" and "The world is watching."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 26, 2018 11:27AM EDT

Police Less Likely to Arrest Killers With Black Victims

“There is a straight line between Black people being outraged loudly about police officers being able to shoot and kill people and being able to get away from it and Black people quietly wondering when that homicide in their neighborhood is going to be solved.”
A plume of exhaust extends from a coal-fired power plant built in New Eagle, Pennsylvania.
Ayana Byrd  Jul 17, 2018 1:55PM EDT

Real Estate Agents Encourage People of Color To Live In Polluted Neighborhoods

A new study finds an insidious reason behind the racial imbalance of residents in toxic communities. 
Black woman with brown curly hair looks sad in front of a body of water
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 22, 2018 3:51PM EDT

STUDY: Police Killings of Unarmed Black People Traumatize Black Communities

Co-author Atheendar S. Venkataramani: “It’s really about all the kinds of insidious ways that structural racism can make people sick.”
Pump jacks and wells are seen in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is on the verge of a boom on March 23, 2014, near McKittrick, California.
Ayana Byrd  Jun 20, 2018 1:30PM EDT

STUDY: Pennsylvania's Communities of Color In More Danger From Health Consequences of Fracking

Researchers found a disproportionate number of people of color living near power plants. 
The La Perla neighborhood the day after Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 21, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ayana Byrd  May 30, 2018 1:07PM EDT

Advocates, Officials Outraged at Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria Death Count

The government’s count is 64 fatalities, but a new study says the real number is closer to 5,000.
Dallas, Texas, skyline
Kenrya Rankin  Apr 26, 2018 5:23PM EDT

STUDY: The Most—and Least—Inclusive Cities in the Nation

See how your city stacks up.
Metal Detectors in High School
Alfonso Serrano  Apr 12, 2018 12:31PM EDT

REPORT: Milwaukee School Discipline Guidelines Disproportionately Target Black and Latinx Students

A new study from The Center for Popular Democracy and Leaders Igniting Transformation says the millions the Milwaukee Police Department spends in schools props up the school to prison pipeline.
Black and white photo of a young Black boy
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 19, 2018 5:59PM EDT

5 Key Takeaways From That New Report on the Wealth of Black Men

“Black boys fare worse than White boys in 99 percent of America.”
Pepsico Admits That Aquafina Water Comes From Tap
Ayana Byrd  Feb 21, 2018 12:38PM EST

STUDY: As Bottled Water Sales Rise in Communities of Color, So Do Environmental Dangers

A new study examines the role of big business in promoting to people of color—and pressuring politicians not to improve water infrastructure. 
White semi truck with orange lettering that reads, "New York Food Bank" on city street
Kenrya Rankin  Feb 20, 2018 5:39PM EST

New Journal Reimagines Approach to Eradicating Poverty

The proposed policies could help lift 23.3 million people of color out of poverty.
The City of Flint Water Plant is illuminated by moonlight on Jan. 23, 2016, in Flint, Michigan. The state approved new funds for the city yesterday.
Ayana Byrd  Feb 6, 2018 1:05PM EST

STUDY: Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease Linked to Flint Water Crisis

Researchers trace a rise in the illness to the water source that triggered the crisis.
Five smiling Black boys walking
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 24, 2018 2:03AM EST

REPORT: Which U.S. Cities Are Investing in the Success of Black Men and Boys?

A new analysis from the Campaign for Black Male Achievement shows that city-level support for Black males is up across the country, but some cities still have a long way to go.