Hispanic Children Twice As Likely To Be At Risk Of Hunger

Hispanic Children Twice As Likely To Be At Risk Of Hunger

Mary Mata June 8, 2012

By Voxxi More than 48 million people in the United States live in food insecure households, and Hispanicsare twice as likely to live at risk of hunger, compared to non-Hispanic whites, […]

Not Enough Summer Programs To Feed Hungry Children

Mary Mata June 7, 2012

By Marian Wright Edelman, Other Words Summertime can be a carefree, relaxing season filled with cookouts, backyard picnics, and trips to the ice cream truck. But for too many kids, […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory And Justice In Guatemala, Chapter 7

NewsTaco June 5, 2012

(Editor’s note: This is the seventh of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 7: ‘Sorrows Can Swim’ Oscar waited about six weeks for the […]

How Latinas Are Changing The Face Of The Girl Scouts

Mary Mata June 4, 2012

By Rocio González, Voxxi The name Lidia Soto-Harmon might not ring a bell with many. But in the nation’s capital, the CEO of theGirl Scout Council chapter that serves Washington, D.C., […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice In Guatemala, Chapter 6

Mary Mata

(Editor’s note: This is the sixth of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 6: Cocorico2 The U.S. arrests helped jolt Romero’s investigation back to […]

Changing Face Of America: Fight For Civil Rights Is Not Over

Mary Mata May 31, 2012

By Marc Morial, Other Words We’ve been hearing about it for years, and now the time has come. In May, the Census Bureau announced that for the first time, the birth […]

Where Do Kids Fit In A Presidential Campaign?

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The youngest Americans have been largely overlooked so far in the presidential campaign, according to children’s advocates who are hoping the […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala, Chapter 4

Mary Mata

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 4: Strange News From Home In the summer of 2000, Oscar […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala, Chapter 3

Mary Mata May 30, 2012

(Editor’s note: This is the third of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 3: Living Proof Within just a few weeks, the U.S. Embassy […]

Father’s Day Bonding and its Minor Victories

Mary Mata

By Oscar Barajas Father’s Day has been given the importance of just another Sunday. Father’s Day is on the weird gauge below Labor Day and just above Flag Day and […]