Bien Hecho: Arturo Schomburg Gave Voice to Afro-Latinos
Bien Hecho: Arturo Schomburg Gave Voice to Afro-Latinos
By Efrain Nieves Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and […]
Latino Influence Rises In Large U.S. Cities
Here’s another way to look at how Latinos are changing America, according to the Associated Press: Hispanics now outnumber African-Americans for the first time in most U.S. metropolitan areas, shifting […]
What If Congress Reflected The U.S. Population?
In an amazing graphic, Good Magazine shows us how deficient Congress is as a “representative” body for the United States. The graphic shows demographic data for the U.S. and compares […]
HGTV: Diversity On TV Means Money
NPR ran a great report today about how HGTV — that’ Home and Garden Television — was able to boost viewership by featuring Latinos, African Americans and Asians in roles […]
NAACP Evolves To Include Latino Leadership
The NAACP — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — which bills itself as the oldest civil rights organization in the country, is growing and changing to include Latino […]
VIDEO: Pitting Immigrants, African-Americans Against Each Other
African-Americans and immigrants are often pitted against each other by politicians in this country trying to convince us all that there’s only so much to go around, and so we […]
Book Explores History Of Black Latinos In The U.S.
An interesting new book has been released just in time for Black History Month: The Afro-Latin@ Reader edited by Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores. Here’s the book blurb from […]
