By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Congress may hold the key to stopping the Census Bureau from adding the highly controversial question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census, civil rights advocates told a recent telebriefing with ethnic news media. “It’s one...
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services The Constitution requires that America’s decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly stated objective now at risk. In a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs including states, cities,...
Coyote Valley (Photo from Greenbelt Alliance). By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Under the watchful eyes of dozens of community activists who hours earlier had rallied outside on the plaza, San Jose’s City Council held a study session Jan. 22 to discuss plans for...
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis speaking at the January 18 briefing (Photo by Bryan Chan, Chief Photographer, LA Board of Supervisors). By Jaya Padmanabhan, Reporter If you’re an immigrant and reside in Los Angeles county, there are resources available for you,...
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services As the Census Bureau prepares for its 2020 count, concerns about new plans to question respondents about their citizenship status have taken center stage. But now, civil rights activists and others focused on the importance of...
The fate of some wildlife species in the aftermath of the Camp Fire blaze
By Roberto Lovato, Ethnic Media Services (Spanish language translation available). The full tally of the Latino vote on the mid-term election is not in yet, but the available information makes one thing clear: Latino power is rising. Preliminary reports...
By Roberto Lovato, Ethnic Media Services El recuento completo de lo latino aún no está completo, pero la información disponible sobre el voto latino a mitad de legislatura clarifica una cosa. El poder latino va en aumento. Los informes preliminares indican...
By Jaya Padmanabhan, Reporter The 2018 mid-terms marked the pivotal moment when Asian Americans made a difference — as voters, candidates and historic winners. An Ethnic Media Services survey of Asian American voter turnout and growing involvement in the...
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s remark to a colleague that “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row” puts the Magnolia State at center stage for black voters in the 2018 mid-term...
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