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…
By María Leal EL NUEVO SOL As a little girl, growing up in Los Angeles, everything seemed perfect for the most part. I remember that when I was about 6 or 7 years old I would always go on…
By retired Rear Adm. Will Rodriguez, U.S. Navy LatinaLista Early in 1980, the United States Navy was concerned about the lack of Hispanic representation within their officer corps—specifically their senior officer corps—and the lack of Hispanic applicants for…
By Bert Gambini Futurity When thinking about topics like political candidates or social policies, we tend to seek information that backs up our existing opinions and beliefs while avoiding contrary views. This is selective exposure, and internet technologies…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Peace Bees Second Chances The Peace Bees name comes from the misunderstanding that honey bees are mean and want to sting; rather, honey bees are quite peaceful creatures. Honey bees only become aggressive to defend…
By Estephania Baez La Prensa San Diego Balboa Park is one of the most important and emblematic cultural spaces in the United States. With a length of one thousand and two hundred acres, it is also the largest…
By NALEO Educational Fund LatinaLista Changes to how nation draws state legislative districts could result in approximately 55 percent of the Latino population being excluded if only eligible voters were counted. Less than one year away from Election…
By Dolores Sosa-Green LatinaLista It was New Year’s Eve and the little girl everyone called Lolie was hiding under her bed, her ears tightly covered and her face buried between her arms. Quietly, she prayed that no one in…
SaludToday Latinos tend live in neighborhoods with few supermarkets and other sources of healthy, affordable food options, but several promising solutions are emerging, according to a new package of research from Salud America!, a national network for Latino childhood…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Salud Sin Papeles : Health Undocumented It all starts with Jason Odhner. Jason, a nurse and an activist, is a pioneer for his cause. He tears down walls that deny many in the undocumented community…
By Sandra Treviño EXTRA! Marcos Raya, one of the city’s most prolific artists, will be featured as part of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s upcoming exhibit “Surrealism: The Conjured Life,” which opens Nov. 21 and runs through…
By Adriaan Alsema Colombia Reports The gold inside the sunken galleon San Jose, found off the Caribbean coast of Colombia on Friday, is worth between a staggering $4B and $17B but is disputed by a US investor group…
By Peter Reynosa LatinaLista This year Latinos officially became the largest ethnic group in California at 39 percent, and according to U.S. Census projections, Latinos will make up 31 percent of the national population by 2043. The past…
By Kelsey Sheehy NerdScholar We all know how dull completing forms can be. But the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is one form that’s well worth your time. Filling out the FAFSA can make you eligible…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Activist Print Activist Print is a collaboration between The Andy Warhol Museum and a local screen printing collective, Artist Image Resource (AIR). It is inspired by the long history of artists using silkscreen and/or print based media…
By Alexa D'Angelo Cronkite News PHOENIX – Immigrant youth who arrive at the border alone and have no family to take care of them in the U.S. often struggle to build a life. Jose Montoya set off from…
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
LatinaLista — Brazil is a country home to over 202 million people, 51 percent who identify as black; 48 percent as white. Unfortunately, Brazil isn’t unlike its South American (global) neighbors in treating their non-white citizenry as second-class citizens….
By Barbara R. Duncan Cultural Survival John Standingdeer Jr., a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has received a patent for his new and unique method for decoding the inherent patterns in the Cherokee language, making it…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Pine Ridge Holiday Toy Drive The poverty on Pine Ridge Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota can be described in no other terms than third world. It is common to find homes overcrowded, as those with…
By Anai Ramirez Borderzine EL PASO –Twenty years ago, Maria Elena Ramos Rodriguez faced the difficult task of finding foster homes for four possibly HIV-positive babies born to mothers who were heroin addicts and were already infected with…
LatinaLista — José Quizocala is only 10 years old and already this young Peruvian has accomplished more than most adults — and it only began three years ago. José first attracted attention at the age of 7 for his novel…
LatinaLista — The Mexican drug war and its fallout has inspired dozens of movies, documentaries and TV shows over the years and it would be easy to think they are all the same. Yet, the latest entry into this…
By Sarah Barr JJIE States that want to improve the lives of young adults in the justice system face a tough task because of limited evidence about how to do so. But, states still should begin piecing together a…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Down to Earth Climate Justice Storytelling Project In the 1980s, Andy Burt had the experience of bringing Central American people and their powerful stories of human rights abuses into mainstream Indiana communities, where, to his surprise, the…
