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Khalil Abdullah

Khalil Abdullah is Contributing Editor for Ethnic Media Services. He joined New America Media as its first Director in the Washington D.C. office. He has also served as the Lead Facilitator and Editor of the Beat Within, Washington D.C. edition, and Managing Editor of the Washington Afro-American Newspaper.

Census Champions — Jeri Green’s Life-Long Crusade to Reverse Historic Undercounts

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For over three decades, Jeri Green has helped make the decennial census a leading civil rights issue, both as a Census Bureau insider, and now as an advocate for the National Urban League.
Immigration

Metro Atlanta’s Diversity Complicates Census Count

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Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry described his city, about 20 miles east of Atlanta, as "one of the most ethnically diverse" in America.

Citizenship Question: Still a Challenge to an Accurate 2020 Census

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The Constitution requires that America’s decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly stated objective now at risk.
News Exchange

Mississippi Senate Race May Be Defining Moment for Black Voters

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s remark to a colleague that, “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row” puts the Magnolia State at center stage for black voters in the 2018 mid-term elections.
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Arts & Entertainment

An Oakland Art Space Offers Connection, Community Amid AI Displacement

As AI money reshapes San Francisco, local artists are divided, with some embracing the technology and others rejecting it as rents rise.

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The Next Chapter in The Stealth War Against Immigrants – The Expanding Surveillance Dragnet

Sep 11 | Explore the implications of surveillance in the US. Experts discuss the tech tools and how they impact immigrants.

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Economy

For Farmworkers in Coachella Valley, a Food Drive Becomes a Network of Care

More than 400 farmworker families have come to depend on food drives in a region where rates of food insecurity far surpass the national average.

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Politics

Survey Finds 90% Of AAPI Registered Voters Plan To Cast Ballots in Midterms

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There are an estimated 16 million eligible AAPI voters nationwide this year, and their electoral share has steadily increased over the past 15 years.