Jan. 16 Reckless driving (Class B misdemeanor) Brittany Marie Beeter, 31, Minot, $325 in court fees and fines. Petty theft-shoplifting (to $500) (Class B m
Skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center finding that comes as the issue of colourism has become more mainstream.
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Affirmative action and the diversity dilemma
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Affirmative action policies were created to increase the representation of women and people of color in the workforce and on college campuses. But how affirmative action goals are implemented has been challenged in courts and public opinion since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.
Gail Heriot, a law professor at the University of San Diego and a commissioner on the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights, is a vocal opponent of affirmative action programs. What concerns people is preferential treatment based on race, which is just another way of saying discrimination based on race. You can t prefer one race without discriminating against another race, she said.
‘Latinx’ term growing in popularity, but not among all Latinos By Kim Bojorquez, The Sacramento Bee
Published: February 5, 2021, 6:05am
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Last summer, Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, posed a question on Twitter: “Does it seem like non-Latinos use Latinx far more than actual Latinos?”
A debate on Gonzalez’s Twitter thread followed.
Spanish-language loyalists criticized the gender inclusive label for its attempt to change a language that consists of masculine and feminine nouns. Defenders called it a nonbinary and inclusive label that acknowledges Latinas and LGBTQ Latinos.
What’s clear is that the label has risen in popularity on the internet in the last five years, reaching its peak on Google Trends in September 2020, a month before the presidential election.