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NEWS ABOUT: minority

minority stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Minority participation in the SAT is up to 40% in 2009, the highest level ever, the Washington Post reports. That's up 2 points since last year and a whopping 10 points since 1999. “More than ever, the SAT reflects the diversity of students in our nation's classrooms,"... More »

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SAT • college admissions • minority • test score • minorities • racial equality • economic disparity • College Board

(Newser) - African-American and Latino car dealers will likely take a big hit in the dealership closures announced by Chrysler and planned at GM, the Wall Street Journal reports. The minority dealerships, located mainly in urban areas, have faced stiff competition as business has moved increasingly to suburbia. “We're more... More »

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Chrysler • African Americans • General Motors • minority • Latinos • auto industry • car dealers • dealership • Jay-ZTV

US Immigration Slows, Delaying Minorities' Rise

Won't form majority
until 2050s; security, economy take toll

May 14, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration laws and the recession have slowed the growth of America’s immigrant populations, delaying the date when minorities will become the majority by as much as 10 years, the AP reports. Estimates had pointed to 2042, but it now could be another decade as growth slowed from 4% in... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • minority • illegal immigration • Latinos • housing bubble • economy • Asian immigrants

High Court Pick's Gender, Race Not an Issue: Poll

Proportion wanting female appointee shrinks from 2005

May 13, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans don’t feel strongly that the next Supreme Court appointee should be a woman, Hispanic, or black, Gallup Poll results suggest: most say it’s a non-issue. Some 64% say it “doesn’t matter” whether the appointee is a woman; 68% say it doesn’t matter whether he... More »

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minority • female • black • diversity • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama • presidential appointment

 Obama Plans First 
 Presidential Seder 

Friends and White House staff invited

Apr 8, 09 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is planning to host a Passover seder at the White House for friends and staff tomorrow evening, JTA reports. What appears to be the first-ever presidential seder is scheduled for the second night of the Jewish holiday so guests can celebrate with their families tonight. The event “... More »

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White House • minority • holiday • Jewish • Passover • President Obama • seder

 Obama the 'Unofficial' 
 Winner in N. Carolina 

Old Confederacy state a historic win for black president

Nov 6, 08 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - In North Carolina, they're calling Barack Obama the "unofficial" victor, the News & Observer reports, after the state elections director said late yesterday that provisional ballots not yet counted are unlikely to overturn the president-elect's lead. Obama leads John McCain by 13,746 votes, with 40,000... More »

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Barack Obama • race • North Carolina • minority • voters • slavery • South

Opinion

Why Minority America Will Be a Stronger Nation

American culture benefits from integration

Aug 16, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minorities may be the majority in America as soon as 2042, and Joel Kotkin writes in New Geography that he couldn’t be happier. Leftists who fear racial conflict, and right-wingers who cry "American values" are missing the point, writes Kotkin: The nation's future depends on its ability to... More »

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immigration • race relations • minority • diversity

 Italy Plan to
 Fingerprint
 Gypsies
 Under Fire 

Measure against ethnic minority decried as racist

Jul 3, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italy has begun taking fingerprints from members of its Gypsy minority, in what the government calls a “census” of the people living in nomad encampments. The plans to document adults and children lacking an EU passport has brought condemnations from critics, who charge that “census” is the Berlusconi... More »

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Italy • fingerprinting • minority • government spying • Gypsy • Romani people • Roma people

Racial Generation Gap Opens

Whites are older,
minorities are younger

May 17, 07 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of non-white Americans has passed 100 million—a third of the current population—for the first time, the Census Bureau reports, and the growing minority population is creating a new racial generation gap. Hispanics had the lowest median age at 27.4, while the median age of whites,... More »

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baby boomer • race • elderly • age • Census Bureau • children • America • minority • population • generation gap • voters • US Census • Hispanic

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