Culture / Ethnicity

Culture / Ethnicity

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The latest from news outlets and blogs around the Northwest and beyond, chosen by Crosscut editors.

Whites now account for less than half of U.S. births

According to the latest census results, whites now account for only 49.6 percent of all births in the United States. 

NEW YORK TIMES

Danny Westneat: the legacy of race in the 2012 election

Westneat writes, "When President Obama spoke recently about the Trayvon Martin case — 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon,' he said — I had an odd side reaction to his comments. I realized I'd forgotten the president is black.

SEATTLE TIMES
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