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Multiracial Americans are surging. But data erases them

<p>America is becoming more <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/09/california-multiracial-population-harris-trump" target="_blank">multiracial</a>, but its data systems are still thinking in black and white. </p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Outdated

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Multiracial Americans are surging. But data erases them<p>America is becoming more <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/09/california-multiracial-population-harris-trump" target="_blank">multiracial</a>, but its data systems are still thinking in black and white. </p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Outdated
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