Instead of trying to campaign to the masses, Trump insists on doubling down on his narrow base of racists. To appease them, because he thinks they will get him reelected, Trump is refiling paperwork to end this Obama initiative…
Politics, zNew Headline
Look at what the White House just released to justify the Trump administration’s own policy of separating immigrant children from their parents
Jun 15, 2018, 2:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If there is one real truth about Trump and his White House staff, it’s that they lie. They distort facts, they take things out of context to purposely create a narrative that makes Trump look either…
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New online map shows aspiring Latino politicians which races they could win
May 29, 2018, 4:07 PM 0
LatinaLista — It’s said that the only way to change a culture is to change it from within. What better way than to change the rampant racism and insensitivity towards Latinos in U.S. politics than to get more Latinos…
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New ‘Gates Scholarship’ to Offer Full Ride to 300 Students of Color
Jul 19, 2017, 9:42 AM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Starting July 15, high school seniors who are Hispanic, from low-income backgrounds and believe they have strong leadership credentials can apply for a private scholarship to cover virtually all college expenses. Launched this…
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Does Going to a Hispanic-Serving Institution Affect How Much Graduates Earn?
May 23, 2017, 12:31 PM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat As the number of Hispanic students enrolled in college has increased so has the discussion of the roles of the institutions that are educating them. A large portion of Hispanic students are concentrated in a…
Politics, zNew Headline
New Pew analysis shows Latinos not destined to be the perpetual political punching bag
Sep 8, 2016, 3:56 PM 0
LatinaLista — One of the rallying cries to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment over the years has been to use the phrase “the browning of America.” Equating immigration with brown-skinned people, a.k.a. Latinos, has been the hallmark of the Trump…
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New poll highlights a growing surrender among Latino immigrants for a favorable outcome in November
Jul 13, 2016, 3:58 PM 0
LatinaLista — Sheesh, Latino voters already have the worst reputation for election turnout but the latest Gallup poll paints the Latino electorate as downright disconnected. Unfortunately, it’s something that’s been hinted at in other polls. Titled “In U.S., Hispanics…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Creating first book chronicling important chapter in Chicano history 46 years after Uvalde student walkout
Jul 5, 2016, 3:21 PM 0
LatinaLista — In 1970, there was a school-wide walkout in Uvalde, Texas because the school board refused to extend the employment contract of a popular elementary teacher, Mr. Josue George Garza. Within a week the number of students participating…
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Going on six years, one Latino artist still explaining what a Hispanic looks like
May 20, 2016, 11:46 AM 0
LatinaLista — Slam poet, actor and playwright Carlos Andrés Gómez is a proud Colombiano-Americano. What that means is Carlos is proud of his Hispanic heritage, even though to many non-Latinos he doesn’t fit the stereotypical image of what Hollywood…
Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline
Border mayor does not rule out voting for Donald Trump
Mar 4, 2016, 1:00 PM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian PHARR, RGV – Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz, who is also chairman of the binational Good Neighbor Commission and chairman-elect of the Texas Border Coalition, says he cannot rule out voting for Donald…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Preserving the legacy of Hispanic Link – a trailblazer in breaking through mainstream media
Nov 2, 2015, 3:28 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: The Hispanic Link Legacy Project Mainstream media's proverbial arms weren't always open to covering issues of importance to the Latino community. If the local or national news media gatekeepers deemed the story "unnewsworthy," the nation would…
History, zNew Headline
A guide to the creation, rise and rule of Latino gangs in the U.S.
Sep 17, 2015, 1:48 PM 0
By Nick Wooldridge LatinaLista The murder of a Latino gang member reported this past May in Vice serves as the backdrop to the widespread attention currently being pushed on California’s record dryness and its struggling agriculture production, much of…
Great Plains, Local News, zNew Headline
Oklahoma Graduation Rates Drop in All Student Groups
Jul 29, 2015, 11:58 AM 0
By Nate Robson Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma’s high school graduation rate has dropped, with low-income students seeing the largest decline, according to the latest data available from the state Department of Education. The state’s overall graduation rate was 82.7 percent…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Time to realize human trafficking is alive and thriving in Latino communities across the U.S.
Oct 9, 2014, 1:12 PM 0
By Sean Morrison LatinaLista If you were to ask most six-year-old girls what they wanted to be when they grow up, you could get a variety of answers. Little girls dream of a future full of productive work, loving…
Culture, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Latina author searches for the root of “Hispanic” vs “Latino” identity
Jun 12, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Mexican American author and UC Berkeley sociologist G. Cristina Mora never realized the diversity of “Hispanics” until she moved out of her Los Angeles neighborhood, where 100 percent of her neighbors were families who could trace their…
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
Latino Author Writes Book On ‘What History Failed To Tell Us’
Apr 4, 2014, 10:36 AM 0
By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com Carlos B. Vega, Ph.D, has dedicated his entire professional life to fostering better relations and understanding between the Hispanic and American cultures. He is a prolific writer, both in Spanish and in English, and specializes…
History, zNew Headline
One Latina’s quest for identity uncovers mysterious ancestry
Jan 24, 2014, 4:28 PM 0
By Claire Marie O’Brien LatinaLista There are some American places where history overlaps and becomes so condensed, so close and nearly visible, that each layer is almost like its own separate lens. Lorraine Gomez grew up in such a…
Local News, Midwest, zNew Headline
Chicago creates affordable health care for Hispanic seniors
Jan 9, 2014, 2:05 PM 0
By Nikoleta Morales Chicago Extra Oak Street Health is a new network of primary health clinics for seniors in Chicago. Even though the network opened its clinics early this September they have experienced a large volume of patients. With…
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
Black and Latino: The Challenges of Dual Identities
Dec 16, 2013, 9:11 AM 0
By Wayne Jebian MassLatinoNews In the 1950s, legendary baseball player Roberto Clemente had to confront racist attitudes both inside and outside the locker room after coming to the United States from Puerto Rico. It was a stigma that he…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Folk Cures and Alternative Treatment Are Putting Hispanic Patients At Risk
Dec 13, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Dr. Joseph C. Alvarnas Hispanic Healthy Living As Hispanics continue their ascent as the largest and fastest growing minority group in the U.S., tension points between the healthcare and the Hispanic communities are growing as well, fueled by…
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
National Group Moves Into Connecticut To Politically Mobilize Latinos
Dec 9, 2013, 11:21 AM 0
CTLatinoNews.com A national organization has moved into Connecticut with the goal of helping to harness and mobilize the power of the state’s growing Latino population. The Hispanic Federation, which is based in New York and serves as an umbrella…
Language, zNew Headline
New analysis shows Español on the rise among non-Latinos
Aug 15, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It doesn’t take a U.S. Census survey to know that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the country after English. A casual walk in most any major city in the country will feature hearing Spanish being…
Culture, zNew Headline
Harlista: The coming of age of the Hispanic Harley rider
Aug 12, 2013, 11:56 AM 0
By Al Carlos Hernandez Herald de Paris LOS ANGELES – My affair with Harley-Davidson motorcycles began when I was ten years old. My mom’s cousin’s boyfriend used to come visit and he rode a converted hawthorn green, chopped police…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
MD Anderson and University of Texas Health and Science Center fight cancer in the Hispanic community
Jun 20, 2013, 10:51 AM 0
By Vanessa Piña The Venture The MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health and Science Center have partnered up with a purpose to reduce cancer among Hispanics in Texas. This program was designed under the Texas…
By Miguel Pérez Hidden Hispanic Heritage Long before Guantanamo became synonymous with al-Qaida prisoners, American injustice and hunger strikes — yes, even before it became known as a high-security prison for suspected terrorists — it was a U.S. Naval…
