By Steve Hinnefeld Futurity Girls who were overweight as children are likely to begin using cigarettes, marijuana, or alcohol at an earlier age than peers who were a healthy weight, a new study suggests. But the correlation only shows…
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange This year, several states have passed or are considering reforms that aim to reduce the number of teenagers charged in adult criminal court. Some of the most aggressive changes focus…
By Cliff Despres Salud Today More Americans are eating healthier, but a widening nutrition gap is separating Whites from Latinos and African Americans, according to a new study, the L.A. Times reports. The study, which examined 34,000 U.S. adults’ diets from…
By Katharine Keane Saving Places When I Google “Edificio Jose Marti,” the all-knowing search engine generates few links related to the building I am researching: a building database with little more than the address listed, a 2008 “Miami…
By Rinku Sen Colorlines.com When the immigration, criminal justice and child welfare systems collide in a family’s life, deported parents are too often unable to hold on to their children. Five years ago, Race Forward (then the Applied…
By Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson The Conversation Mass incarceration damages individuals and communities in ways that scholars are just starting to explore. New research that we’ve published with our colleague Mary Laske Bell shows that African American men who…
Moms Clean Air Force This originally posted on EcoWatch: Two leading national environmental groups — Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Earthworks — unveiled a suite of tools Wednesday designed to inform and mobilize Americans about the health risks…
By Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera Demos Immigration policy is considered the holy grail of policies when it comes to attracting Latino voters. Immigration is explicitly mentioned in the post-2012 Republican autopsy report as one of the strategies to increase the party’s base…
By Clifton B. Parker Futurity New research on thousands of police interactions finds significant racial differences in how police in Oakland, California, treat African Americans during traffic and pedestrian stops. The researchers suggest 50 measures, divided here into…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat It’s been a month since a proposed textbook for Mexican-American studies courses in Texas spurred widespread controversy over allegations of racism and inaccuracy, and ethnic studies advocates who convened at a 200-person summit in San…
By Carlos Valenzuela SaludToday Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans living in the U.S., are in poorer health conditions than other Latino groups according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Bismarck Tribune Reports. The report…
By Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez LatinaLista When I was 22 years old, I went to my first gay club in South Beach. It was magical. I had finally found a place where I could celebrate being my full and authentic self….
By Zachary Cohen Council on Hemispheric Affairs In the 1960s, Mexican migrant farm workers within the United States endured countless challenges including low wages, inhumane conditions, and a lack of political rights. However, the actions of multiple labor unions…
By Sandro Galea and Ziming Xuan The Conversation Editor’s note: We turned to two public health researchers on gun violence to help us understand the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida. Sandro Galea is the dean of Boston…
By Angie Hunt Futurity In a growing number of immigrant families in the US, parents and their teenage children don’t speak the same language fluently. New research suggests this language barrier can have negative consequences for adolescent self-control and…
By Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera Demos Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the United States. In recent years, our cultural and political profile has grown along with our population numbers. The current notability of Latinos leads to the…
By Teddy Nykiel NerdWallet High school juniors, soon-to-be seniors: As you’re headed into a year of varsity letters, last hurrahs and anticipation for the new beginning that’s now just around the corner, don’t forget about college applications and…
By David Alpher The Conversation Take America back from those who have stolen it. Protect America from those who want to destroy it. Restore the principles that these usurpers betrayed. These are the messages that have defined the…
By Ricardo Herrero Huffington Post There is no better way to promote openness in Cuba than by allowing everyday Americans to travel freely to the Island and serve as on-the-ground ambassadors of our democratic values. This would seem obvious…
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange WASHINGTON — Out-of-school suspensions dropped 20 percent nationally in recent years, but students of color and students with disabilities are still more likely to face harsh discipline than their peers, according to…
By Carlos A Valenzuela SaludToday Obese young adults in the U.S., especially Mexican-Americans, are at high risk of developing kidney disease, Health Day reports. “Even though chronic kidney disease typically manifests in older people, the disease can start much earlier but…
By Andy Henion Futurity A strained marriage may actually improve the health of men with diabetes, new research shows. Why? It may be because wives are constantly regulating their husband’s health behaviors, especially if he is in poor…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat This election season, it has become common to read about candidates’ anti-immigrant rhetoric trickling down into schools and, in many cases, being used to insult Latino students. Over the past several days, the polarizing phrase “build a…
By Lisa Sharp Moms Clean Air Force “We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds,…
By Elina L Nino The Conversation Honey bees are arguably our most important commercially available pollinator. They are responsible for pollinating numerous food plants that make our diets more exciting and nutritious, including many fruits, vegetables and nuts. Beekeepers…
