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Tag: ethnicity

Angela Beatty on her way to receive dialysis on Feb. 28. Beatty says untreated high blood pressure caused her kidney disease. (Photo by Jack Orleans/Cronkite News)
Posted inEditor's Picks, Health

Black Americans three times as likely to experience kidney failure as whites

by Adnan Alam Mar 14, 2024Mar 14, 2024

PHOENIX — Angela Beatty had no idea that her high blood pressure could cause her to go into kidney failure. As a Black American, Beatty is part of a racial group that is far more likely to experience kidney failure than other racial groups. Black Americans also experience high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease […]

Posted inEditor's Picks, Politics, Social Justice

GOP lawmakers renew push to ban DEI programs in state-funded institutions

by Steve Crane Jan 24, 2024Jan 25, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Politics, Social Justice

‘Other’ no more: Census change could add MENA, Latino categories, more

by Steve Crane May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Indigenous, Social Justice

Pima County works to reduce overrepresentation of Native Americans in its jails

by Adnan Alam Jan 17, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, Social Justice

What’s in a name? Plenty for people honored in Hispanic Heritage Month

by Steve Crane Oct 11, 2021Jan 26, 2022
Anti-Semetic hate vandalism
Posted inEditor's Picks, Justice, Social Justice

Arizona hate crimes bounced back in 2019, experts fear a surge in 2020

by Steve Crane Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, Indigenous, Social Justice

Experts: Latino youth ‘invisible’ in juvenile justice data

by Adnan Alam Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Posted inSocial Justice

Reported hate crimes fell in Arizona; advocates skeptical of real gains

by Steve Crane Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Posted inBorderlands, Social Justice

2020 census: Middle Easterners and North Africans don’t fit the box

by Adnan Alam Dec 17, 2019May 20, 2020

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