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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.
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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.
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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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How an LA Homelessness Frontline Veteran Is Caring for the Caretakers

When Celina Alvarez took the reins at Housing Works of California, her first step was to revisit its motto: "Do whatever it takes for as long as it takes."

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From Oil Shock to Checkout Lines: US–Iran War Drives Global Spike in Consumer Costs

Just Live | The US-Iran war is driving oil price spikes and global supply chain disruptions, raising costs for fuel, food, and goods. Experts examine war-driven inflation, economic risks, and potential solutions.

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In Hungary Elections, Magyar Won While Orbán Was Saved

Viktor Orbán did not relinquish power after losing elections in Hungary because he could not hold on to it, but because in the long run he gains from it.

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Los Angeles Proposes First Streetlight Fee Increase in 30 Years

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A staff of 185 employees are responsible for maintaining a system that includes about 220,000 lights and spans two-thirds of the city’s 470 square miles.