Bill Richardson – An American Statesman
Bill Richardson – An American Statesman
Bill Richardson passed away on September 1st, at the age of 75. He was a statesman, a UN Ambassador, Secretary of Energy, Governor of New Mexico, presidential candidate, and in […]
Ft. Hood to officially drop its Confederate name and become Ft. Cavazos
Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be officially renamed Fort Cavazos on May 9, base officials announced Friday. From that day on, Fort Hood will carry […]
Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said […]
Should Latinos Be Considered a Race?
In January, the Office of Management and Budget posted notice of proposed changes to the federal government’s standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity. On the past five censuses, […]
Young Latino leaders unlikely to see Jews as targets of systemic discrimination, says poll
Latino millennial and Gen-Z thought leaders are increasingly unlikely to see Jews as the target of systemic discrimination, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). […]
Racial equity news coverage of Latinos is lacking, a new study finds
Latinos are barely part of the conversation in newspapers and online media outlets covering the issue of racial equity and racism, a new study has found. Only about 6% of […]
Latino families face tough circumstances with ballooning college debt
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. By Rich Tenorio Iliana Panameño wanted to get a master’s degree in social […]
Latino Republicans push back on party’s immigration agenda
MIAMI (AP) — More than half of the residents in the slice of Miami that includes Little Havana were born abroad. And when Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar ran […]
The EPA’s soot pollution update falls dangerously short for Latinos
On Jan. 6, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to strengthen the annual standards for fine particulate matter, commonly known as soot, from 12 ug/m3 to between 9 and 10 […]
Republicans are winning more Latino votes. But rising turnout still benefits Dems.
The red wave never came to pass in 2022 — but there was a noticeable shift among Latino voters in the midterms, who still tilted toward Democrats overall but reached […]