If it’s CORONAvirus time, it’s Cinco de Mayo! Though big public gatherings are prohibited, we can still celebrate by watching livestreaming celebrations. One is even combining the usual celebration with a fundraiser for farmworkers. Check out the list; While…
In these times, when Trump can (blatantly) manipulate the system to get his friends off the judicial hook, the consolation was that, at least, there was one court that couldn’t be compromised. A new revelation over the weekend just…
Does Trump secretly think he may lose the 2020 election? It seems he’s on the fast-track to leave a legacy with his long list of presidential commutations and what he just did to speed construction of the border wall;…
LatinaLista — Educators have long known that kids with full tummies do better in school. What they didn’t know was that kids, primarily, Hispanics, boys and whites, who go hungry, have a likelier chance of ending up behind bars…
By Jason Martinez Borderzine EL PASO — Ester Zapata, homeless and hungry after she started college at the University of Texas in El Paso, never forgot the pain, loneliness and suffering of not being able to find relief….
Amigos805 VENTURA COUNTY — While September is typically the time to think about the coming fall and back to school, advocates want the public to start thinking about what they can do to combat the ongoing issue of hunger…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista The mountainous town of Camotán, in Eastern Guatemala, is synonymous with hunger: 89 percent of the municipality’s population lives in poverty, water resources are scarce and infant mortality is the highest in the country. In…
LatinaLista — One corner of the world has a new superhero and he’s battling one of the most dangerous villains of our time — hunger! Three days a week in the city of Bucamaranga, Colombia, a masked, cape-wearing Good…
LatinaLista — Today is a special day among Spanish-speaking countries. It’s known as El Día de los Niños. Kind of like Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, but honoring children. Unfortunately, the majority of children in Mexico, don’t have the…
LatinaLista — Though the world is cut up into territories, separated by imaginary lines in the sand, sea and air, the fact remains that the human race is the only unifying element in a world that is separate and…
LatinaLista — As the nation celebrates National Farmers Market week, it’s hard to appreciate the fact that there are 50 million people living in the United States who can’t afford to even buy produce and food at farmers markets…
By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ Holiday canned food drives, free turkey dinners and other events during the winter months are how most people see the issue of hunger in America. Make a quick donation in front of a retail…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Since last Monday, people in district of Monte Salvado in the region of Tambopata, have been reporting sightings of more than 150 indigenous people living in voluntary isolations. According to a report…
LatinaLista — Though the economy is showing signs of improving, it’s still slow-going with prices rising faster than peoples’ salaries. No other segment of the economy hits closer to home than food prices. Shrinking wages and extreme weather events…
By Yanet Pintor The Venture HOUSTON — It’s a cold December night in the city of Houston and David Rodriguez is sitting on his wheelchair in the patio of a Starbucks waiting to share his story. Eager to help….
LatinaLista — Since 1979, the global community has observed World Food Day. Yet, in the 33 years of making people aware that there are those who are going hungry, the issue is reaching a critical crossroads. The United Nations,…
LatinaLista — California may be known as the state where make-believe can turn into big bucks but there’s nothing make believe about California having one of the highest number of people who are going hungry. The University of California…
LatinaLista — It’s reported that hunger rates in the United States are the highest since 1995, with almost 15 percent of households not having enough nutritious food in their homes. Among these households are included: over 16 million children…
LatinaLista — The saying “food for thought” has two literal meanings in Laredo, Texas thanks to the efforts of three dynamic women educators. These three women, Beverly Herrera, Carmen Escamilla and Annie Treviño (no relation that I know of…
LatinaLista — Hunger is a global phenomenon that is on the increase. Whether it’s due to a bad economy or Mother Nature’s anger, the bottom line is that 854 million people are not only going to bed hungry but…
