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Insider’s Guide for Incoming Latino College Students
By Christine Killion and Samantha Madera, Al Día News You made it. You’ve struggled through twelve or more years of furious concentrating, reading until your eyes were sore, and scribbling until […]
Rep. Steve King Says Latino Immigrants Are From A ‘Violent Civilization
By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Think Progress During a sparsely attended, Tea Party-sponsored, “Stop Amnesty” rally against immigration reform on Monday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) launched into a vicious tirade against individuals from […]
New Report Uncovers Housing Discrimination Against the Latino Community
By National Council of La Raza Every year, there are more than four million incidents of housing discrimination that occur in the United States. Yet these incidents are tremendously underreported, […]
The Latino Inventor of Fritos That No One Remembers
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center Innovation is, among other things, the act of introducing something new. In 1932, with this country in the throes of the Great Depression, a […]
Climate change is making private heat islands for Latinos, people of color
By Susie Cagle, Grist As if climate change weren’t enough of a huge jerk, now we find out that it’s racist, too — or at least it’s following America’s lead. A […]
In re Latinos v USA
Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco In re is Latin for “in the case of” or “in regards to”. It’s a legal term that a court uses when it makes a declaration […]
Latino Groups Take Sides in Natural Resources Fight
By Emma Dumain, Roll Call Two prominent Latino organizations have come out in support of Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva for ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Though the […]
Richwine on Latino IQ Comments: “I don’t apologize”
By Adrian Carrasquillo, NBCLatino The co-author of the controversial Heritage Foundation immigration study, who resigned after theories published in a 2009 dissertation on low Hispanic IQs surfaced, says he doesn’t regret what […]
Dramatic Increase in Testicular Cancer Cases Among Latinos
By Hope Gillette, Saludify While testicular cancer is considered rare when compared to other cancers, recent research has shown a steady increase in its prevalence among non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and African […]
Latinos Committed to Clean Air & Preventing Climate Change
By Adrian Pantoja, PhD, Latino Decisions Contrary to popular assumptions, Latinos are not a single issue group. Like many other Americans, Latinos care deeply about a variety of issues, including protecting […]