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Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

World’s only binational airport skybridge to open in December

Nov 3, 2015, 11:13 AM 0

By Alberto Garcia La Prensa San Diego   A gala event at the new Cross Border Xpress bi-national terminal in Otay Mesa gave visitors a first peak around the world’s only airport skybridge to cross an international border. Among…

Community Stories, Great Plains, zNew Headline

Kicked from School: Minorities in Special Ed

Nov 2, 2015, 11:53 AM 0

By Nate Robson Oklahoma Watch   Oklahoma’s special education students who are minorities are being expelled, suspended or referred to police at rates of up to four times that of their white counterparts, according to an Oklahoma Watch analysis…

Community Stories, Washington DC, zNew Headline

Young Delaware Latino professionals band together “Unleashing Dreams”

Oct 29, 2015, 2:35 PM 0

By Maria Luna-Medina El Tiempo Hispano   In the early spring of 2015 a group of young Latino Professionals decided to form a group with a mission to motivate, inspire, and educate the Hispanic youth in their community to…

Community Stories, Northeast, zNew Headline

Revitalizing Neighborhoods And Re-defining A “Barrio”

Oct 28, 2015, 8:20 AM 0

Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com   The word “barrio” comes from the Spanish word which means “‘neighborhood” not  ‘ghetto’ which  is what many people think of today when they hear the word.    However, some Latino communities are working to take back the meaning of “barrio” by…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

Girls from San Francisco’s Mission District Release Feminist Song, Video

Oct 27, 2015, 12:48 PM 0

By Laura Wenus Mission Local At 11, 13, and 15 years old, Sarahi Yannacone, Eliseana Hernandez and Ana Diosdado didn’t expect to be releasing a single, let alone star in a visionary music video condemning popular music’s degradation of women….

Community Stories, South, zNew Headline

Playing with the Lottery of the Dead

Oct 26, 2015, 11:46 AM 0

By Adda Montalvo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — Something is certain: In this lotería game, you're always going to touch the skeleton. And to see for yourself, you can visit the "Lotería de los Muertos" exhibit by Mexican painter…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Report: Gains in Hispanic education, business aren’t closing income gap

Oct 22, 2015, 1:24 PM 0

By Tom Blanton  Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Increasing college enrollment rates among American-born Hispanics and a surge in Latina entrepreneurship aren’t enough to eliminate wage disparities that prevent Latino families from improving their economic well-being, a new report said….

Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Soccer: Common Ground Trouncing Borders

Oct 21, 2015, 1:01 PM 0

By Nicolás Cabrera Frontera NorteSur   Immigration is transforming the United States in countless ways. Sports is one social arena where the influence of immigrants is making a change in society. In today’s story, New Mexico State University graduate student…

Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

University of Texas at El Paso’s Food Pantry opens to students in need on campus

Oct 20, 2015, 10:11 AM 0

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….

Community Stories, South, zNew Headline

Houston museums looking to cater to growing Latino population

Oct 19, 2015, 8:51 AM 0

By Marco Revuelta The Venture   For Leticia Puebla, this December will be the first time she will set foot inside a museum. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will be showcasing a special exhibition this winter featuring the…

Community Stories, Great Plains, zNew Headline

Most Oklahoma police seizures of cash come from blacks, Hispanics

Oct 13, 2015, 12:09 PM 0

By Clifton Adcock, Ben Fenwick and Joey Stipek Oklahoma Watch Nearly two thirds of seizures of cash by Oklahoma law enforcement agencies come from blacks, Hispanics and other racial or ethnic minorities, an Oklahoma Watch analysis of high-dollar forfeiture…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

Mural Honors Legacy of Mission Hero: Chata Gutierrez

Oct 12, 2015, 11:03 AM 0

By Laura Waxmann Mission Local   As local musicians, poets, housing advocates and community members joined forces in commemorating one of the Mission District’s most beloved voices this Saturday, Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez stood among his peers before a colorful…

Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline

Expanding healthcare access to Chicago’s undocumented immigrants

Oct 8, 2015, 10:25 AM 0

By Alex V. Hernandez EXTRA!   Providence of God Catholic Church’s auditorium was standing room only on Monday. Over 500 residents, community and faith leaders as well as elected officials were gathered at the Pilsen church for the launch…

Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Many U.S. citizens choosing Mexico for affordable health care again

Oct 7, 2015, 10:42 AM 0

By Anai Ramirez Borderzine   A few months before Nadiezdha Dominguez was diagnosed with esophagitis, a medical condition that causes irritation or inflammation of the esophagus, she experienced first hand the stark difference in emergency room care provided in…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Report: Native Americans in Arizona had nation’s highest obesity rates

Oct 6, 2015, 10:32 AM 0

By Tom Blanton  Cronkite News   WASHINGTON – Four of five adult Native Americans in Arizona were obese or overweight in 2013, the highest rate in the nation among states studied in a new report. “The State of Obesity…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

BINATIONAL Migrant education a reality of the border

Oct 5, 2015, 9:14 AM 0

By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego   The border region San Diego-Tijuana could well be Ground Zero for the education of migrant children. Whether dealing with children whose parents were deported to Mexico and families now reside in…

Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline

Artist draws inspiration from Mexican spirit

Oct 1, 2015, 11:41 AM 0

By Alex V. Hernandez EXTRA! For the past few weeks EXTRA has been asking its readers to nominate people who they think should be recognized and profiled as a Latino our readers should know about. This week EXTRA is…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Phoenix Mexican Consulate offers free flu shots to those in need

Sep 28, 2015, 8:48 AM 0

Cronkite News Online The Mexican Consulate in Phoenix offers free flu shots and a growing number of health services to immigrants and others in need. “When we are talking about health there are no borders,” said Rodrigo Navarro García,…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Old Mexican cartels never really die

Sep 24, 2015, 11:38 AM 0

Frontera NorteSur   Despite recurrent pronouncements of death by some U.S. and Mexican officials, high-profile organized crime groups continue operating and shedding blood south of the border. Tijuana, where control of both the local and export drug business is…

Community Stories, South, zNew Headline

Undocumented women exploited in the shadows

Sep 23, 2015, 2:08 PM 0

By Lucia Murguia Borderzine   Griselda Reyna, never imagined she would be fleeing a group of armed men who had just kidnapped and murdered her two sons.  She knew she would be killed if she stayed in Ciudad Juarez….

Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline

‘Don Chipotle’ Stirs the Imagination

Sep 22, 2015, 11:05 AM 0

By Amelia Orozco Extra!   “Don Chipotle” is a new play by award-winning writer and performer Juan Francisco Villa, and is directed by Jo Cattell. Presented by terraNova, The Playground Theater, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

New Help for San Francisco’s Homeless: Gift Cards

Sep 21, 2015, 9:26 AM 0

By Laura Wenus Mission Local   The latest tool to help the homeless? Gift cards. HandUp, a public benefit corportation that helps homeless people pay for things they need by creating an online account for them that donors can contribute…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

New biography of labor leader César Chávez is one of few in U.S. to be written in Spanish

Sep 17, 2015, 1:45 PM 0

By Jim Logan Amigos805.com   When César Chávez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW), he did it mostly in Spanish. For more than 30 years, he inspired millions of people —…

Community Stories, Northeast, zNew Headline

Springfield’s Puerto Rican Parade: A Proud History

Sep 16, 2015, 9:53 AM 0

By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com The origin of the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade is somewhat of a legend, passed down through parade organizers. As the story goes, when Hurricane Hugo struck Puerto Rico in 1989, nearly 28,000 people were left…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Survey finds gaps between police force makeup, communities’ diversity

Sep 15, 2015, 10:03 AM 0

By Becca Smouse Cronkite News PHOENIX – As part of the recruitment team for the Phoenix Police Department, Lt. Anthony Lopez says diversity pays dividends beyond reflecting the community served. “It’s absolutely essential to have diversity for an effective…

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