Federal Government
What Race Tells Us About Anti-Government Attitudes
We might expect black Americans to show more distrust toward government relative to other racial and ethnic groups. Why? Consider just a few trends since the 1980s: persistently high levels of black unemployment, rising to Depression-like numbers in many urban areas during the Great Recession; increasingly punitive criminal justice policies and the disproportionate imprisonment of [...]
Number of minorities in senior-level federal positions increasing
In the past 10 years, federal workers who identify as Hispanic or Latino, along with African-American and Asian employees, have made the most gains in securing senior-level positions across the federal government, according to a new report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The commission’s Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II: Workforce [...]
Black voters ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal in S.C. redistricting case
Six black South Carolina voters on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal over the state’s new congressional and state House districts. The court has not said whether it will take the case, which bypassed the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this month, a three-judge federal panel ruled that the state’s [...]
Feds to investigate fatal shooting of Fla. teen Trayvon Martin
The growing national attention — and outcry — over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government’s announcement that it will launch an investigation. The announcement late Monday by the Justice Department followed a day of protests calling for [...]
Justice Department bars Texas voter ID law
The Obama administration on Monday blocked a new law in Texas that requires voters to show a photo ID, drawing fierce criticism from Republicans who say the move was aimed at boosting the president’s reelection prospects. The Justice Department said that the law disproportionately harms Hispanic voters. “Even using the data most favorable to the [...]
