WASHINGTON — Researchers and scientists who utilize genetic and genomic data should rethink and justify how and why they use race, ethnicity, and ancestry labels in their work, says a new National ...

When senior Olivia Medina filled out the Common Application, she paused at the race and ethnicity section. Medina checked the ...

The first changes in more than a quarter-century to how the U.S. government can ask about your race and ethnicity may be coming to census forms and federal surveys. And the Biden administration's ...

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Ethnicity and nationality are two important concepts often associated with identity; however, they encompass very different notions of belonging. Ethnicity is the result of cultural heritage, ancestry ...

For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship.

Household wealth or net worth is the value of assets owned by every member of the household minus their debt. The terms are used interchangeably in this report. Assets include owned homes, vehicles, ...