The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
According to a recent study published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the diversity of full-time medical school faculty has not kept pace with students or society. The data shows while there are more women and minorities as medical school students and faculty members today than 40 years ago, “the lower retention rates, lower promotion rates, and longer times [...]
A new report by Nielsen found that Hispanics and minorities own smartphones at a higher rate than other mobile users in the country. The survey conducted in December found that 45 percent of Hispanics own smartphones, one of the highest rates out of all minority groups, followed by 33 percent of blacks. Only Asian/Pacific Islanders [...]
The Kellogg Foundation conducted the first known national survey of adults who work directly with minority children at the community level and found that these children have less opportunity to access a range of services than their white counterparts. The nationwide poll conducted in April included 2,028 adults who work as teachers, childcare providers, health [...]
Latino and Black home owners are more than 70 percent more likely to lose their homes to foreclosure than their white counterparts. That alarming statistic was released in a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending that looked at how the home foreclosure crisis is impacting minority communities disproportionately. According to the report, a [...]
In an attempt to merge their two entities, the cable giant Comcast and NBC/Universal have pledged to create more opportunities for minorities in front of and behind the camera. Testifying at a field hearing in Los Angeles, representatives from both companies outlined their plans. Comcast will add two independently owned and operated cable networks to [...]
According to a new demographic report, minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S. This is part of a historic trend in which whites of European descent are expected to become the minority of the U.S. population over the next 40 years. “Census projections suggest America may become a minority-majority country by [...]
On Wednesday, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), Univision Inc., the League of United Latin American Citizens and SEIU announced a grassroots campaign in Washington entitled, “Hágase Contar!” an effort to help advertise the 2010 Census to the Hispanic community, An estimated 1 million Hispanics were missed in the last census. [...]
In an article today the Washington Post reports that the Census Bureau is planning on launching a $250 million promotional campaign to encourage participation in the 2010 Census amidst the fears that millions of minorities will be overlooked. More than half of the funds that will go to advertising will go across traditional and social [...]
A report by the Center for American Progress entitled “The State of Minorities: Recession Issue” demonstrates that minorities have been hit the hardest out of all Americans undergoing the economic crisis, especially because of fewer employment opportunities available to them. Traditionally, minority workers have had fewer job opportunities and lower wages, leaving them with lower [...]
