National or Ethnic Minorities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...

SOUTH BEND - When Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in 2006, Episcopalians everywhere gasped. Then many cheered while others objected. Jefferts Schori had become the first woman to lead the national church....

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has retained its place as the most Hispanic state in the union — and Hispanics were responsible for most of the state's growth between 2000 and 2010. U.S. Census figures released Tuesday show New Mexico...

SOUTH BEND -- Alberto Juarez talked and listened as he joined a group of residents talking to candidates running for mayor and other city offices. Juarez said that he has plenty of concerns. He lost his job at AJ Wright, and he wants to know what the...

INDIANAPOLIS — A battle over Arizona-style immigration enforcement is coming to the Indiana Statehouse this week. Supporters of the crackdown say states need to do something about illegal immigration if the federal government isn't going to...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Republicans gathering in South Florida to improve the party's outreach to Hispanic voters will tackle trade, education — and the elephant in the room, immigration — at a conference organized by the new...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. The section, "HuffPost GlobalBlack," is expected to debut in early March. The Huffington Post is set to make an...

Although South Bend lost more than 6,000 residents between 2000 and 2010, the number of people in the city claiming to be either Hispanic or Latino continued to grow. According to 2010 Census Data released today, the number of Hispanic residents in...

CHELSEA, Massachusetts (AP) — It started with an immigration raid four years ago. From his Melrose home, Bob Hildreth watched the aftermath of federal immigration agents storming a New Bedford, Massachusetts, leather factory and netting 350...

SOUTH BEND - Brian Kelly kept his opening remarks about Saturday's University of Tulsa football matchup short and shocking. It took the first-year Notre Dame head football coach all of eight seconds Tuesday to launch into a favorable comparison between...

Total time: About 1 1/2 hours Servings: 4 to 6 Note: Dried ancho chiles are available at Latino markets and in the Latino food sections of grocery stores. Ancho sauce 4 dried ancho chiles 3 large cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 teaspoon dried oregano,...

Luna Negra Dance Theater Spring Show March 12 8:00 p.m. Harris Theater 205 E. Randolph Street Chicago www.lunanegra.org Tickets available at www.harristheaterchicago.org or (312) 334-7777. Since its inception in 1999, Luna Negra Dance Theater has...