Hillary Clinton has come under fire for failing to sufficiently galvanize Latinos, a bloc of voters key to Democrats in both the presidential and Senate contests. The Washington Post this week quoted critics saying Clinton had run too few Spanish-language ads, and spent too little on targeted messaging. But there may be another reason why […]
Nathalie Baptiste
Nathalie Baptiste is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. Follow @nhbaptiste
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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
The goal of wealth equality in America is a long way off.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Community Policing in a Time of Crisis
Community policing programs can improve relations between police officers and residents, but current tensions underscore the challenges.
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Korryn Gaines and the Criminalization of Disabilities
A new study released in July asserts that the criminal justice system discriminates against people with mental disabilities.
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Black Lives Matter Movement Splintering at DNC
Protests against police violence worked their way through downtown Philadelphia, in opposition to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Convention.
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Latinos Remain Skeptical of Democrats’ Immigration Policy
For activists in Philadelphia, simply not being Donald Trump may not be enough.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Congress Goes on Vacation While Zika Spreads
Florida reported the first possible case of mosquito-transmitted Zika Wednesday. But the summer congressional recess is in full swing and Congress closed up shop without appropriating funds to combat the illness that can cause birth defects in babies born to infected mothers, leaving reproductive rights advocates and public health experts wondering what comes next. House […]
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Q&A: Diversifying the Fed
National Urban League President Marc Morial recently met with the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to make the case that more diversity in the U.S. banking system would have mitigated the devastation the recession inflicted on communities of color.
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Arizona’s Blue Horizons
With increasing Latino activism, once-Republican Arizona is becoming contested terrain, though registration still lags. Will this be the year?
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Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Sets Precedent for Pending Cases
The decision upholding the University of Texas at Austin’s admissions program is a victory for affirmative action supporters.