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Contact ARC's Media and Public Affairs department to get in touch with experts on education, health disparities, immigration, civil rights and a range of other issues.

Contact:
Rebekah Spicuglia Communications Manager
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rspicuglia@arc.org

Though racial identities continue to shape access to jobs, health and education, critical questions of racial equity remain unanswered.

In our press room, you will find important resources developed by the Applied Research Center for journalists to support comprehensive coverage of the racial dynamics at play in public policy and popular culture.

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Learn more about ARC's mission, staff and programs, as well as ColorLines, our bimonthly magazine on race and politics...coming soon.

ARC in the News
Clips of recent coverage of ARC.



White Progressives Don't Get It
December 19, 2006
Op-Eds
Rinku Sen says it is white progressives who are stuck on identity politics; progressives of color have long since moved on. The resulting agenda requires far more from the nation, and from our movement, than representation.
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Minnesota Leads Nation in Quality of Life, but Its Lawmakers Fail on Racial Justice
November 13, 2006
Press Releases
(April 14, 2006—Minneapolis, MN) The Organizing Apprenticeship Project delivered grades to the Minnesota State Legislature, criticizing a marked failure to advance racial equity in Minnesota. 
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New Report Gives California Officials Low Marks on Race in Session Plagued by Missed Opportunities
November 13, 2006
Press Releases
(November 14, 2006—Oakland, CA) New research from ARC shows the California Legislature scoring a “C-” and Governor Schwarzenegger a “D,” and reveals that partisan politics are standing in the way of progress.
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Racial Divide Deepens as Solutions Stall in Springfield
November 12, 2006
Press Releases
(November 13, 2006—Chicago, IL) Facing Race 2006: Illinois Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity represents the first time Illinois lawmakers have been evaluated on their response to issues of racial equity.
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New Census Data Shows Dramatic Increase in Latinos, Asian Americans
August 14, 2006
Press Releases

(August 14, 2006—New York, NY) The analysis released today by the Applied Research Center tracks demographic changes along racial lines between 2000 and 2005. Available online, the fact sheet provides state-by-state data charting the rapid rise of communities of color in the U.S.

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The New Culture War
July 24, 2006
Op-Eds
In the ongoing battle over immigration, conservative rhetoric continues to escalate. It's racist, and it gets results.  Here, then, are the six racist myths driving the immigration debate, dispelled.  
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Rinku Sen To Lead the Applied Research Center
July 05, 2006
Press Releases

(July 5, 2006—New York, NY) The Board of Directors of the Applied Research Center (ARC) announced today that Rinku Sen has taken on the position of President and Executive Director at the national research and policy institute. Ms. Sen will immediately take over the leadership role vacated by founding director Gary Delgado who steps down this month. 

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Road Blocks to Asylum
June 07, 2006
Op-Eds

Dressed as a nun and carrying a fake passport, Hortense crossed the border to Uganda, continued to Kenya, and boarded a plane to Mexico City in the summer of 2003. After three days on a bus, she was within sight of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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The Price of the Ticket
May 02, 2006
Op-Eds

There is little question that the current immigration debate, though coded and contrived otherwise, is entirely about race.

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Immigration Plan is Way Off the Mark
May 01, 2006
Op-Eds
President Bush's promise to overhaul the U.S. immigration system is a disaster in the making.
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Yes, President Bush, Johnny's Test Scores Are Up.
April 15, 2006
Op-Eds

But Can He Read? By Harold Berlak. Many Americans are rightly worried that their children are not learning the basics needed to thrive in the competitive global economy. President-elect Bush's solution is to raise standards by testing both Johnny and his teachers.

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  • childcare.jpg Released April 2009. Report on low-income children at risk. Double standards in childcare endanger…
  • California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary.

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  • Despite a surge in discrimination, the crisis for immigrant and refugee communities remains relatively invisible to the general public.
  • Dramatic demographic changes in the U.S. population, evidenced by the 2000 census, have generated a lot of excitement about the…

  • In the ongoing battle over immigration, conservative rhetoric continues to escalate. It's racist, and it gets results.  Here, then, are…
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  • Foundation Giving and Communities of Color. By Will Pittz and Rinku Sen.

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