Poll: Almost 70% Of Black Youth Experienced Harassment, Violence By Police

Among young whites and Asians in the new poll, just 3 in 10 say they or someone they know has experienced police harassment, and just 1 in 10 white and 1 in 20 Asians say that was a personal experience.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Two Chicago police officers take a man into custody during a protest march, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Chicago, the day after murder charges were brought against police officer Jason Van Dyke in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

DETROIT  — Crystal Webb cringes whenever a patrol car appears in her rearview mirror. She also never wants to see the inside of a police station again. Her personal experience with police, plus recent fatal shootings of unarmed black men by white officers, has led the Apple Valley, California, mother of two to ask: Who are the good guys and who

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US Government Program Forced Sterilization Of Hispanic Women

New details have emerged about a sinister program in California to perform state-sanctioned forced sterilization of Hispanic women without their consent over six decades.

Sputnik News
By Sputnik News

A documentary titled No Más Bebés has compiled evidence and stories of women having hysterectomies without consent following a birth, to “control the population” of Latinas in the state. Many women state that they were told that they had received the procedure, but not until after it had been performed. “The doctor walked in and said, ‘we cut your

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Texas On Trial For Violating Voting Rights Of Blacks, Latinos

One analyst says the case could turn Texas into a “purple state” by shifting power away from predominantly white conservatives and giving left-leaning voters more of a say.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Marc Veasey

Newly released emails between members of the Texas Republican Party from November 2010 confirm what black and Latino voters in Texas have argued for decades: Changes to political districts in the state are done in a strategic and discriminatory manner to ensure that the votes cast by minority groups -- typically for Democratic officials -- would be

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America’s Minority Children Face A Daunting Future

Using a range of indicators to gauge a child’s potential for future success, a study paints an alarming picture of America’s future, especially for minority children.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Preschool Preparedness Race

According to an Associated Press survey, four in five American adults have experienced near-poverty, joblessness or a reliance on public assistance at some point in their lives. This represents a significant lack of economic stability and security at a time when the nation’s demographics are increasingly becoming majority non-white. This growing

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Texas Mulls Adding Mexican-American Studies Course, Controversy Ensues

“I might pull a Cesar Chavez and call for a boycott,” David Bradley, a Republican board member from Beaumont who opposes the proposal, said of Tuesday’s hearing.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas  — The Texas Board of Education is considering adding a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective, a move that proponents say would give students a deeper understanding of their state, where Hispanics make up a majority of public school students and which was once part of Mexico. Critics, though, dismiss

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Police Caught Robbing Illegal Immigrants During Traffic Stops

After getting pulled over in what they believed to be routine traffic stops, some Latinos claim to have had money stolen. It wasn’t until a police officer was arrested for such a crime that they were comfortable coming forward.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Chicago Police

Like black drivers, persons of Latino descent are pulled over by police officers for routine traffic stops and ticketed more often than white drivers, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. This statistic probably wouldn’t surprise the vast majority of Americans, given that the Los Angeles Times reported in 2004 that

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