Racial profiling or data flaw? Louisiana law leaves officers guessing on race
State law requires data collection during traffic stops, but experts say a gap could obscure potential racial profiling ...
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'Public Was Misled' by 2020 Census' Multiracial Boom Results, Researchers
The 2020 census results described a rapidly growing multiracial population in the United States, but two sociologists ... even if they identified with only one race. Similarly, those who ...
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US Census Fast Facts
The census is mandated by the US Constitution. “The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term ...
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Key facts about the U.S. Black population
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) ...
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Census officials defend the method that led to an increase in the count of multiracial people
The United States' largest statistical agency said ... to the race question in 2020 than they did in 2010. “The 2020 Census race and ethnicity results reveal the complex way people identify ...
Census Bureau director who emphasized inclusivity to resign
U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos has announced he is resigning midway through his five-year term. Santos, the first person of color to lead the bureau, was appointed by former ...
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The bureau also was implementing a directive from the Biden administration to combine questions about race and ethnicity and add a new Middle Eastern and North African category. During his term, ...