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Category: Race and Ethnicity
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In ‘One in a Million,’ the Extraordinary Story of a Family in Flux
The New York Times – Movies:The film follows a girl and her parents after they flee Syria and settle in Germany, where the new culture is the catalyst for unexpected change.
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Black Unemployment Hints at a Job Market in Worse Shape Than It Seems
The New York Times – Business:The Black unemployment rate climbed a percentage point to 7 percent in September, almost double the rate for white workers.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Review: A Renaissance of Their Own
The New York Times – Movies:The Black luminaries who turned 1920s Harlem into a hub of artistic expression gathered decades later to reminisce. It was a house party for the ages.
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Trump Administration Investigates Wells Fargo for Race-Based Lending
The New York Times – Business:The federal housing agency says the bank’s efforts to encourage Black homeownership amount to discrimination.
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Chris Rock Has Been Thinking About Forgiveness
The New York Times – Movies:The comedian and filmmaker on what real friendship looks like, what keeps him up at night and his new movie, “Misty Green.”
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Black Unemployment Rose Sharply in September, Jobs Report Shows
The New York Times – Business:Economists had taken a recent drop in Black unemployment as a hopeful sign that job gains were lifting a broad share of workers.
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Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms
The New York Times – Business:A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.
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Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race
The New York Times – On the Runway:The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.
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Trump Administration Renews Push to Strip Schools of Tax-Exempt Status
The New York Times – Business:The Treasury Department released rules that would upend how schools qualify for tax-exempt status, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.
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Target Apologizes and Drops Halloween Costume Criticized as Racist
The New York Times – Business:Critics said the children’s costume evoked blackface imagery. Target said, “We know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry.”