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COVID-19’s Surging Impact on Latinos: A Glimpse Into August 2020

Each month the story has gotten increasingly depressing.

  • Aug 24, 2020
  • 10:10 AM

A Latino Recap of the Democratic National Convention

Julián Castro was the only Latino to run in this year’s presidential primaries but did not have a speaking role at the convention.

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 4:17 PM

In London, Community Fights to Save ‘Latin Village’ Amid Gentrification, Pandemic Lockdown

The “Latin Village,” or “Pueblito Paisa” to Spanish speakers, was previously an unused Edwardian department store until the early 1980s, when a few migrants began to trade there.

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 2:36 PM

Panama Health Workers Owed Over $6 Million in Back Wages

Misinformation on COVID-19 has made healthcare work particularly difficult in Latin America.

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 2:00 PM

I Fought to Get a US Passport: Trump’s Handling of COVID-19 Has Rendered It Meaningless (OPINION)

This is the price we are paying—we are on day 165 of this crisis and there are no signs that things are getting better.

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 12:43 PM

Questions and Answers on Status of Trump’s Border Wall

President Donald Trump is trying to keep his promised border wall with Mexico in the public eye during his reelection bid, touting it this week on a trip to Yuma, Arizona.

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 12:17 PM

Biden Vows to Unite America, End ‘Season of Darkness’

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination that had eluded him over three decades because of personal tragedy, political stumbles and rivals who proved more dynamic. Contrasting himself with President Donald Trump, he declared, “I’ll be an ally of the light, not our darkness.”

  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 12:52 AM

Spanish-Language US Media Study of 41 Outlets: ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Appears in 358 Articles

The CCM study analyzed 41 Spanish-lanaguage outlets in 15 states and Puerto Rico, accounting for more than 667,247 articles from 2017 until the start of 2020.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 7:09 PM

A New Podcast Centering on Trans Voices Is Out

The TransLash Podcast serves as a space where trans people and allies talk back about what matters most and discuss how to create a fairer world for all.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 4:59 PM

‘The August Virgin’ Is a Summer Saga of a Woman on the Brink of Self-Discovery to Be Born Anew

Jonás Trueba accomplishes the herculean task of carving just the right amount of introspection, melancholia, and serendipity to render the story of a woman getting in touch with her body and soul, to reconstruct the meaning of her being.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 2:50 PM

Pandemic’s Toll Among Journalists in Peru Is Especially High

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of journalists have died from COVID-19 in Peru since the pandemic began, in the highest reported death toll of media workers from the new coronavirus in Latin America, according to journalists’ groups that are monitoring available data.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 2:31 PM

New Safety Measures Passed for Chile’s Upcoming Plebiscite

The measure states that the Electoral Service will dictate safety rules regarding social distancing for voting throughout the country.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 2:23 PM

Kamala and Latinos (OPINION)

The VP Democratic nominee is not playing “politics.”

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 12:56 PM

Ex-Official Says Former Mexico President Directed Corruption

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In some of the most explosive accusations in recent Mexican political history, the former head of the state-owned oil company directly accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto and his treasury secretary of directing a scheme of kickbacks and embezzlement directly from the president’s office.

  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 11:29 AM

Lives Lost: ‘Warrior’ Fought for Slave Descendants in Brazil

ARMAÇÃO DE BÚZIOS, Brazil (AP) — Carivaldina Oliveira da Costa was the steward of history in her Brazilian community on the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro state, and for two decades fought for their land rights as descendants of escaped slaves.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 5:24 PM

Black and Latino Essential Workers Experience Greater Safety Concerns Than Their White Counterparts (Study)

Black and Latino essential workers are more likely to experience food, child care and housing insecurities than their white co-workers, in addition to safety concerns.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 4:49 PM

Apparently, Trump Was Serious About Trading Puerto Rico for Greenland

The Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor said in an interview on MSNBC Wednesday that Trump wasn’t joking.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 3:50 PM

Amazon Wildfires on Track for Another Record-Breaking Year

 Around 19,000 wildfires have been detected in the Amazon rainforest during the month of August, indicating an even more destructive beginning to the season than last year.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 2:32 PM

Mexican Governor Denies Corruption as President Looks on

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An opposition-party Mexican governor suddenly engulfed in a national scandal defended his integrity Wednesday alongside President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has played a part in embarrassing him.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 1:45 PM

‘Latinx’ and the History of Shifting Terms (OPINION)

Communities creating, debating, and adopting new labels is not a new phenomenon.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 12:49 PM

Guatemala Indigenous Families Pick Through Remains of Homes

CUBILGUITZ, Guatemala (AP) — Indigenous people who fled their homes on a Guatemala coffee plantation after a weekend attack by armed men have returned to pick through the charred remains of their homes.

  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 11:28 AM

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