January Jobs Report: Latino Unemployment Remains High

Despite the U.S. economy’s addition of 243,000 jobs in January, the Latino community is still struggling with an unemployment rate of 10.5%. According to the U.S. Labor Department’s January report, the […]

Dr. Raul Ruiz says that he is an emergency room physician first, and his foray into politics as  the Democratic candidate for the 36th Congressional District is but another way […]

While most 17-year-old high school kids are worried about passing their science courses, young prodigy Javier Fernández-Han could be teaching the classes. Recently named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, Fernández-Han […]

How do people on the Internet know I’m Latino, aside from my penchant for picking up on double meanings in posts where they weren’t intended? The truth is that they […]

I’m tired of having to explain to white folks that many people in my working class Mexican community cannot persevere no matter how hard they may try. I’m often met […]

By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]

This is one of those stories that gets lost in the holiday shuffle;  it made a few headline waves in specific industry websites right before Christmas Eve. But the story […]

The Foundation Center in conjunction with Hispanics in Philanthropy published a report recently titled, “Foundation Funding for Hispanics/Latinos in the United States and for Latin America.”  The report looked at […]

By Hector Barajas, Director of Strategic Communications at Revolvis Consulting Enough already with this Occupy Wall Street nonsense. Don’t get me wrong, every month I write that check for my […]

By Salvatore Babones, Otherwords.org The Census Bureau recently released a highly-anticipated report suggesting ways to improve the measurement of poverty in America. It found that adjusting for medical expenses, the […]