SaludToday The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new strict rules that protect farm workers from hazardous pesticides, Fox Health reports. The new rules will benefit an estimated 2 million workers, mostly Latinos who work at or near…
By Kevin A. Wright The Conversation Pope Francis is going to prison. After visiting with incarcerated individuals in a correctional facility in Philadelphia, he might offer us a simple suggestion: treat prisoners better. But this advice hides an inconvenient…
By Yasmin Anwar Futurity Immigration is shaping up to be among the top wedge issues in the 2016 presidential race. GOP front-runner Donald Trump is stoking the debate with threats to build a wall between the United States…
SaludToday U.S. adult obesity rates remained mostly steady―but high―this past year, although Latino adults and children continue to suffer higher rates than whites, according to a new report by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood…
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force The People’s Climate March was a watershed moment. Participants, politicians, and the media got a complete overview of the seriousness of individual and group commitment to making change on the ground….
By Jim Patterson Futurity Calling the proposal for an immense wall between Mexico and the United States nonsense, the author of a new book suggests a better option would be to open the border between the two countries….
By Charlotte Taylor The Conversation Across Europe, a debate is raging about how to describe the thousands of people escaping war and turmoil in their own countries and making the journey to safer places. Are they refugees or migrants?…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Fewer options for preschool, inexperienced teachers and low-performing schools are just some of the disadvantages children of immigrants face early in their education, a new Migration Policy Institute report points out. The…
By Lizette Escobedo Moms Clean Air Force In his groundbreaking encyclical on climate change, “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis calls on our nation’s leaders to take action. He sends a clear message that without the courage to address the…
By Steve Koppes Futurity A new study of more than 500 black and Latino college students confirms that many encounter obstacles after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources. “This project focuses on black and Latino students because…
By John Rennie Short The Conversation The mass media are filled with images of desperate refugees struggling to escape civil unrest. But it is not only the poor and the displaced who are on the move. The rich,…
By Rebecca White Juvenile Justice Information Exchange NEW YORK — After apologizing for how hot it was — his office had no air conditioning — then nodding at a floor fan whizzing loudly, Kellen Felmine sat down at his…
By Robin Smith Futurity Voters seem to prefer candidates with deeper voices, and researchers suspect our “caveman instincts” could explain why. “Modern-day political leadership is more about competing ideologies than brute force,” says Casey Klofstad, associate professor of political…
language Magazine Spanish is one of the ten main languages of the Internet, meaning that a growth in speakers as well as online content is imminent. As the language has adapted to a globalized and technological world, the number…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of southeastern Louisiana, New Orleans and its surrounding areas have seen an influx of Hispanic immigrants who are establishing permanent roots, with many being…
Cultural Survival On August 22, 2015 Asociacion Mujb’ abl ‘yol celebrated the closure of a 9-month series of workshops and trainings for 40 community radio volunteers on “Democracy, Development and Community Media.” The project was partially funded by DEMOS…
By Lisette Escobedo Moms Clean Air Force As a hard-working single mother of a five year old, I am deeply concerned by environmental issues that impact my daughter’s well-being, such as carbon pollution. The damage we have caused our…
By Patricia E Grieve The Conversation In 1492, the Spanish Inquisition forced Jews to convert to Christianity or to leave the Iberian peninsula – on pain of death. Some five centuries later, in June 2015, the Spanish Parliament invited…
By Elizabeth Clarke Juvenile Justice Information Exchange The other night my grandson, who is 8 years old, came over for dinner. It was one of those perfect summer evenings, warm with a slight breeze, and we decided to walk…
By Jessica Buterbaugh Futurity Two-year-olds who know lots of words are more likely to start kindergarten ready to read, to do math, and to pay attention, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that children who are doing…
By Jamesha Gibson Preservation Nation Preservationists know how difficult it is not only to protect, but also interpret cultural landscapes that are in highly vulnerable or frequently transitioning circumstances. Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan saw the extent…
BeVisible Latina You know that feeling you get when you meet someone who is so bold and has so much gumption that you just want to bottle it up so you can take a swig whenever you need a…
By Gerardo M Gonzalez The Conversation The thawing of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba will be good for people on the island and in America – and that includes students and academics. American universities, such as…
SaludToday On Spanish-language TV, food and beverage advertising is out of whack. Just 1% of food ads show water, fruits, or veggies, and 70% of ads show fast-food or other restaurants, candy, gum, snacks, and sugary drinks, according to…
By Corina Martinez Chaudhry TheLatinoAuthor.com Negras: Stories of Puerto Rican Slave Women by Yolanda Arroyo Puzarro; Publisher: Independently Published The slave trade is nothing short of a holocaust. Many people’s lives were stolen, uprooted, and destroyed for the greed…
