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Tag: Ethnic Minorities
Latinos are crucial to the economy — but banks don’t always meet their needs
When it comes to banking, Mireya Olvera knows that Latino consumers want to feel understood — or, at the very least, like the person on the other end of the interaction Read more
Black Americans almost 80% more likely to be hospitalized with flu, CDC warns
As Americans brace for what could be a brutal flu season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a report showing that Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Read more
When this Native American family’s high-speed data ran out, their kids’ schooling came first
Matsaw, 46, was about to graduate with a Ph.D. in water resources when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020. A member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Matsaw lives with his Read more
The record-breaking bet on sports gambling in California faces long odds
Two dueling ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting in California have wagered more than $400 million on their campaigns, but with a month to go until voters decide, the resulting Read more
‘When hiring slows, Black workers get pushed so far back that they drop out’: Why Fed’s rate hike will put Black jobs at risk
Entrenched discrimination and family demands mean that fewer Black Americans can take advantage of a strong labor market like many of their white counterparts even as more jobs were added Read more
Black, Latino, Native Americans feeling inflation worse than white peers: poll
Faced with the nation’s worst inflation in four decades, Black, Latino and Native American families are already having more issues affording food, housing and healthcare compared to their white counterparts, Read more
Can an effort to revamp anti-redlining lending laws survive the swamp?
Color-coded maps in the 1930s designated predominantly Black and immigrant neighborhoods as too risky to receive New Deal-era government-backed home loans, a practice known as redlining. Without any fresh investment, Read more
Jill Biden apologizes for ‘breakfast tacos’ remark — here’s the full context
“‘The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community.’” Jill Biden has apologized through her press secretary after making comments that Read more
Black farmers’ stalled debt relief could mean ‘next wave’ of land losses
Legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden in the spring of 2021 was supposed to bring debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers. A little over a year later, lawsuits Read more