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The U.S. Census Bureau’s recently announced undercount of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans in the 2020 Census came as no surprise to leaders of civil rights organizations that fought with the Trump administration for an accurate demographic assessment of their communities. The Census Bureau estimated the undercount of...
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La comunidad ucraniana estadounidense se reunió en los escalones del Capitolio estatal el jueves pasado, expresando su indignación por la invasión actual de Ucrania por Rusia. Sacramento es el hogar de unos 100.000 estadounidenses ucranianos, que observan con horror cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos. Vladimir Skots, presidente de la...
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The Ukrainian American community rallied on the state Capitol steps last Thursday, expressing outrage over Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Sacramento is home to about 100,000 Ukrainian Americans, who are watching events unfold in horror. Vladimir Skots, chairman of Ukrainian American House, a group based in Sacramento which brings the...
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Millones de personas en todo el país padecen hambre. Y la pandemia de COVID-19 ha empujado a más estadounidenses a esta posición vulnerable. Antes de que comenzara la crisis del COVID-19, una de cada nueve personas, incluidos 10 millones de niños, ya vivía en un hogar con inseguridad alimentaria....
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Millions of people nationwide face hunger. And the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust even more Americans into this vulnerable position. Before the COVID-19 crisis began, one in nine people, including 10 million children, already lived in a food insecure household. Communities of color are disproportionately affected by both poverty and...
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NewsUSA Where have you flossed other than your bathroom? If you’re like nearly 40 percent of Americans, the answer is… in a car. How about on a date? Seven percent admitted to flossing on a date. Another six percent said on an airplane, and then there was the five...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The number of white Americans who believe they face discrimination is on the rise. According to a recent poll, 55 percent of white Americans believe their group experiences racial discrimination. Clara Wilkins, an assistant professor of psychology at Wesleyan University who...
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Overcoming Isolation and Loneliness NAPSI If you’ve ever felt lonely, you’re not alone. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that nearly half of older adults in America experience some degree of loneliness. The University of Chicago study is part of Connect2Affect, a collaborative effort spearheaded by AARP Foundation to learn more about isolation and loneliness in older adults...
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Trimmel Gomes Public News Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – At a time of cultural and racial divide, multiracial Floridians find themselves caught in the middle – even as they offer a glimpse into the future of social and demographic changes in the U.S. The once-per-decade census shows America becoming more...