LatinaLista — The 23rd edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has been released and while the findings are not surprising, they do validate news headlines and what service organizations are seeing in their communities — families are still struggling. In turn, that’s producing a mixed picture for [...]
Latino immigrants hold dubious distinction of having the most HIV diagnosis
LatinaLista — Thirty-one years after the discovery of AIDS in the United States, the hope was that the disease would have been eradicated by now. After claiming, so far, about 30 million lives worldwide, the disease still flourishes in some parts of the world while in other parts significant progress has been made to halt [...]
Veteran Latino comic promoter premieres new streaming comedy show site
LatinaLista — Scott Montoya knows who’s funny in the world of comedy. He should. A 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, Montoya has been involved with the careers of over 26 comedians and produced such popular acts as Original Latin Kings of Comedy 2002, The Payaso Comedy Slam and The Original Latin Divas of Comedy. He’s [...]
Latino filmmaker to make X-Men movie
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired When he was young, filmmaker Miguel Ferrer didn’t know that making movies was a career. Although at the time he was, writing, directing and editing videos VHS to VHS in Miami, it was not until he was much older, once he got to college, that he realized he could [...]
Texas District Brings Dropouts Back to School with College Courses
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District Superintendent Daniel King makes an unusual pitch to high school dropouts to get them to re-enroll in the district: He offers them the option to start college while they are finishing high school. “It’s kind of an oxymoron, but we used an early college [...]
Anniversary of Civil Rights Law sees a renewed attack on the civil rights of Latinos, blacks and women
LatinaLista — The Civil Rights Act celebrates its 48th anniversary today. It was on July 2, 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law. The Civil Rights Act outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, [...]
