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Trump’s executive order ending immigrant family separation doesn’t address getting current child detainees back to their parents

Jun 20, 2018, 2:08 PM 0

LatinaLista — President Donald Trump signed today, under duress, an executive order to stop separating immigrant families. However, this order does not address reunifying families. The ongoing trauma that detained children are being subjected to needs to end and,…

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Look at what the White House just released to justify the Trump administration’s own policy of separating immigrant children from their parents

Jun 15, 2018, 2:44 PM 0

Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If there is one real truth about Trump and his White House staff, it’s that they lie. They distort facts, they take things out of context to purposely create a narrative that makes Trump look either…

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Why People Continue to Flee Violence in Latin American Countries

Jun 1, 2018, 12:21 PM 0

By Silva Mathema ncluido The April arrival of the Central American caravan at the southern U.S. border once again placed the nation’s focus on individuals and families who traveled thousands of miles to seek asylum in the United…

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New online map shows aspiring Latino politicians which races they could win

May 29, 2018, 4:07 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s said that the only way to change a culture is to change it from within. What better way than to change the rampant racism and insensitivity towards Latinos in U.S. politics than to get more Latinos…

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Why Lupe Valdez’s quest to be Texas’ first Latina governor isn’t a long shot anymore

May 24, 2018, 4:51 PM 0

Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The odds of Lupe Valdez becoming the first Latina governor of Texas were always considered a long-shot but did a new lawsuit just tip the balance in her favor? Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez made…

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Guest Voz: Illinois hospitality industry needs the work ethic immigrants bring to the job

May 16, 2018, 10:54 AM 0

By Sam Toia ncluido What do celebrity chef José Andrés and Andrew Carnegie have in common? They’re both immigrants who built American empires. Andrés is famous for his appearances on Top Chef and his successful group of restaurants…

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A Hard Look at New CEO Pay Ratio Data

May 16, 2018, 9:36 AM 0

By Sarah Anderson Inequality.org Big Business fought hard to kill a new regulation requiring corporations to disclose the gap between their CEO and median worker pay. For eight years after the regulation became law, corporate lobby groups fought to…

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Writing Raps Helps Reduce Recidivism in Youth of Color

May 15, 2018, 10:57 AM 0

By Margaret Goldman Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) While our nation’s steadily declining rates of juvenile incarceration are encouraging, widening racial disparities are a pressing call for concern. Racial disparities often begin in the school system and persist at…

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Tribal identity is more dangerous than tribal politics

May 14, 2018, 1:15 PM 0

Marisa Treviño ncluido The term “tribal politics” is widely used to explain the deep political fissures cracking the foundational parties of our democracy. Yet, there’s another tribal term that has the potential to be more dangerous in splitting the…

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Rethinking reporting on polls in time for midterm elections

May 14, 2018, 10:21 AM 0

By Stephen Utych The Conversation The Associated Press, a nonprofit newswire published by 1,300 papers and broadcasters, has updated its stylebook to clarify that “poll results that seek to preview the outcome of an election must never be the…

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Expert: Starbucks anti-bias training is just one step

May 10, 2018, 2:57 PM 0

By Yasmin Anwar Futurity When Starbucks announced plans to conduct anti-bias training at its 8,000 outlets following the unprovoked arrests of two African-American customers in Philadelphia, psychologist Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton was at once impressed and skeptical. A veteran scholar of…

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The Persisting Impact of Racial Construction in Latin America

May 7, 2018, 12:13 PM 0

By Audrey Duc Council on Hemispheric Affairs Although racism is not a new phenomenon in Latin America, the demonstration of racism has appeared in new ways according to the development of the continent. A recent example is Jair Bolsonaro,…

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New gardening podcast honors Latinx tradition using herbs for family remedies and flavorful cooking

May 4, 2018, 9:40 AM 0

LatinaLista — Roots & Curas is a new series that elevates the common variety gardening podcast to new heights by adding a pinch of Latinx spice. Part of the TTM Hispanic Podcast Network, and produced by Treviño TodaMedia, Roots &…

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6 Unconventional Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

May 4, 2018, 9:21 AM 0

By Cliff Despres Salud America What are you doing for Cinco de Mayo? Many will use it as an excuse to party with margaritas and tacos. We at Salud America! invite you to think outside the box and…

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Vending machines boost kids’ reading in ‘book deserts’

May 3, 2018, 10:19 AM 0

By Jordan Bennett Futurity An innovative book distribution program that provides free children’s books in low-income neighborhoods, combined with supportive adults who encourage reading, can boost children’s literacy and learning opportunities, a new study shows. “Both physical and psychological…

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Why top US universities have law schools but not police schools

May 1, 2018, 9:03 AM 0

By Nidia Bañuelos The Conversation In response to protests calling for police reform and accountability, some U.S. police departments are partnering with colleges and universities to develop anti-bias training for their employees. In Washington D.C., for example, officers will…

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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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Study: Green Spaces Boost Brain Development in Latino Kids

Apr 26, 2018, 2:33 PM 0

By Stacy Cantu Salud America! Exposure to green spaces can boost brain development in school children, according to a new Spanish study with big implications for U.S. Latino children who lack access to parks where they live. The new…

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LA Blazing Path With Diversion Programs to Lessen Racial Bias for Youth of Color

Apr 24, 2018, 12:46 PM 0

By Paula and Larry Bitt Juvenile Justice Information Exchange All children make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes get them in trouble with the law. It happens in all kinds of families and in all kind of neighborhoods. But when…

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Guest Voz: Unconscious Bias at Starbucks? I don’t think so.

Apr 19, 2018, 12:11 PM 0

By Edward Rincón ncluido So sitting in a Starbucks and waiting for a meeting with someone is now considered a disturbance that warrants calling the police. Apparently, a Starbucks store manager in Philadelphia recently decided to call the…

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5 financial moves DREAMers should make now

Apr 19, 2018, 11:50 AM 0

By Robert Barba LatinaLista If you’re a DREAMer, you face a difficult financial situation. In February 2018, the Supreme Court declined to hear the Trump Administration’s appeal challenging the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program — better known as…

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Energy-efficient light bulbs cost more in high-poverty areas

Apr 19, 2018, 11:29 AM 0

By Jim Erickson Futurity Energy-efficient light bulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new study. Researchers explored disparities in the availability and price of energy-efficient bulbs by…

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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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5 food trends that are changing Latin America

Apr 17, 2018, 10:19 AM 0

By Johanna Mendelson Forman The Conversation Latin America’s economy has grown enormously over the past two decades. However, unemployment in the region still hovers at 8 percent, double that of the United States. Youth joblessness is even higher –…

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Guest Voz: The illusion of inclusion by Texas State Board of Education Republicans

Apr 16, 2018, 2:42 PM 0

By Marisa B. Perez-Diaz LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a statement released by Texas State Board Education member Marisa B. Perez-Diaz after the Texas State Board of Education voted to approve ethnic studies course for Mexican Americans) Friday,…

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