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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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Op-Ed

Don’t Mess with Texas: Our Children, Our Health, Our Money!

This election was never just about Democrats or Republicans, or even Donald Trump. It was about survival, stability and the cost of being an ordinary Texan.

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Ethnic Media Journalists on the Midterms: What’s Driving (or Not) Our Communities to the Polls?

Ethnic media journalists share what they’re hearing from communities nationwide about the 2026 midterms, including voter turnout, key issues, frustrations, hopes, and what may shape participation at the polls.

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Politics

‘The Wallet and La Migra’: Ethnic Media on What’s Driving Their Communities To Vote

On the eve of the Nov. 3 midterms, economic anxiety, immigration enforcement and civil rights concerns are shaping voters’ priorities across the country.

Contributors

Domestic Violence

‘Small Aprons’ – Turning Stories of Domestic Violence Survival Into Messages of Hope and Solidarity

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The colorful aprons, known as “mandilitos,” are part of a series of exhibits organized by Líderes Campesinas to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.