Race in American Public Policy

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Can school districts achieve racial integration by pursuing socio-economic integration?

Deven Carlson and Elizabeth Bell

Monday, July 15, 2019

Americans

America wins as Trump abandons the citizenship question from the 2020 census

William H. Frey

Friday, July 12, 2019

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during a Fourth of July House Party in Indianola, Iowa, U.S., July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC1F4150F4F0

Democratic candidates begin to address the woes of historical discrimination

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Immigrants take the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. citizens during an official Naturalization Ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FAA5D2010

Trump puts the census citizenship question back in play

William H. Frey

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Students disembark from a school bus outside The Ivy Apartments, where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas October 1, 2014. As many as 80 people were in contact with the Dallas Ebola patient at some point, Texas health officials told NBC, marking a significant jump from the 18 people authorities had said may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Additionally, four members of the patient's family have been ordered to stay home as a precaution even though they are not showing symptoms, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. Picture taken October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Stone

What does the debate over school segregation reveal about the Democratic primary field?

Friday, July 5, 2019

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Making America white again

William H. Frey

The Washington Post Friday, June 28, 2019

Jobseekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York, U.S. on April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo - TM3EC770USI01

Black workers are being left behind by full employment

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Teenagers

Less than half of US children under 15 are white, census shows

William H. Frey

Monday, June 24, 2019

Multiracial black and white recruiters, executive hr management group interviewing female job applicant, headhunters studying cv resume of candidate, asking questions, partners discussing contract

A conversation about the racial wealth gap—and how to address it

Michaela Broyles

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Officers arrest a man suspected of stealing his girlfriend's car in south Los Angeles, California, April 25, 2012. This April 29 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King. The 77th division of south Los Angeles, where the riots began, is an 11.2 square mile area. It has seen a drop from 162 homicides 20 years ago, to 16 so far this year. There are around 34 gangs operating in the division. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E84Q16O501

For juvenile criminal records, privacy is too often a myth

Kwadwo Frimpong

Thursday, May 30, 2019