Radame Perez’s father bought into a CTown supermarket in 1975, then bought three more in the ensuing years. By the 1980s, however, the elder Perez realized it was smarter to buy real estate. He used the money earned from his… Continue Reading
The Brookings Cafeteria podcast last week discussed the role President Trump’s racist rhetoric has played in encouraging violence in America. Predictably, some podcast listeners responded skeptically on Twitter, doubting the association between Trump and hateful behavior. It would be naïve… Continue Reading
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, whether cases are flaring up, slowing to a simmer, or back on the rise in areas across the United States, the data makes one fact apparent: The viral disease has disproportionally sickened and killed marginalized communities.… Continue Reading
In an ideal world, political parties would be about different approaches to governing. Yet too often in our nation’s history they’ve been about tribalism along regional, economic and, most divisively, racial lines. Then came 2020: This Election Day, President Trump… Continue Reading
In a short essay published earlier this week, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch wrote that the recent killing in Minnesota of George Floyd has forced the country to “confront the reality that, despite gains made in the past 50 years,… Continue Reading
Studio shot of a young woman with a label saying “I’m fine” covering her mouth against a black The last eight months have been an incredibly trying time for many Black Americans. Members of the Black community have experienced disproportionate… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 27 : Visitors sing before President Donald J. Trump arrives to deliver remarks and welcome 400 Hispanic community, business, and faith leaders from across the country to the Hispanic Heritage Month Reception, a White House celebration… Continue Reading
Economists and government agencies know a lot about Black Americans. Through massive government and corporate data collection techniques and tens of thousands of platforms digitizing everything from birth and death rates to credit card spending to average income — and… Continue Reading
Americans believe blacks are more racist than whites, Hispanics and Asians in this country. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 75% of American Adults think the term “racism” refers to any discrimination by people of… Continue Reading
Julián Castro, a Mexican-American, is running for president. Latin music is more popular than country music, and one of the most recognizable political faces in the United States is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose family comes from Puerto Rico. And… Continue Reading
