According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “ethnicity” defines groups of people classified into common racial, tribal, religious, linguistic or cultural backgrounds. Yet, many students have found ...

BY DUMBI OSANI In an earlier article titled, “State Creation, Political Frivolities and the Anioma Question”, I debunked Senator Ned Nwoko’s assertion that the people of Delta North Senatorial ...

A study has found that racial and ethnic disparities affect maternal cardiovascular health before and during pregnancy.

California recently mandated ethnic studies courses as a graduation requirement for schools across the state. In 2030, all students who graduate from a California high school will have taken at least ...

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The article was updated on Dec., 12 to clarify that the anti-bias protections in AB 101's "guardrails" were copied from existing state statutes. Three years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation ...

Introduction Black and Asian women experience significantly higher rates of mortality and morbidity perinatally compared with white women and are more likely to lose their babies. These groups are ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The ethnic Armenian population of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in Azerbaijan, a largely Christian community in a predominantly Muslim nation ...

Apart from 29 million Uzbeks living in Uzbekistan, there are almost 3 million ethnic Uzbeks in neighboring Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and another 2 to 4 million ethnic ...