• Columns & Features
    • BlogBeat
    • Guest Voz
    • Palabra Final
  • NewsMundo
    • Spain
    • South America
    • Caribbean
    • Central America
    • Mexico
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
  • Public Interests
    • Education
    • Entrepreneurialism
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Human Rights
    • Immigration
    • Politics
    • Tech
    • The Arts
    • Science
    • Seniors
    • Social Justice
  • Social Good
    • Crowdfunding
    • Causes
Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective
  • Columns & Features
    • BlogBeat
    • Guest Voz
    • Palabra Final
  • NewsMundo
    • Spain
    • South America
    • Caribbean
    • Central America
    • Mexico
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
  • Public Interests
    • Education
    • Entrepreneurialism
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Human Rights
    • Immigration
    • Politics
    • Tech
    • The Arts
    • Science
    • Seniors
    • Social Justice
  • Social Good
    • Crowdfunding
    • Causes
Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective > civic participation

Guest Voz, zNew Headline

How to encourage better and more meaningful political participation in the US

Jul 7, 2016, 2:00 PM 0

By Ethan Frey Ford Foundation Every two to four years, there is a lot of conversation about how to increase voter turnout and participation in the United States. Some helpful facts resurface: Americans’ affiliations with organizations that purport to…

Guest Voz, zNew Headline

Guest Voz: Race and Beyond: Why Young, Minority, and Low-Income Citizens Don’t Vote

Nov 6, 2014, 3:19 PM 0

By Sam Fulwood III LatinaLista On Tuesday, voters across the United States cast their ballots in the 2014 midterm elections. As with any election, there are winners and losers. But, dear reader, this column offers neither post-election analysis nor…

Life Issues, Women, zNew Headline

The current state of Latinas point to a mixed future

Nov 14, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Mareshah Jackson Center for American Progress Latinas are a growing and influential constituency in the United States. The Latina share of the female population in the United States will increase from 16.4 percent today to 25.7 percent in…

Latino Politics, zNew Headline

A Latina with a mission: Promoting civic engagement to change an entire nation

Jul 25, 2013, 12:56 PM 0

By Juan Miret LatinaLista “We are not invisible anymore. We are a key part of the present and we already have a very important role in the near future,” said Claudia Ortega-Hogue, Director of Civic Engagement of the…

General, Life Issues, Youth

New report shows youth who don’t attend college less likely to be civically engaged

Aug 23, 2012, 4:15 PM 0

LatinaLista — A new study by the youth research organization, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), finds that college not only makes a big difference in finding jobs with good salaries for young…

© Latina Lista Treviño Todamedia