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WI Governer Signs Bill Blocking Immigrants And Homeless From Getting IDs To Vote

Walker Signs Bill Blocking Communities From Issuing IDs For Voting.

April 26th, 2016

WI Governer Signs Bill Blocking Immigrants And Homeless From Getting IDs To Vote

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that hinders Milwaukee's efforts to provide local photo IDs to the homeless, immigrants in the country illegally and others who have difficulty obtaining state IDs. The Republican-backed bill prohibits towns and counties from spending money on or issuing photo IDs. It also prohibits using city or village IDs

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Study: Minorities Threatened More By Governments Than Terrorist Groups

From Myanmar to the Russian Federation minorities have suffered systematic attacks from the governments that are supposed to protect them.

May 21st, 2015

By Thalif Deen

A Rohingya refugee holds her daughter who suffers from a skin disease in their makeshift tent at Dar Paing camp, north of Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine state, where mobs disrupted aid operations for displaced Rohingya Muslims, say international aid organizations that withdrew from the area in

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Low-Income, Black, And Latino Americans Face Highest Risk Of Chemical Spills

The people who face the greatest threat from potential toxic chemical disasters are disproportionately low-income, black, or Latino, according to a study released Thursday by three environmental groups. Compared to the national average, the 134 million people who live closest to U.S. chemical facilities are 75 percent more likely to be black, 60 percent more […]

May 05th, 2014

By Emily Atkin for Think Progress

Low-Income, Black, And Latino Americans Face Highest Risk Of Chemical Spills

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College Recruiters Guilty Of Avoiding Low-Income, Minority Schools: Report

Without visits from recruiters, low-income students never discover college campuses that exist beyond their hometowns.

December 31st, 2013

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

College Recruiters Guilty Of Avoiding Low-Income, Minority Schools: Report

During a time when more and more low-income high school students are working to obtain a college degree, college recruiters are less likely to visit low-income schools with large minority student-body populations than other

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

Was The Shutdown A Ploy To Derail Talks On Immigration Reform?

In an awfully convenient move, Republicans can now blame Democrats if the Congress punts on comprehensive reform.

October 22nd, 2013

By Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

Was The Shutdown A Ploy To Derail Talks On Immigration Reform?

In the wake of the 16-day federal government shutdown, which, by early estimates, destroyed $24 billion in economic growth and cost as many as 250,000 jobs lost, many hoped that the Republicans -- who are showing historically bad polling numbers -- would take the opportunity to reaffirm that they can lead by taking decisive action on

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

Angelina Jolie Highlights Breast Cancer Struggles: Minorities Are Most At Risk

Women of lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to have breast cancer diagnosed at a later stage than those of higher incomes.

May 17th, 2013

By Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

On May 14, director and Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie came forward in a New York Times op-ed about her struggle with cancer. “My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian

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Heartbreak And Outrage As Minorities Recount “Day 1 In Trump’s America”

Kids as young as kindergartners are being harassed across the U.S.