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Latino voters favor gun restrictions
*This survey is two years old, but it’s the most recent poll of Latino attitudes on gun control. VL By Adrian Pantoja, Latino Decisions The grim statistics and on-going stories […]
Protests of immigrant shooting reflect nation’s political tensions
*Needed perspective is tarting to surface in the Pacso, WA, police shooting. First, Latino leaders in Pasco want to make sure the shooting and the calls for justice and reforms […]
Don’t forget about Hispanic fathers when it comes to paternal depression
*Research published in “Pediatrics ” shows that Latino fathers, 25 years old, are more likely to suffer from paternal depression. This leads to more corporal punishment, less interaction, more stress […]
Rise of Latina leadership through non-profits
By Elizabeth Giadans, Latina Voices When it comes to working in non-profit organizations, Ann Marquez, president of the National Hispaña Leadership Institute, or NHLI, said it is important for Latinas and Hispanics to […]
The Mystery of the San Antonio Four
By Maurice Chammah , The Texas Observer Elizabeth Ramirez was four months pregnant when she heard a knock at the door. She had just gotten home from a shift at Arby’s, where she […]
Ariel Castro’s son: “I am not my father and I can’t explain his actions”
By Nina Terrero, NBCLatino Ariel Anthony Castro – the son of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro – says following his father’s suicide in prison earlier this month, he still struggles to understand the […]
Latino immigrants helping the homeless in NYC
By Being Latino For those of us who grew up in New York City in the 1970s and the 1980s, that all too familiar sight of people sleeping on cardboard […]
Mexicans Ain’t White: The Gus Garcia Story
By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Spoiler alert: The life of Civil Rights lawyer Gus Garcia doesn’t have a happy ending, but the true story of our people lies between the […]
David Sal Silva: An American Tragedy
By Nick Belardes, Latino Rebels Latino Rebels will be running a series of pieces by local Bakersfield journalist/writer Nick Belardes about the in-custody death of David Sal Silva. This is the series’ first […]
Latino Voters Favor Gun Restrictions
By Adrian Pantoja, Ph.D., Latino Decisions The grim statistics and on-going stories about children, men and women killed by guns in America have led many to conclude that enough is enough; […]