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Puerto Rican People’s Assemblies Shift From Protest to Proposal
Following the resignation of Gov. Rosselló, a series of people’s assemblies have emerged throughout Puerto Rico to keep the conversation —and the popular movement— going.
Perspectives on Identity, Belonging and Culture
Latino Rebels Radio: August 20, 2019
Police Kill Armed Man Who Held Bus Passengers Hostage in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An armed man on Tuesday took dozens of hostages on a bus in Brazil and threatened to set the vehicle on fire with gasoline before police shot him dead in a four-hour standoff broadcast live on television.
‘The Color of Wealth in Miami’ Is Black and White
More studies are necessary to supplement our understanding of the racial identification of newer Americans and immigrant communities.
Florida Nurses: Clinic Warns Only Speak English or Be Fired
HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Seven Puerto Rican health care workers say supervisors at a Florida government-run clinic warned them to stop speaking Spanish among themselves or they would get fired.
US Sued Over Honduran Man’s Suicide After Family Separation
HOUSTON (AP) — A new lawsuit blames the Trump administration’s family separations for the death by suicide of a Honduran father after being separated from his 3-year-old child.
Guatemalan President’s Son, Brother Absolved in Graft Case
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — President Jimmy Morales’ son and brother were absolved by a Guatemalan court Monday in a corruption case targeting 25 people, including the former head of the country’s property registry./
Zapatista Rebels Extend Control Over Areas in South Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Zapatista indigenous rebel group announced that it is extending its control over so-called “autonomous” zones to 11 more areas in the southern state of Chiapas.
El Salvador Court Frees Rape Survivor on Trial Under Total Abortion Ban
Evelyn Hernández was falsely accused of aggravated homicide after surviving stillbirth.
In Mexico, Hundreds of Women Take to the Streets to Protest Police Sexual Assault
The protests come after two separate cases that have shaken the nation where policemen have been accused of raping teenage girls.
Alberto Fernández: Who Is the Frontrunner for Argentina’s Presidency?
By Sam Halvorsen, Queen Mary University of London Argentines were stunned in mid-August when the center-left candidate Alberto Fernández won the national primary elections for the presidency, surpassing all predictions with a whopping 15-point lead over the incumbent Mauricio Macri. The primaries, known as the “PASO”, serve to winnow down the number of presidential candidates, […]
Cuban State to Absorb Underground Video-Gamers’ Network
HAVANA (AP) — After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island’s state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline underground network that for more than a decade extended privately in Havana.
Here Is the Multistate Lawsuit That California Filed Against Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule
It was filed last Friday, August 16.
AP Exclusive: US Talks Secretly to Venezuela Socialist Boss
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. has made secret contact with Venezuela’s socialist party boss as close allies of President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face prosecution for alleged abuses and crimes if they cede to growing demands to remove him, according to a senior Trump administration official.
Time For Some ‘Spanish Aquí Presents’
Latino Rebels Radio: August 18, 2019
Hundreds Come to Honor El Paso Victim After Public Invited
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — When Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public was invited to her funeral, the Los Angeles resident bought a plane ticket and flew to Texas to honor a woman she had never met.
Court: US Can Reject Asylum Along Parts of Mexico Border
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of the southern border in a partial legal victory for the Trump administration.
AP Interview: Puerto Rico Governor to Stay, Fight Corruption
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As a child, Puerto Rico’s newest governor said she would stand on her balcony and hold imaginary trials, always finding the supposed defendants guilty.
Portrait Of: Esmeralda Santiago LIVE In NYC (A Latino USA Podcast)
In this conversation, Esmeralda Santiago touches on the lessons she has learned over her life and career, the #metoo movement, and writing about the island.
The Role of Canadian Mining in the Plight of Central American Migrants
Canada is centrally involved in the life-and-death struggle for migrant justice in the United States.
Salvadoran Court Rules on Murder Retrial Against Rape Victim
In her first trial in July 2017, a Salvadoran judge said that failing to seek antenatal care and inducing an abortion amounted to murder.