About US: Readers share hopes, worries of a more diverse America

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America. Presented by Morgan Stanley       By Rachel Hatzipanagos  Email The 2020 census revealed what many already knew: the nation is diversifying. By 2045, demographers say that our country will have no racial majority. So About US asked readers: What will change as America becomes more diverse? As I was going through reader submissions, it struck me how many people guessed that the increase in diversity could result in greater divisions, while others only saw the potential. Also in this edition, our colleague David Nakamura reports that hate crimes are on the rise, and writer Steve Majors tells us how the 2020 census finally affirmed his multiracial identity. Thanks for reading! MONTCLAIR, NJ - AUGUST 26: Riya Goel poses for a portrait in Edgemont Memorial Park in Montclair, N.J., on Thursday, August 26, 2021. (Photo by Bryan Anselm For The Washington Post) 'I'm from here.' How a more diverse population will change America. About US asked readers: What do you think will change in America as the country becomes more diverse? By Rachel Hatzipanagos ●  Read more »   A birth certificate masked my multiracial truth. For me and 33 million others, the 2020 Census asserts it. Perspective ●  By Steve Majors ●  Read more »   Hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years amid increasing attacks on Black and Asian people, FBI says By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   During the 1963 March on Washington, these Black girls were locked up in Georgia By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, a rising right-wing radio star, doesn't care if you call her a murderer By Manuel Roig-Franzia ●  Read more »   For Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that. By Hailey Sadler and Darian Woehr ●  Read more »   Naomi Osaka shared how she's overcoming impostor syndrome. Here are more tips. By Julianne McShane | The Lily ●  Read more »   Booing might be 'every fan's right,' but athletes don't have to like it Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   With 'Candyman,' Nia DaCosta becomes the first Black female director to debut a film at No. 1 By Sonia Rao ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   For those afraid of storms, summer is the worst season By Jeremy Deaton ●  Read more »   My 12-year-old brother's death was used to sell the 'war on drugs.' It's time for Biden to end it. Opinion ●  By Tony Van Der Meer ●  Read more »   She hopes to change what people think an astronaut looks like Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   Here's why college guys commit sexual assaults they don't realize are assaults Opinion ●  By Kate Cohen ●  Read more »     What we're reading Rafia Zakaria: 'A lot of white female professors told me to quit' By Nesrine Malik | The Guardian ●  Read more »   A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth. By Nneka M. Okona | Vox ●  Read more »   From homeless to head of a sneaker empire, Jaysse Lopez is the 'Sole Survivor' By Aaron Dodson | The Undefeated ●  Read more »   5 Asian Latines open up about their cultural identity By Mekita Rivas | Remezcla ●  Read more »     Word on the street   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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