News that Trump hasn’t paid his taxes for a decade, according to the New York Times discovery, didn’t surprise many Americans. In fact, most intelligent people assumed it was the case. Yet, the extent that he’s been getting away…
The morning after the first night of the Democratic Party’s virtual convention has left many of us with hope — and fear. When you have staunch Republicans advocating for the Democratic nominee, it sends shivers, or it should, down…
The pandemic, with help from the Trump administration, is stripping away the camouflage of those hidden pockets of shameful inequality, social injustice, political oppression and otherwise inhumane practices and policies that have always lurked beneath the hype of the…
Grim news overnight highlights how risky it is to think we are passed the worst of the novel coronavirus. Across the country, people are not only reveling in being out and shopping at stores, socializing with friends or protesting…
Perhaps the biggest blow to Trump’s ego (so far) is the May 16 virtual graduation commencement that will be nationally televised. The headlining commencement speaker is President Barack Obama. No doubt Trump will be tweeting his displeasure because, of…
Lines at food banks are getting longer. Layoffs are getting more prevalent. Whole industries are predicted to go extinct. Bank accounts are shrinking. As self-isolation goes from staycation mode to anxious panic, those needing money to pay for essentials…
As the New York governor pleads for more healthcare workers and city mayors and county commissioners are asking for more help to enforce stay-at-home orders, we find out that a little old virus isn’t keeping Trump from fulfilling his…
Cancer is an unique disease in that there is hardly anyone on the planet who doesn’t know or has grieved or is grieving the loss of a loved one or friend to the unforgiving disease still daring researchers to…
“This year, Latinos are expected for the first time to be the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority in a U.S. presidential election, with a record 32 million projected to be eligible to vote,” according to Pew Research Center….
Worries continue to rise that Trump and his administration are taking the US back to darker times in our history. Need further proof? Check out what’s happening in Mississippi & what happened to one Latino; So, what is the…
Hard to believe that it’s been a year since the first migrant caravan arrived at our southern border. Through Trump’s punitive asylum and detention policies, officials say apprehensions are down. So, why did Trump just veto an end to…
The outright corruption from the Oval Office and denial of its existence by the GOP leadership is stunning, sad and scary. It’s no wonder why one researcher finds that the US has discarded diplomacy in favor of this authoritarian…
Running up the national debt seems to be a national pastime for this administration and his Senate. Who would have thought the Senate would approve $5 billion for this; A deported veteran is fighting again for his country; and…
By Katharine Keane Saving Places When I Google “Edificio Jose Marti,” the all-knowing search engine generates few links related to the building I am researching: a building database with little more than the address listed, a 2008 “Miami New…
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Cruz & Rubio’s stance on Cuba don’t represent majority of Latinos but does Trump know that?
Nov 28, 2016, 4:15 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista When Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz declared themselves candidates for President, myself, like many Latinos in the nation, were happily anxious at the prospect of having representation in the highest office of the land. So what…
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Ten Cuban tech entrepreneurs win chance to chart their own futuro
Oct 12, 2016, 9:15 AM 0
LatinaLista — Eighty-eight Cuban entrepreneurs took their future into their own hands when they entered a mobile app contest looking for the most promising tech-enabled businesses in Cuba. Called the 10x10KCuba, the contest was sponsored by the Cuba Emprende…
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Film highlights Cuba’s free medical school to the world’s low-income students
Jun 29, 2016, 3:43 PM 0
LatinaLista — Even before Americans started booking cruises and flights to the island only 485 miles south of Florida (or 90 miles from Key West), otherwise known as Cuba, its reputation for practicing medicine had reached our shores. The…
By Katharine Keane Saving Places When I Google “Edificio Jose Marti,” the all-knowing search engine generates few links related to the building I am researching: a building database with little more than the address listed, a 2008 “Miami…
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After 9 years, Cuban dissident finally receives his Presidential Medal of Freedom only to do something unexpected
Jun 23, 2016, 2:57 PM 0
LatinaLista — Like medical doctors around the world, Cuban-born Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet took an ethical and professional oath when medically treating his patients. Yet, Dr. Biscet assumed one more responsibility towards his fellow Cubans — to work tirelessly…
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Guest Voz: You Can’t Promote Freedom In Cuba By Denying It To Americans
Jun 8, 2016, 8:47 AM 0
By Ricardo Herrero Huffington Post There is no better way to promote openness in Cuba than by allowing everyday Americans to travel freely to the Island and serve as on-the-ground ambassadors of our democratic values. This would seem obvious…
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Crowdfunder: Controversial Cuban artist strives to bring civic literacy to Cuba
Mar 24, 2016, 11:44 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Institute of Activism / Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt The Institute of Artivism in Cuba is a physical space and an online platform which hosts international artists and activists to foster civic literacy and policy change….
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Crowdfunder: Searching the island for Cuba’s rich culinary roots and traditions
Mar 15, 2016, 1:18 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: CUBAN FOOD STORIES – A Feature Documentary Cuba is changing. After more than 50 years of isolation due to the embargo, the forbidden island is finally opening up to the United States. Celebrities, brands, religious leaders,…
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ListaPodcast: House OKs spending measure, hung jury in Freddie Gray trial, Republicans spar on immigration December 18, 2015
Dec 18, 2015, 3:44 PM 0
Obed Manuel Latina Lista Here’s your brief rundown of the week’s news Recording and editing by Obed Manuel
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Sports history shows why playing ball with Cuba makes sense
Dec 15, 2015, 12:56 PM 0
By John Affleck The Conversation Every few days, it seems, there is news about a new way in which Cuba and the United States are trying to heal more than a half-century of animosity, dating to the rise…
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Crowdfunder: Introducing the world to the new Cuba Libre!
Dec 10, 2015, 3:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: The New Cuba Libre! On September 19, 2015, Pope Francis lands at the José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. He says: “In the words of José Martí, the process of normalizing…
