As Republicans carve up Black districts, Democrats pivot to a new midterm message - POLITICO

“Democrats are gonna be able to go into African American communities and say, ‘Republicans are doing everything they can to take away your political power,’” said Democratic strategist Ian Russell, who served as the DCCC political director in 2014 and 2016 and still works on House races across the country. “That’s a really salient message.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/republicans-redistricting-democrats-black-hispanic-districts-midterm-message-00915565

Texas voting map discriminates against Black and Latino residents, judge rules

The enacted plan denies Black and Latino voters an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect a candidate of their choice."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/texas-galveston-county-discrimination-electoral-map-ruling

How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease (Dave Davies; Fresh Air podcast)

In 2020, the overall life expectancy in the U.S. dropped by 1.5 years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the reduction wasn't shared equally among the general population; Native American people lost an average of 4.5 years of life expectancy; Black and Hispanic people lost, on average, 3 years, while white people lost only 1.2 years.

This figure tracks with other health trends: In general, Black and Hispanic people and those living in poverty in the U.S. have worse health outcomes — more high blood pressure, higher rates of diabetes and increased maternal and infant mortality — than the overall population.

Public health researcher Arline Geronimus from the University of Michigan says the traditional belief that the disparities are due to genetics, diet and exercise don't explain data that's accumulated over the years. Instead, she makes the case that marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress from living with poverty and discrimination, which damages their bodies at the cellular level and leads to increasingly serious health problems over time.
Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/28/1166404485/weathering-arline-geronimus-poverty-racism-stress-health

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames state’s rising cases on ‘African Americans who have not been vaccinated’ - The Washington Post

… While vaccination rates are low among Black Texans, the highest coronavirus case rates are among Whites and Hispanics, according to the latest data...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/20/dan-patrick-covid-african-americans/

Woman who drove into 2 children because of their race gets 25 years in federal prison

… She said she hit the girl because she "wasn't supposed to be in the country" and made a comment about Hispanic people "takin' over … our homes, and our job," the court documents state…

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-who-drove-2-children-because-their-race-gets-25-n1277303

Officials grapple with coronavirus vaccine hesitancy among Latino evangelicals - The Washington Post

…Skepticism appears to be relatively high among evangelicals in general. More than 3 in 10 self-identified evangelical or born-again Christians say they will probably or definitely not get the vaccine, compared with just over 2 in 10 Americans who are not evangelical, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll last month…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-vaccine-latino-evangelicals/2021/05/03/eb383884-90a6-11eb-bb49-5cb2a95f4cec_story.html

Man arrest, pepper sprayed for filming arrest in Keller, TX | Fort Worth Star-Telegram


https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article248020770.html

‘This is f—ing crazy’: Florida Latinos swamped by wild conspiracy theories - POLITICO

Telling Hispanics that real Catholics can't vote for Biden...
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/florida-latinos-disinformation-413923

AP poll: Hispanic, black Americans taking bigger financial hit from coronavirus | TheHill

Hispanic and black Americans have faced harsher economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic than white Americans have, according to a new survey. Thirty-seven percent of Hispanic Americans and 27 percent of black Americans said they have been unable to pay at least one bill because of COVID-19, while only 17 percent of white Americans said the same in the Associated Press-NORC poll released Wednesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/496497-ap-poll-hispanic-black-americans-taking-bigger-financial-hit-from-coronavirus

The Truth About Trump’s Economy | The Common Good with Robert Reich

In this episode of The Common Good, Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich exposes the smoke and mirrors of Trump’s economy, and how nearly all the gains have gone to the top. He then sits down with Solana Rice — an expert on the intersection of race and the economy — to discuss the racial wealth gap, stagnant wages, stock buybacks, universal basic income, and how building economic power is essential to black liberation. ....
https://youtu.be/90zIplv4BbE

Black and Hispanic students pay more for college loans, study finds

"Basing a person's creditworthiness on how ostensibly elite the institution they attended will perpetuate inequality and socioeconomic barriers.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-hispanic-students-pay-more-college-loans-study-finds-n1132816

Miami megachurch with controversial pastor to host Trump's evangelical rally - Axios

The leader of an Apostolic megachurch, Pastor Guillermo Maldonado, will host the launch of President Trump's "Evangelicals for Trump" coalition at a Jan. 3 rally, The Miami Herald reports. ....
https://www.axios.com/miami-megachurch-pastor-trumps-evangelical-rally-816939c8-ed66-43e1-a467-1240449b11ba.html

Hispanic Caucus dedicates Day of the Dead altar to migrants who died in US custody | TheHill

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) installed this week its first official Day of the Dead altar, dedicated to migrants who have died in U.S. custody or while trying to enter the country. Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, is a holiday to celebrate the memory of the deceased with cemetery visits and memorial altars, which include offerings representative of the objects and activities that those honored enjoyed in life.
https://thehill.com/latino/468320-hispanic-caucus-dedicates-day-of-the-dead-altar-to-migrants-who-died-in-us-custody

Alleged neo-Nazi was arrested for threatening a woman, saying he would ‘exterminate’ Hispanics - The Washington Post

The man sent more than 150 pages of messages filled with racist threats of violence and murder that were nightmarishly, cartoonishly grotesque.....
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/08/21/neo-nazi-was-arrested-threatening-woman-saying-he-would-exterminate-hispanics-feds-say/

White Republicans think whites, blacks and Hispanics face about the same amount of discrimination - The Washington Post

There are certain aspects of racism on which all Americans agree. The Klan, for example. Using racial slurs to denigrate someone. Segregated drinking fountains and city buses. The sorts of marks of discrimination that are almost definitionally racist. Beyond that, opinions differ. While there are unquestionably race-based factors that disadvantage people from particular racial or ethnic groups, the extent to which members of some groups face discrimination (institutional or personal) isn’t broadly agreed upon.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/15/white-republicans-think-whites-blacks-hispanics-face-about-same-amount-discrimination/

6 demographic trends shaping the U.S. and the world in 2019 - Pew Research Center

Demographers, sociologists, economists and other researchers gather in Austin, Texas, this week for the annual meeting of the Population Association of America. As the meeting convenes, here are six notable demographic trends highlighted in Pew Research Center analyses over the past year:....
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/04/11/6-demographic-trends-shaping-the-u-s-and-the-world-in-2019/

Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted - NYTimes

As fertility rates across the United States continue to decline, some of the largest drops have been among Hispanics. One big reason: generational difference...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/us-birthrate-hispanics-latinos.html

White Florida man opened fire on his Hispanic neighbors for checking if their home was damaged by hurricane: police - Raw Story

A Florida man who was previously praised for protecting homes from looters after Hurricane Michael hit is now facing charges that he was drunk and shooting at a Hispanic neighbor who only wanted to see how badly his home was damaged. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/white-florida-man-opened-fire-hispanic-neighbors-checking-home-damaged-hurricane-police/

How the Fight Against Affirmative Action at Harvard Could Threaten Rich Whites - ProPublica

If preferences for black and Hispanic applicants are abolished, expect a backlash against admissions boosts for children of alumni and donors. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/affirmative-action-how-the-fight-against-at-harvard-could-threaten-rich-whites

'Are you a citizen?' Man berates, harasses young woman wearing Puerto Rico T-shirt - NBC News

"Officer can you, please? I'm renting this area and he's harassing me about the shirt that I'm wearing," said the young woman at a Chicago park. ....
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/are-you-citizen-man-berates-harasses-young-woman-wearing-puerto-n890306