By Cliff Despres SaludToday Young Latino men born in the U.S. reported experiencing high levels of discrimination, according to a new study. Penn State researchers examined reported discrimination among 1,275 Latinos and 500 whites in Los Angeles County. They…
By Juana Bordas ncluido I grew up in the early 1950s when Latinos were in a cultural no man’s land. Those were the days when the signs No Mexicans – No Dogs hung in the windows of Texas restaurants…
LatinaLista — It’s long been argued that immigrants do the jobs many Americans don’t want to do. There’s no sector of the US economy where that’s more true than in the direct care industry — but with a special…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Educators in Puerto Rico are getting support from the American Federation of Teachers in their efforts to thwart a plan to close schools as a way of helping the island deal with its…
By Veronica Parkes Ancient Origins The Maya were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization who thrived between AD 600 – AD 800. They were literate, had a complex language including pictograms, glyphs, and phonetic representations. They even produced books called…
LatinaLista — Every 60 seconds, 20 people leave their homes, belongings and communities behind to escape persecution, violence or war. They are known in the global community as refugees. A day doesn’t go by that there’s not a news…
By Parvati Nair The Conversation A dozen years before the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe’s shores would force policymakers to take heed, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 docudrama In this World brought the inside story of international migration to…
By Alex Shashkevich Futurity Police officers consistently use less respectful language with black community members than with white community members, the first systematic analysis of body camera footage shows. Although subtle, widespread racial disparities in officers’ language use may…
By Melissa Vargas Incluido EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt likes to argue that EPA should focus more on its “core missions,” yet he comes to Congress to argue that funding for most of those very missions – such as protecting air and…
LatinaLista — Donald J. Trump has been president a little less than five months. Because it was such a surprise outcome, there are analysts, pundits and everyday Americans still scratching their heads asking “why?” and “how?.” Forget the Russian…
By Martina Guglielmone Council on Hemispheric Affairs President Trump’s recent announcement of his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord has brought attention to the fact that only two other nations – out of 197 in the…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat The National Center for Education Statistics this month released a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing development and trends in education. The 2017 Condition of Education reports some of the latest data by race…
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Latino and black children are less likely to get CPR with breaths, which lowers their survival chances, according to a new study, American Heart Association News reports. Study leaders examined records of 3,900 kids…
LatinaLista — Election results tell us who we are while other statistics only hint at what we are It was that premise that motivated Washington State University graduate student Ryne Rohla to undertake the massive task of compiling 2016…
By Wu Mingren Ancient Origins Balankanché (which means the ‘Throne of the Sacred Jaguar’) Cavern is a network of caves located in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. This cave network is situated near the famous site of Chichén Itzá, and was…
By Dan Birman The Conversation Inside the Juvenile Justice Center in Nashville, Tennessee is a steel door fitted with a high-security system. Push a button and the door unlocks, revealing another steel door with a slot for IDs. When…
By Vanessa Cárdenas Incluido Several years ago I found myself learning how to play football on a rainy field with 20 other Latinas at the San Juan Bautista Franciscan monastery in California. I am not sure why the…
LatinaLista — Perhaps no other ‘bad press’ haunting this presidency has been the perception that the White House, namely Trump, actively tried to pressure the former FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating the former national security adviser Michael…
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange From disproportionality to unfair gender bias to consent decrees to workforce development, legal professionals and youth workers reflect on what needs to be improved within juvenile justice at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2017 convening….
LatinaLista — Hate crimes are on the rise. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has documented a steady increase in hate crimes across the United States since the election of Trump. According to the SPLC, there are now 917…
By Jason Madera Futurity Students who attend highly ranked colleges or universities exhibit better mental health than their peers at lower-ranked, less expensive schools do, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at five years of data on Reddit, scanning it for…
By Amanda Maxwell LatinaLista Although President Trump has announced his plan to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, Latin American countries are taking no heed. Trump’s reckless decision may hold America back, but Latin America…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat So how do Latino parents judge the quality of their child’s school? The good old-fashioned way: by reviewing their child’s report card. A recent poll conducted by the Leadership Conference Fund, a nonprofit…
The Conversation Editor’s note: President Donald Trump stunned the world on June 1 by announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a landmark global agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the…
LatinaLista: Today, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. The following is a transcript of his remarks as delivered in the Rose Garden. Following the president’s remarks is the official statement from former President Barack…
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