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Argentine Cartoonist Quino, Creator of ‘Mafalda’ Comic, Dies
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Joaquín Salvador Lavado, an Argentine cartoonist better known as “Quino″ whose satirical comic strip about a socially conscious girl named Mafalda with a loathing for soup found fans across Latin America, Europe and beyond, died Wednesday. He was 88.
The ‘Lucha Libre’ Presidential Debate
As to issues affecting the lives of average Latinos and most other Americans, the president insisted the economy is making a fast recovery, but his claims belie the facts.
Peru Sued for Forced Sterilizations Under Fujimori Administration
The case was the first to be filed before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and centers around the cases of five women.
Republicans May Send Latinos to the Democrats With SCOTUS Replacement
If the Democrats draw on Obama’s strategy of leaving nothing to chance, they will use this moment to help secure the vote of undecided Latinas, and in doing so they will likely capture the vote of the wider Latino community.
ICE Detainees’ Alleged Hysterectomies Recall a Long History of Forced Sterilizations (OPINION)
Sadly, this treatment of Latina, Indigenous and Black women is nothing new. The U.S. has a long history of forcibly sterilizing women from these communities.
Support TRANS LOS ANGELES, a New Film That Showcases the Rich Diversity of the Trans Community
“My characters will humanize my Trans brothers and sisters and normalize our existence,” filmmaker Kase Peña said.
Once I Was You: A Conversation With Maria Hinojosa
Earlier this month, Maria published her newest book, and the response has been pretty fantastic.
Latin America Commemorates International Safe Abortion Day
Latin America remains one of the strictest regions in the world on abortion.
Texas-Sized Opportunities: An Update (OPINION)
Here at Latino Decisions, we believe the shifting demography of the Lone Star State will bear upon the presidential results in Texas in ways not seen since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election.
Trans Latinx Activists Gather for the 3rd Annual Marcha de Lxs Putxs
La Marcha, as some trans women call it, is also a call to decriminalize sex work and to ban an anti-loitering law, colloquially known as walking while trans, which gives power to the police to arrest a transgender woman because of the assumption that they are engaging in sex work.
How I Made It: Chicano Batman (A Latino USA Podcast)
We catch up with Arévalo and Arenas to learn more about how they broke away from the Latino label and how they’ve reinvented themselves on their latest album while staying true to themselves.
Why Latinos Keep Getting Left Out of Democratic Politics (OPINION)
Exclusivity is a powerful word and an even more powerful experience. As people of color in America, we learn about exclusion early on.
Latest Univision News Poll of Latino Registered Voters: Biden/Harris 66%, Trump/Pence 24%
As for three battleground states with significant Latino voting populations, Biden-Harris was at 66-25 in Texas, 65-25 in Arizona and 52-36 in Florida.
Over 70 Arrest Warrants Issued in Mexico’s Ayotzinapa Case
Thousands marched in cities across Mexico on Saturday to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Teachers College in the state of Guerrero.
Trump Is Courting Florida Cubans, But His Past Words Are a Loud Warning (OPINION)
There is nothing inconsistent about Trump’s relationship with an older generation of largely conservative, mostly white Cubans.
Mexico Official: Definitive COVID-19 Toll Will Take 2 Years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country’s death toll from COVID-19 won’t be available for “a couple of years.”
Homicides Decline in Mexico as Femicides Rise
Out of the total number of 36,476 homicides in 2019, 3,874 were femicides, the highest figure since 1990.
Push Within El Salvador to Advance Priest Massacre Case
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — For years, attempts within El Salvador to investigate and prosecute the masterminds of a massacre of six Jesuit priests during that country’s civil war have been delayed and deflected by legal maneuvers.
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC): ¿Cambio político o reproducción de la colonia? (OPINION)
¿Representa el MVC el cambio político al cual apuestan muchos de sus integrantes, o es una reproducción inevitable del coloniaje?
Virus Disrupting Rio’s Carnival for First Time in a Century
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains—the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools won’t be held in February.
Rincón, Puerto Rico: Between Gentrification and Colonialism
“While generational residents keep being displaced, without any government legislation to regulate the housing problem now, soon there will not be any generational native residents left in their town,” Ada Irizarry, an attorney from Rincón, said.