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How Pa. Latinos describe themselves is ‘ever-changing’ and ‘fluid’

Very few people describe themselves as LatinX, some are even bothered by the term. Others say they use multiple labels interchangeably.

By Anthony Orozco

Pennsylvania voters back bid to ban race discrimination in constitution

Constitutional law professors say it will have little practical effect because courts already consider such discrimination to violate both the state and federal constitutions.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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Driving While Black author

Gretchen Sorin, author of the new book Driving While Black — African-American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights — is on Smart Talk.

By Scott LaMar/WITF

Counting Philly’s Cambodians in the 2020 census: ‘We aren’t invisible’

“The biggest push will be them understanding that it’s safe, it’s protected and it will be a positive impact for us,” Sarun Chan said.

By Emily Scott/WHYY

White and Black people to get more room on 2020 census to explain their origins

In 2010, the bureau surveyed 308.7 million people. 19.1 million people, most of them of Hispanic or Latino origin, said they were of a race not on the form.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY