Latest News
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Requests Meeting With the Census Director to Ensure Robust Latino Participation
“Repeated undercounting of Hispanic communities must end with the 2020 Census,” the CHC says.
Venezuela’s Guaidó Takes All or Nothing Risk With Military Uprising
MARACAY, VENEZUELA — This Tuesday, Caracas and the rest of Venezuela woke up in shock. At 5:30 am at the La Carlota Air Base, located on the east side of the country’s capital, Juan Guaidó —speaker of the opposition-led National Assembly, who shook the hemisphere by declaring President Nicolás Maduro’s rule as illegitimate— appeared with […]
New Collective Seeks to Affirm the Experiences of Black Latinas Within Latino Studies
“We stand together to name Black Latina women as central to the popular and formal scholarship on race within Latinidad.”
Julián Castro on the Campaign Trail
Latino Rebels Radio: April 30, 2019
The US White Majority Will Soon Disappear Forever (OPINION)
White nationalists want America to be white again. But this will never happen. America is on its way to becoming predominantly nonwhite.
Flanked by Armed Troops, Guaidó Enters Final Push to Oust Maduro
Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo López and heavily armed men in military fatigues.
More Than 40 Organizations Oppose Puerto Rico Governor’s ‘Consensus’ Bill on Conversion Therapy for Minors
“The real consensus is against the religious liberty and reparative therapies bills,” a statement organized by Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de la Equidad (CABE) said.
Portrait Of: Justina Machado
Maria Hinojosa speaks with Justina Machado about growing up in Chicago and how that shaped her and her career.
Is LA for Beto? It’s Too Early to Tell
Some in attendance said they were there to learn, but hadn’t made up their minds.
Prosecutors, Public Defenders, and Community Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Immigration Arrests in Courthouses
“For the last two years, officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have frequented Massachusetts courthouses, surveilling, arresting and detaining immigrants.”
Trump Administration to Increase Military Presence, Fingerprint Collection at Border
The new military personnel would engage in roles that would put them in direct contact with migrants.
From Trust to Betrayal, the Power of the Puerto Rican Voice (OPINION)
The betrayal of Puerto Rico’s on the recovery effort hurts to this day.
The Benefits That Places Like Dayton, Ohio, Reap by Welcoming Immigrants (OPINION)
During the decade leading up to 2016, the city’s foreign-born population had roughly doubled to about 7,000, making it home to one of the nation’s fastest-growing immigrant communities.
As Economic Crisis Grips Argentina, One Province Gets Rich From Oil Boom
The latest RadioLAND podcast from April 25, 2019.
The Palestinian Diaspora in Latin America
Latino Rebels Radio: April 28, 2019
THIS IS NOT BERLIN Is a Tale of Teen Self-Discovery Set During Mexico’s 1980s Punk Wave
Despite some shortcomings, the film does succeed in focusing on teenage ennui.
Missing School Is a Given for Children of Migrant Farmworkers (OPINION)
Each year, school-aged children living with their families in California’s migrant family housing centers, many of whom are U.S. citizens, miss between three to six months of schooling.
The Latino Vote Project
Latino Rebels Radio: April 26, 2019
Brazil Sees Major Rainforest Loss, New Study Says
Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru all saw increased levels of forest deforestation, according to the study.
New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 903 Latino Worker Deaths in 2017
In 2017, 903 Latino workers were killed on the job, an increase from 879 Latino worker deaths in 2016.
Federal Appeals Court Holds That First Amendment Protects Immigrant Rights Activists From ICE Retaliation
“To allow this retaliatory conduct to proceed would broadly chill protected speech, among not only activists subject to final orders of deportation but also those citizens and other residents who would fear retaliation against others,” the decision states.