A new bipartisan Senate report reveals how Trump and his close allies actually did what the Mueller Report found – and lied under oath to protect themselves from being discovered for having contact with the Russians during the 2016…
Revelations of how deeply corrupt and lawless the Trump administration actually is ceases to surprise us anymore as much as it viscerally disgusts those of us who truly understand the history of our democracy, the ideals that have stood…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch
By Sarah Anderson Inequality.org “I am not speaking about the poor. I am not speaking for the poor. I am the poor.” Claudia De la Cruz was speaking at an April 10 press briefing in Washington, D.C. on behalf…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
The Women of Color ‘Solutionaries’ Who Are Taking On Detroit’s Deep Divisions
By Sarah Anderson Inequality.org A new report uses photography and interviews to raise the profile of 20 Black, Latina, Arab, and Asian women who should have a greater say in the city’s revitalization. “Nobody asked us if we wanted…
Collaborative Content, zNew Headline
Three key steps for buying your first house
By Sandra Bernardo LatinaListaCC* Where do you start when you want to purchase a home? Well, besides visualizing what your perfect home would look like and researching the neighborhoods with the best schools, you need to make sure your…
By Milenko Martinovich Futurity Housing, employment, and health are three domains with “profound racial and ethnic inequalities” in the United States, report researchers. The continuing disparities in home ownership in the US may best illustrate some of the inequities…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
The United States’ History of Segregated Housing Continues to Limit Affordable Housing
By Sam Fulwood III Center for American Progress Few human decisions are more important to household and community stability than a family’s choice of where to live. For those with the requisite resources, staking out a preferred neighborhood; selecting an…
By Lance Wallace Futurity Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, its definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income. Now, new research shows there are multiple components of poverty that more accurately describe a household’s…
Community Stories, Northeast, zNew Headline
Revitalizing Neighborhoods And Re-defining A “Barrio”
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…
Local News, West
In a city where rising rents increasingly displace low-income residents, one San Francisco block’s rapid change triggers fear and hope
By Meira Gebel Mission Local Walking on San Carlos between 18th and 19th streets, 76-year-old Jerry Avila points to changes he has seen on the block where he has lived for more than 30 years. For most of that…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Guatemala builds country´s first self-sufficient house
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista “I was searching on the internet for alternative houses – aside from block, cement and metal,” says Amilcar Cachoy. “I´ve always wanted an ecological house like this but I didn´t have the opportunity because…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Preparing for the last phase of life — being a Latino Elder
By Judi Bonilla Latino Elders Did you know? Hispanic Americans represent the fastest growing segment of the Aging population. It’s true however when was the last time you talked about aging with your familia? Perhaps at a Quinceañera, the…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Why the Obama Administration Must Do More To Help Working-class Families on Housing
By Brent Wilkes America’s Wire WASHINGTON- By many accounts, the economy is prospering again and the housing market is on the road to recovery. But, reality is nowhere near as comforting as fiction, and the facts point to a…
General, Life Issues
New study finds Latino and Black homebuyers pay more for their homes but researchers can’t explain why
LatinaLista — It’s sometimes said, to paraphrase a popular saying, that racism is in the eye of the beholder. That’s certainly the case over the last few years where lawsuits have been filed against universities and businesses implementing diversity…
Local News, South
San Antonio dropouts build house for low-income, first-time homebuyers
By Rudy Arispe La Prensa de San Antonio San Antonio.- Sixty former high-school dropouts, who are now AmeriCorps members of SA Youth’s YouthBuild program, spent the past 17 months hammering, drilling and sawing to construct one of their biggest…
Environment, General
New housing research shows Latinos the most comfortable in diverse neighborhoods
LatinaLista — The quintessential American Dream is owning a home. Yet, there’s a second part to that dream that nobody really talks about — the neighborhood. Everybody wants to live in a “good neighborhood” but thanks to a new…