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Protesters participate in a rally near the federal courthouse in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police officers acted appropriately in carrying out the city's stop, question and frisk policy, and dozens of witnesses who claimed racial bias … Read More

Illinois Sen. William Delgado, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, March 19, 2013, in Springfield, Ill., during a Senate committee hearing considering a one-year moratorium on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close some schools. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

54 Chicago schools to close, opponents say minority students will be affected the most

By Sarah Burnett, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) -- The city of Chicago has begun informing teachers about which public schools it intends to close under a contentious plan that opponents say will … Read More

Protesters participate in a rally near the federal courthouse in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stop and Frisk trial: Whistleblower says police brass focused on number of arrests

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police brass were not concerned with whether patrol officers were saving lives or helping people, they were focused on one thing: numbers, said … Read More

Protesters participate in a rally near the federal courthouse in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trial opens for NYC stop-and-frisk challenge

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Many of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked by police in the past decade were wrongly targeted … Read More

Pete Aguilar, the 33-year-old mayor of Redlands,Calif. has not officially announced his intentions for 2014 but is widely expected to run again.

On the Trail: After 2012 disappointment, Aguilar readies re-run

By Nathan L. Gonzales @nathanlgonzales

Pete Aguilar was supposed to be a Member of Congress by now, but a serious miscalculation delayed his arrival in Washington. Aguilar is the 33 year-old mayor … Read More

Five leading candidates seeking to succeed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, (L - R) City Controller Wendy Greuel, City Council member Eric Garcetti, former talk show host and prosecutor Kevin James, Council member Jan Perry and former technology executive Emanuel Alberto Pleitez attend a panel discussion on improving schools during the United Way of Greater Los Angeles' Education Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 27, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Opinion: Los Angeles mayoral candidates blurring the lines of race and identity

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Politics boils down to box checking. It’s not a perfect prediction, but the boxes we check on our Census forms—religion, race, ethnicity, sex, even … Read More

The GOP hopes to gain in popularity with Latino voters.

Republican Party hopes fresh approach will appeal to Latino voters

By Charles Babington, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party's problems with minority voters have preoccupied strategists since November, and it's possible those difficulties will … Read More

Amanda Rodriguez is raising her three biracial children to see beyond color lines.

5 things parents of biracial kids should know

By Amanda Rodriguez, iVillage

Hundreds of thousands of Americans identify as biracial. I don't know the exact number or anything (Google it and get back to me), but I know the number of … Read More

Singer Miguel (L), Tatyana Ali and Bruno Mars (R).

Latinos among those nominated for NAACP Image Awards

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Bruno Mars, Tatyana Ali and Miguel have each made their mark as outstanding entertainers and their work has been honored by the American National Association … Read More

Mexicans in the U.S. have high levels of segregation amongst themselves while other Latino groups are quickly changing this.

Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections, part of a historic shift that is … Read More