By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat New U.S. Census data show a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanics attending school, reaching nearly 18 million in 2016. The figure — which covers education at all levels — is double the…
By George Diepenbrock Futurity Detention centers that hold immigrant women and their families function like jails and prisons, report researchers. The findings challenge federal officials’ description of the centers as “alternative to detention.” Women held with their children in…
By Sam Dogen ncluido (Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the site Financial Sumarai.) The Financial Samurai In the summer of 1996, I got in my rusty Toyota Corolla hatchback and took off on a five and a…
By Eric Moreno SaludToday Heart disease does not discriminate, but Latina women are greatly affected by it. Latina women are more likely to develop heart disease 10 years earlier than non-Latinos, according to the American Heart Association. Often, the…
By Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii The Conversation There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such…
By Hanna Wallis NACLA José Juarez jots down notes in the last minutes before going on air. On the other side of a foam-padded wall, his colleague Leobardo Ambrosio pushes the dials of a soundboard up and down, preparing…
By Jim Hanchett Futurity Raising the minimum wage by $1 could lead to a substantial decrease in the number of reported cases of child neglect, research shows. “When caregivers have more disposable income, they’re better able to provide…
By Ken Jeremiah Ancient Origins Peru has a rich and mysterious history. With extant indigenous groups such as the Uros, Quechua, Aymara, and the Jivaro, which are known for their head-shrinking techniques, and historical populations like the Wari and…
By Mario Solis Marich ncluido In the movie Casablanca there is a scene in which the local police leader and squishy arm of the Nazi regime, Captain Luis Renault, shuts down “Ricks Cafe Americain”. When asked by the…
By Adam G. Klein The Conversation In late February, the headline of a news commentary website that receives more than 2.8 million monthly visitors announced, “Jews Destroy Another One of Their Own Graveyards to Blame Trump.” The story, inspired…
By Erika Ebsworth-Goold Futurity After conducting a new research approach using actual commutes, engineers discovered a simple shift can reduce the health risks of air pollution on the road. Research has linked an increased amount of air pollutants…
By Lourdes Ortiz ncluido El Paso might be touted as one of the safest cities in the United States, yet on July 25, the city woke up to a terrifying death toll — 4 bodies were found in the…
By Jared Foretek Saving Places For lawyer and author Bryan Stevenson, the United States can’t fully recover from its racial history until it honestly confronts its past. “Truth and reconciliation has always been sequential,” he says. “You can’t get…
US Ambassador (Ret.) Antonio Garza ncluido It looks to be construction season in South Texas. Along this stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, 31 miles of wall may soon be going up and companies are wading through the final…
By Catherine Snow The Conversation A recent report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences calls for more attention to language teaching in the U.S. The report notes that U.S. students have much less access to foreign language…
By Ashley Nellis Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Decades of research from the fields of criminology and adolescent brain science find that the decisions made in youth — even very unwise decisions — do not crystallize criminality. Instead, as young…
By Eric Moreno SaludToday Latinos have historically lagged behind whites in education. They have made strides, like a declining dropout rate and increased college enrollment, but are still more disconnected (not in school, not working) and lag in college…
By Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee ncluido Watching all the recent media reports and discussions about baseball legend Sammy Sosa’s skin bleaching brings back painful memories for me. It began when I was a teen. My mom encouraged me to use…
By Merrill Singer The Conversation Last week’s record-setting heat in the Pacific Northwest and current triple-digit temperatures in Arizona are the latest reminders that climate change is heating up the Earth. This trend is a serious threat to cities,…
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Many a desktop across the country, and the world, start their days staring at the Google homepage. It’s not just for its popular search engine that ‘draws’ (pun intended) people to its site but the anticipation…
By Brett Israel Futurity As white people move out of neighborhoods, noise pollution rises. And noise pollution is inescapable in segregated cities, where it is worse for everyone, according to the first breakdown of noise exposure along racial, ethnic,…
By Theodoros Karasavvas Ancient Origins Park officials from the Mesa Verde National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado, announced that vandals severely damaged archaeological artifacts in order to write graffiti on the side of a sandstone cliff. Vandals Don’t Show…
Moms Clean Air Force Air pollution can cause serious health problems. Rarely, it can even kill people — and we’re not exaggerating. That’s why we care so much about the laws that protect us from air pollution. Read on…
By Juana Bordas ncluido Fighter for justice, seeker of truth, powerful, and stunningly beautiful while dodging bullets? Could this be the new female Super Hero? Say hello to Wonder Woman and while we are at it – let’s call…
Latino Ed Beat Arizona State University, in an effort to break new ground around the engagement of Latinos in the political process, has created a new chair on the topic and hired a top political scientist, Rodney Hero,…
