On his HBO show “Real Time,” comedian Bill Maher recently went after Democrats for “pandering” to minority groups for votes. Poking holes in political posturing is right on brand for Maher, who turns ...

In an era when scholars have subjected race and ethnicity to unprecedented scrutiny, critical public assessment of the key decisions of the Census Bureau has been remarkably muted. Discussion has ...

The Festival Betances celebrating Afro-Latino culture in the South End neighborhood of Boston in 2022. Asking Latinos about their “street race,” or how they're perceived racially by strangers based on ...

When Monica Sanchez fills out official forms that inquire about race, she sometimes feels annoyed by the options. “I’m like: No, I’m not white. I’m not Black or Asian. That is basically the only ...

The first changes in more than a quarter-century to how the U.S. government can ask about your race and ethnicity may be coming to census forms and federal surveys. And the Biden administration's ...

FILE - A billboard highlighting the 2020 Census is seen in Dearborn, Mich., on Thursday, April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda Mahdesian grew up feeling a part of the black Chicago neighborhood in which she was raised. But as the daughter of a black father and white mother, she never felt completely at ...

If you've ever filled out a demographic form (like the US Census), you've probably been asked about your race and ethnicity. You might even wonder exactly what those terms mean and how they differ.

FILE - Residents have begun receiving the U.S. Census Bureau's request for information receiving letters with a census identification number to answer questions about their households online. U.S.

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