Obama Talks Transportation Jobs On Labor Day

After one grueling August, President Obama tried to re-inspire voters in a Labor Day speech in Detroit yesterday, previewing elements of his address to Congress planned for Thursday.  While many […]

By Victoria Cepeda and Efrain Nieves This week we showcase Eduardo J. Padron for his unrelenting efforts to grant opportunities to any student willing and determined to get a higher education. Eduardo […]

Latino academics can apply their expertise directly in the community as highly paid independent research consultants while local businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives for traditionally underserved populations benefit from their […]

Yesterday the Obama Administration released an executive order calling for more diversity within federal hiring. Essentially in 90 days the White House hopes to: develop a government-wide agenda for diversity in […]

We’ve all been there. You’re with your non-Latino co-workers, you’re joking around, and then all of a sudden, someone decides to tell the funniest joke ever — based on racist […]

I believe in the power of neighborhoods and barrios. I believe public institutions devoted to our leisure, education, and civic engagement are sacred spaces. The people make the place, but […]

By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]

Growing up in Cicero, Illinois was not easy. Not only was my first neighborhood full of prostitutes, gangs, and all sorts of other hooligans and degenerates, I was a complete […]

Online connectivity has magnified our ability to accumulate social capital and convert it into other forms of power. If you cannot find a way to use this social capital, then […]

Sonia Marie De León de Vega is a Latina conductor in California whose mission it is to bring classical music to the Latino community. She was recently honored by Latina […]