Ethnic media across the U.S. investigate where we are with diversity in schools and the workplace since the overturning of affirmative action. This reporting initiative is made possible with funding from Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC).

News Briefings

Bad Bunny: Redefining the Latinx Narrative in Times of Crisis

ACoM -
Oct 17 | As discrimination intensifies, Bad Bunny becomes a global voice for Latino pride and Puerto Rican resilience. His art, activism, and upcoming Super Bowl stage spotlight identity, resistance, and cultural empowerment.
Immigration

From the Hindu Kush to the Cascade Range: Hamid’s Journey to America

Shasta Scout -
With the help of local community members, the Ghulam family left Afghanistan to settle in Redding, California. More are unlikely to arrive anytime soon.
Op-Ed

Beyond the E-Word — America’s Ignored Market

Vansh Gupta, Siliconeer -
The next billion-dollar venture will be the first to authentically capture multiple ethnic markets under one brand without losing cultural specificity.
Op-Ed

Discovering Democracy on a Summer Road Trip Across the American West

Peter Schurmann -
Driving the American West reveals an immense diversity, both geographic and cultural, that is a deeply enmeshed part of the nation's democratic spirit.
Race & Ethnicity

Does the Rejection of Diversity Mean a Return to ‘Separate but Equal’?

D. Kevin McNeir -
Advocates of diversity initiatives warn we could see a return to “separate but equal” laws unless those who believe in the benefits of diversity become more vocal.
Politics

Oakland Chinatown Looks for New Leaders to Survive — Fear of Crime a Top Priority

Peter Schurmann -
Fighting persistent crime and a struggling economy, Oakland's Chinatown is looking to new leadership with a vacant seat on the City Council.

Black and Deaf High School Senior Faces College After End of Affirmative Action

N.C. Greene -
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling challenges students like Natalie Greene, a Black and deaf high achiever excelling in basketball, advocacy and academics, as she strives for success in higher education.

Trump Win in Shadow of Affirmative Action Leaves Future Uncertain for Immigrants

ACoM -
Park, the mother of a seven year old student in Atlanta, defected from North Korea a decade ago. 

UNC Senior Organizes on Campus After Affirmative Action Ruling

ACoM -
When the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action over one year ago, many Chinese parents celebrated the ruling, believing that the discrimination suffered by Asian youth in college admissions had been corrected.

Has Diversity Regressed After Affirmative Action? U.S. Ethnic Media Investigate

Selen Ozturk -
Over one year after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, has the U.S. moved forward or backward with diversity?

How the End of Affirmative Action Is Impacting College Students

ACoM -
Is America’s changing political climate endangering access to higher education for students of color?

End of Affirmative Action ‘A Setback Against Fairness’ in California

Araceli Martinez -
Over a year later, how has the Supreme Court affirmative action decision impacted Latino students?
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In California’s Central Valley, Salt + Light Keeps the Unhoused Housed

Everyone Salt + Light works with — whether living on the streets or in one of the organization's 53 permanent supportive homes — is referred to as a neighbor.
International Affairs

Strait of Hormuz Closure Has Wreaked Irreversible Global Damage

Iran briefly opened the critical commercial shipping passage April 17, but then closed it again the following day. The US has kept up a week-long naval blockade.