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California Vetoed Ethnic Studies Requirements for Public High School Students, But the Movement Grows (OPINION)

Despite the veto, California’s struggle highlights a growing national movement to teach ethnic studies in K-12 classrooms.

  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 11:17 AM

To Court Latinos, Democrats Have to Expand Strategy in 2022

“It was extremely important and extremely helpful to the campaign to be able to tap into that enthusiasm, to be able to tap into that incredible network. I think it made all the difference into turning Arizona blue,” said Jessica Mejia, Arizona director for Biden’s campaign.

  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 10:31 AM

Maradona’s Doctor Is Under Investigation Following the Football Star’s Death

Argentine police searched Leopoldo Luque’s home on Sunday and seized some medical records, computers, hard drives and cellphones.

  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 9:35 AM

By Right of Discovery (A Latino USA Podcast)

“We, the Native Americans, reclaim the land known as Alcatraz Island in the name of all American Indians by right of discovery. We wish to be fair and honorable in our dealings with the Caucasian inhabitants of this land.”

  • Nov 27, 2020
  • 10:32 AM

Despite Violence in Colombia, FARC-EP Continues to Demand Peace

Over 200 demobilized guerrillas have been killed since the 2016 Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) as a multitude of other illegal armed groups spread and grow. In October, the new FARC political party led a pilgrimage for life and peace across the country to demand that the Peace Accords be implemented and the violence stop.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 2:20 PM

Searching for Justice in Fort Worth (OPINION)

Fort Worth has recorded over 90 murders this year so far—among those are Latino and Hispanic young men and women whose cases are either not solved or only partly solved.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 1:37 PM

Former President of Panama Will Face New Trial

Justices Donaji Arosemena and Yiles Pittí argued that the testimonies by protected witness Ismael Pittí and Júbilo Grael, an agent who participated in the wiretapping, indicated the existence of illegal activities.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 1:22 PM

Argentine Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dies at 60

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 12:18 PM

2020 in the Rearview: Reflections From an Essential Worker

My parents are more worried about me. They have a point. It is often impossible to social distance inside high-risk environments like restaurants and grocery stores.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 11:51 AM

Punishing Hurricanes to Spur More Central American Migration

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — At a shelter in this northern Honduran city, Lilian Gabriela Santos Sarmiento says back-to-back hurricanes that hit with devastating fury this month have overturned her life. Her home in what was once a pretty neighborhood in nearby La Lima was destroyed by flooding.

  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 5:53 PM

Kate’s Summer ( A Latino USA Podcast)

Bustamante had recently started her new part-time job as a cashier at a local organic grocery store when reality hit: her parents lost their jobs.

  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 12:23 PM

113 Bodies Found in Unmarked Graves in Mexico

The State Attorney General’s office stated that this is the largest gravesite ever found in the area, and that officials are attempting to identify the remains.

  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 9:04 AM

Soul at Home (Remember the Show! Podcast)

Hector chats with Jose Alicea, the man behind Souletri, which has been streaming live performances across its social media channels throughout the pandemic

  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 8:17 AM

Ex-Homeland Security Official Mayorkas Returns Under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is turning to a veteran of the Department of Homeland Security to lead the agency created after the September 11 attacks but reshaped by President Donald Trump to carry out his hardline immigration and law enforcement agenda.

  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 5:54 PM

What Just Happened in Peru?

I was sitting in my kitchen with my dad, nervously waiting for the voting in Peru’s Congress to begin on November 9.

  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 3:22 PM

Trump’s 32 Percent

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Giancarlo Sopo of the 2020 Donald Trump campaign.

  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 12:37 PM

Guatemalan Protesters Set Congress on Fire Over Budget Cuts

Police fired tear gas at protestors and around a dozen people have been reported injured.

  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 12:03 PM

Hundreds of Thousands at Honduras’ Shelters After Hurricanes

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now so crowded that thousands of victims have taken refuge under highway overpasses or bridges.

  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 10:11 AM

Owning the Narrative of the 2020 Latino Vote

Let the 2020 post-election analysis about Latino voters begin.

  • Nov 21, 2020
  • 2:26 PM

The COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health in the US Latinx Community

As most in-person consultations have shifted towards remote interactions, Latinx mental health professionals have started seeing a spike in their clients. 

  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 3:49 PM

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