LatinaLista — Campaign: YO GALGO “A documentary film about the Spanish sighthound” Gals, also called Spanish sighthounds, have been praised in tales and myths for centuries, they were respected figures and cared for, almost gods for some cultures,…
By Greta Guest Futurity Gender equality at work may have a lot to do with a manger’s political ideology, a study of US law firms shows. “In general, women are much less likely to be promoted, and much…
By Mirna Durón El Nuevo Sol In early 2011, Carla Martínez’s path to college after finishing high school looked very challenging. As an undocumented student, she had no access to jobs in the formal economy or any kind…
LatinaLista — Twelve states will hold Super Tuesday caucuses and primary elections today — Alabama, Alaska Republican Caucus, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia. According to the Brennan Center for Justice: Since the 2010…
LatinaLista — From all the Monday morning-after Oscar critiques on the major networks, one would think there were only four things of noteworthy importance about the Oscars: Chris Rock’s monologue, Leo DiCaprio’s Best Actor win, Spotlight’s surprise Best Film…
LatinaLista — Can you imagine a world without banana smoothies? Sliced bananas on cereal? Chocolate-doused bananas frozen on a stick? (gasp) Banana splits?! The idea that we would be deprived of the health benefits of the banana — not…
By Stell Simonton JJIE ATLANTA — When communities want to snip the school-to-prison pipeline, how do they do it? They revise their code of conduct, redefine the role of school police, address bias, build a positive school climate…
By Christina Acosta La Prensa VIA Metropolitan Transit announced Wednesday morning that they will provide complimentary rides throughout San Antonio on Election Day. Starting on March 1, The “Ride VIA to Vote,” will offer free public transportation on municipal,…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Books for the Students of Cuzco A book can change a child. A library of books can change a whole community. Folks at the NEA Foundation, a public charity, want to fill the bookshelves of village schools…
LatinaLista — Julian Leyzaola Perez takes the law in Mexico seriously. This former police chief of two of the most law-breaking Mexican border towns — Tijuana and Juarez, felt it was his public and moral duty to confront the…
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force In January 2016, The Verde Paper: Latino Perspectives on Conservation Leadership was released by La Madre Tierra and Resource Media. Between 2014 and 2015, over thirty environmental activists in the Latino community were interviewed….
LatinaLista — Mauricio Muñoz thought he had his life perfectly scripted out. He just didn’t realize it was only the first draft. The middle son of a Colombiana and Chileno, 33-year-old Mauricio Muñoz grew up in Northern Westchester, New…
By Laura Wenus Mission Local One year after police officers shot and killed Amilcar Perez Lopez, who they say was threatening them with a knife, activists are hoping to keep advocacy on his family’s behalf going strong. With public…
LatinaLista — It’s known as High Technology Day and it’s a way for AT&T and members of its Latino employee resource group known as HACEMOS to help promote interest in STEM careers among young Latinas and Latinos across the…
CDC Latino HIV Awareness GIF More Latinos are getting HIV than we think. Learn why & how. TONIGHT 2.18 @ 9pm ET, @Latism & @talkHIV discuss HIV. #OneConversation #LATISM #HIV Posted by Latinos In Social Media on Thursday, February…
By Ben Pryor The Conversation (Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. ) During President Obama’s final State of the Union address, he called for reforms to the voting process, saying, “We’ve got…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian MCALLEN, RGV – In an effort to improve the perception of Reynosa among Rio Grande Valley residents, McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is reigniting its bus tours of macula plants in the Mexican…
LatinaLista — Even with headlines like: Sea levels rose faster in 20th century than in previous 2,700 years or Drought now threatens virtually all U.S. forests or even this alarming insight – Zika Spread Worsened by Climate Change, it’s…
By Todd Bates Futurity Global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, a new analysis shows. And scientists say without climate change, global sea level would have risen by…
By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com Yale University was founded in 1701. Over 250 years later, in the early 1970s, the first Latinos stepped foot on the prestigious campus. For these Latinos, Yale was a Sisyphean challenge — a sea of…
SaludToday Blog In California psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and youth are rising at a dramatic rate, The Sacremento Bee reports. According to numbers by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the rates of psychiatric hospitalization among Latinos 21…
The Venture News The University of Houston’s decision to host the GOP debate on Feb. 25 has sparked a protest among students and community members calling on the masses to “Dump Trump”. Students for a Democratic Society have organized…
By Amanda May VoiceBox Media Tucked alongside I-10 in the busy city of San Antonio sits a picturesque building: the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Antonio. Mary Grace Ketner, the church liaison since 2009, is no stranger to both…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat It wasn’t that long ago that tech entrepreneur Sahari Espinoza Salamanca thought she’d never be able to go to college. As an undocumented immigrant, financial-aid opportunities were limited, and despite her long list of academic…
By Madison Alder Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Latino groups looking to help Hispanics flex their political muscle this election said that job is being made easier by rhetoric from people like Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and GOP presidential…
