Ethnic Media Services
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Judge to Rule on Restoring Georgia’s Purged Voters
Arguments in federal court continue this week on whether Georgia’s secretary of state’s office, the defendant in a lawsuit, illegally…
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Racial Justice Can’t Begin Until Police Departments Reflect Communities They Serve, Panel Says
Even as U.S. crime rates drop to historic lows, residents of low-income neighborhoods continue to be over-policed and victimized by…
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Coronavirus Pandemic Opens a Pandora’s Box of Scams
Scams that have proliferated since the pandemic include large up-front money payments to companies claiming they can assist homeowners to…
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Implicit Bias a Driver of COVID-19 Among African-Americans
Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 on African Americans and…
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Which Race and Ethnic Card to Play: Census Identities Still Confound
Whether you plan to respond to the census online, in writing or by telephone, one question you’ll have to answer…
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Fight Over Public Charge Rule Change Isn’t Over
The fight over the Trump administration’s effort to change the "public charge" rule continues
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A Quest for Garifuna Visibility in America’s Census, Pt. 2
The Hispanic/Latino population’s dramatic growth, captured in the U.S. censuses of 2000 and 2010, did not go unnoticed by America's…
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A Quest for Garifuna Visibility in America’s Census
Though Afro-Latinos contribute to the growth of the Hispanic population, their presence and needs have been marginalized by those whose…
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Counting Children Matters Most: FAQ on Census 2020
Within the African American community, the conversation about the upcoming 2020 census ranges from "why bother?" to "we’re all in."…
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Citizenship Question Could Hurt Census Count of Black America
The Constitution requires that America’s decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly…
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