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Nearly 50 years of Earth Day and at the doorstep of the climate decade: A vision for engagement with U.S. Latinos around climate change

Apr 22, 2019, 6:03 AM 0

By Juan Declet Barreto LatinaLista This year will mark nearly a half-century of the celebration of Earth Day. Enacted in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and Congressman Pete McCloskey – a California Republican, the first Earth Day…

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Young Latina ‘speaks out’ on the importance of including diversity

Apr 4, 2019, 1:20 PM 0

LatinaLista — Many politicians like to invoke the facts that “we are a nation of immigrants” or that our nation was built on the back of immigrants. Either phrase implies that people from all over the world have had…

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New climate initiative ‘heats up’ in Latino communities across the country

Jan 28, 2019, 11:28 AM 0

By Mark Magaña and Dominique Browning LatinaLista It is a myth that Latinos don’t have the time nor interest to care about climate change. The truth is quite the opposite: Latinos have long been leading the fight against dangerous…

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Latinx workers may have a great work ethic but it doesn’t always translate into comfortable living

Dec 5, 2018, 3:50 PM 0

By Danyelle Solomon and Christian E. Weller LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is the summary for an in-depth report by the Center for American Progress on the wealth disparity between whites and Latinx families. Read the full report here.)…

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Heartbreaking video of reunited mother trying to hug her toddler. Look what happens.

Aug 28, 2018, 10:11 AM 0

Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Regular readers of Latina Lista have kindly noticed that I’ve been taking a little break. After 14 years of chronicling social injustices, I felt drained, even more so since Trump took office. Like many of you,…

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Study reveals new national pastime — activism!

Apr 26, 2018, 4:42 PM 0

LatinaLista — Activism used to be a lonely club. Not to mention, a dirty word. Though among conservative circles, it’s still as distasteful a word as “liberal.” But unless you were a hardcore activist who regularly took to the…

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Guest Voz: I’m an Undocumented Taxpayer. Here’s How My Taxes Are Used Against My Values.

Apr 17, 2018, 11:57 AM 0

By Layidua Salazar Rewire.News Tax Day is here and with it comes the reminder of my status in the United States as an undocumented taxpayer—meaning someone who doesn’t have a legal pathway to citizenship, despite having temporary protection from…

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Cincinnati cartoonist tackles immigration issue of mixed-status families with powerful series

Apr 16, 2018, 12:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — Undocumented immigrants have always lived “in the shadows” of society. Yet, it depends on who is in the Oval Office as to how far their retreat into those shadows. As a result, there are many citizens who…

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New study reveals female & minority college students have to fight for online instructors’ attention

Mar 13, 2018, 2:49 PM 0

LatinaLista — Biasness is so systemic within our society that it not only rears its ugly head in face-to-face interactions but online between bots and people — and it seems between educators and their students in online classrooms too….

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Latina FL student leads charge against political inaction on gun violence

Feb 19, 2018, 8:30 AM 0

LatinaLista — If you haven’t yet heard of Emma Gonzalez, you probably have already fallen back into your old habit of going on with life, as if the deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…

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Colombian police on active patrol for — lying politicians!

Feb 12, 2018, 2:18 PM 0

LatinaLista — Over the last several decades, Colombia has weathered a spate of bad publicity. Whether it was their infamous drug cartel (Pablo Escobar) history or its decades-long civil war, or the rampant corruption that, unfortunately, exists in most Latin…

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Researchers find direct correlation between residential segregation and police shootings of unarmed Black victims

Feb 5, 2018, 2:36 PM 0

LatinaLista — Go to most towns and cities in the country and you’ll most probably find one section where whites live, another for Blacks and still another for Latinos or other residents of color. Some small towns were even…

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Data shows Latino youth in detention centers drops 50 percent

Jan 25, 2018, 11:25 AM 0

LatinaLista — Sometimes there’s a good reason to send a kid to juvenile detention and sometimes there isn’t. A 16-year-old who decides to bring a gun to school and show everyone who’s boss is someone who deserves to be…

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First-ever poll on Latinos’ attitudes towards criminal justice system highlights data disparity

Jan 18, 2018, 4:58 PM 0

LatinaLista — Too often when national surveys or research focuses on ‘minority’ perspectives/experiences with the criminal justice system, Latinos are left off the list. Four Reasons Black Incarceration Rates Are Going Down, While White Rates Are Going Up Criminal…

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Latino motorists profiled by Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally get due justice

Dec 7, 2017, 3:16 PM 0

LatinaLista — Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have been pardoned but his legacy of unlawfully detaining people perceived to be undocumented Latino immigrants is unforgivable in the court of public opinion and, apparently, in U.S. federal court. As a result of…

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Latina teen creates app to change how we treat farmworkers

Nov 16, 2017, 2:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — In California’s Central Valley, farming has deep roots. A third of all the produce — more than 230 different crops — grown in the United States are planted, nurtured and harvested in this region that receives nearly…

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New global initiative finishes & publishes the unfinished investigations of murdered journalists

Nov 14, 2017, 2:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — The notion of a free press is quickly devolving into just that — a notion. Everywhere, journalists have come under threat of either legal action or physical harm if, in the course of doing their jobs, they…

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Princeton, Microsoft file joint DACA lawsuit

Nov 7, 2017, 11:07 AM 0

By Nick Roll Inside Higher Ed Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A DACA-protected student at Princeton, Maria De La Cruz Perales…

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Data shows just how much the odds are stacked against Latino youth

Oct 25, 2017, 11:50 AM 0

LatinaLista — It used to be that the term “future” encapsulated not hopes and wishes but expectations that life would be better for ourselves, our nation, but most of all, for the children — all children. Yet, a new…

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Part II: How to ‘resist’ constructively, peacefully and Be Heard

Jan 31, 2017, 2:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — Since the immigration ban was imposed by the Trump administration, resistance has erupted from all corners of society. Protests organized at airports across the country. Immigration lawyers rushed to defend pro bono the rights of those who…

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Part I: In the age of Trump, Latinos’ history of resistance is remembered, celebrated and ongoing

Jan 30, 2017, 1:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — Throughout my 20+ year journalism career, I’ve had the privilege of meeting many Latino and Latina trailblazers who fought, and are still fighting, for justice and social equality defending the rights of Latino communities. They were Latino…

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The United States’ History of Segregated Housing Continues to Limit Affordable Housing

Dec 15, 2016, 1:28 PM 0

By Sam Fulwood III Center for American Progress Few human decisions are more important to household and community stability than a family’s choice of where to live. For those with the requisite resources, staking out a preferred neighborhood; selecting an…

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The High Cost of Ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Nov 18, 2016, 12:06 PM 0

By Philip E. Wolgin Center for American Progress To date, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, has allowed more than 741,000 young people a reprieve from deportation and a renewable work permit. Studies haveshown that having DACA brings…

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Party loyalty continues dividing Latinos in Congress over environmental votes

Jun 30, 2016, 2:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — At a time when it’s physically dangerous to champion environmental causes — the international environmental watchdog Global Witness documented a 59 percent rise since 2014 in the murder of environmental activists worldwide — it would seem political…

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Art Provides Hope for Asylum Seekers at ICE Facilities in Texas

Mar 15, 2016, 10:32 AM 0

By R. Hans Miller VoiceBox Media The state of Texas is home to 11 detention facilities for immigrants who have entered the United States. Many of these immigrants are women with small children, running from situations in their Central…

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