El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — Reading can be a simple and automatic task to people without any problem. However, reading is a complex and difficult task for our brain, so it should not be a surprise that so many…
La Costa Latina Gulf Coast, FL — Immigration attorneys, Stanley Walker (formerly of Emerald Coast Immigration Law Office) and Marty Lester (formerly of Fleet, Spencer and Kilpatrick, P.A.), have created what is expected to be the ultimate immigration law…
Rumbo LAWRENCE, MA — Over 1000 students graduated from Northern Essex Community College on Saturday, May 21. While each has their own story filled with challenges and triumphs, there are two students who stand out. Rossy Gutierrez and Franklin Burgos,…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – About 90 years ago and close to downtown Tulsa there once flourished a vibrant community, so prosperous that it was defined as the Black Wall Street. It was the Greenwood…
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Experts at a recent educational forum agreed that Latino students in the San Diego Unified School District are trailing behind their White counterparts. The forum, which took place…
By. J. Smith El Hispano Philadelphia — Beginning with the wealthy Financier Stephen Girard, who fought a late- eighteenth century plague with the aid of a couple of French-immigrant doctors and Minister Richard Allen; and continuing on with such…
By Valerie Godines Fitzgerald La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — City Council members have decided that Durango Boulevard between South Hackberry Street on the east and 36th Street on the west will be renamed César E. Chávez Boulevard — a…
By Carlos J. Licea Amigos805.com Recently I shocked a fellow worker and a few others by outing myself as a Latino community activist. An “Activist” he said accusatorially. “You cannot be a Latino community activist and an advocate for…
By Paola Chavez Borderzine EL PASO — Immigration on the U.S.-Mexico borderland is portrayed in popular culture as criminal and illegal to audiences that are disconnected from the reality of immigrants who cross the border to save their families…
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) is a unique orchestra that has always been devoted to promoting the full range of Cuban music, one that embraces several generations and…
by Elías Cepeda | trad. Victor Flores Extra News CHICAGO — Tanya Diaz, a working mother of three and supportive wife, knew all the excuses for not exercising throughout a busy week. “I used them all,” she says. “I’d…
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com OXNARD — At 24 years of age, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios is a professional in the boxing ring. As an amateur fighter Rios had won the Silver Gloves, the Ringside Nationals, the USA Nationals, and…
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — Members of the Hispanic Community Redistricting Task Force held a press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 27th in front of the Sussex County Building in Georgetown to announce the formation of its Sussex…
By Omar Lozano Borderzine EL PASO — Amidst a drab beige desert of lame punch line jokes, a group of subterranean wise-cracking comedians are reclaiming funny in the name of El Chuco. Since 2005, the El Paso Underground Comedy…
La Voz de Austin Three Questions: What is Cinco de Mayo? Why do we celebrate it here in the United Status of America? Why should Black Americans celebrate this holiday? In a nutshell, Cinco de Mayo is about an…
Amigos805.com Assembly Bill 1176, which would implement enforceable timelines under the Toxic Air Contaminant Act with respect to pesticides, passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on April 26, Assemblymember Das Williams, D-35 Assembly District, reported recently….
La Prensa San Diego To help meet the demand for more college graduates to help drive California’s economy, Assembly Higher Education Chair Marty Block (AD-78) has authored legislation to look at alternate ways to help students achieve a baccalaureate…
By Tony Cantú La Prensa San Antonio.- Despite the indelible contribution to Texas independence among Tejanos – Texans of Hispanic descent including some who died alongside other Alamo defenders – not a single monument exists commemorating their contributions to…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Senate Bill 91, which would require that any candidate for federal, state or municipal office prove their identity and citizenship with their original birth certificate, was passed in the House…
El Gato HOUSTON, Texas — Joshua Lozano’s first time at a street race ended with a warning from a police officer and an addiction that would see him sacrifice all his worldly possessions. “It was a summer night in…
By Ytzel Arrunada Borderzine EL PASO — Mario Fernandez, 45, crossed the border illegally in search of opportunity and a better life, but he found himself here without rights or guidance and countless unanswered questions. But now, a new…
By Alberto Surís Rumbo News LAWRENCE, MA — Jesus Mane started painting at age 12 but never received formal painting lessons. The closest he has been is when he studied at Greater Lawrence Technical School and graduated in 1997…
trad. Victor Flores EXTRA Newswire The Illinois Latino Agenda, a collaboration of 49 Latino-serving organizations, presented maps Monday outlining 16 Latino House districts, along with a proposal for 4 Latino Senate districts, for consideration by the Illinois legislature as…
MetroLatinoUSA WASHINGTON D.C. — Latino youth are one of the fastest-growing segments of the population in the United States, poised to fill the workforce gap as millions of baby boomers retire over the next decade. Yet, achieving economic mobility…
By Marí Roma Villa, Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost effective, energy-efficient, and attractive, from all over the…
