race and ethnicity

The Small Business Administration's federal contracting program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses wasn't a direct target of the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year to effectively end race-conscious…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press By the end of the century, the U.S. population will be declining without substantial immigration, older adults will outnumber children and white, non-…

Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesThe United States has experienced a small business boom in recent years, and people of color are a large part of that success, making progress on historical underrepresentation of Black and brown…

By AARON MORRISON - AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of hip-hop, plugging turntables into a light post and converting an outdoor basketball court into a discotheque may have…

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the…

By SALLY HO - Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Major League Baseball’s quest for the crown of cool will be on display Tuesday when its top players strut down a red carpet show at Seattle’s…

By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference…

By LEANNE ITALIE - AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There's nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,” the bird-friendly Ramble of Central Park — not even…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that the reason it has halted online asylum appointments at the international…

By ANNIE MA, CLAUDIA LAUER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first encounter with racism that Harmony Kennedy can remember came in elementary school. On a…