For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who ...

Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani poses out front of her office Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is announcing changes to how it ...

Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 ...

The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years, directly affecting people who identify as Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern and North African.

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It’ll be just one short answer on one government form, a few jots that figure to have only a limited impact on any individual’s day-to-day life. But for Neda Sasani, 44, merely having the chance to ...

Middle Eastern and North African people in Nevada who are often misclassified as white or undercounted by state service providers will have a choice to self-identify for the first time under a new sub ...

When Monica Sanchez fills out official forms that inquire about race, she sometimes feels annoyed by the options. “I’m like: No, I’m not white. I’m not Black or Asian. That is basically the only ...

Under the revisions, Hispanic or Latino is listed as one race/ethnicity category and a new one will be created for people of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. NBC Universal, Inc. For the ...

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who ...