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The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Education Released Video Celebrating Natural Hair, Hours Later Woman Behind It Was Fired

Much like the roots of antiblackness in the country itself, the people in power seem to stop at no cost to maintain white supremacy.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 2:48 PM

Booting the Braids: Farmworkers Lead the Way Across Campuses to Boycott Wendy’s

Since 2013, the nationally renowned Coalition for Immokalee Workers and its partnering Student/Farmworker Alliance has led a fervent campaign to get Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 2:13 PM

The Chismes of Virginia Politics: Part Two

There were many reasons to cry after being terminated from my first job as an Immigrant Justice Advocate for the Virginia’s General Assembly, and I did cry.

For days.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 12:58 PM

AMLO Asks Spain to Formally Apologize for the American Conquest

AMLO also announced his intention of establishing 2021 as the year of reconciliation for the two countries.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 11:46 AM

How Mexican Advertising Featuring Rich White People Perpetuates Racism and Classism (OPINION)

My recently published research examines how this aspirational advertising demonstrates racial and social inequalities in Mexico, and reinforces colonial thinking in the country.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 9:19 AM

GAO Report Slams HUD for Not Acting on Disaster Relief Grants for Puerto Rico, USVI, Texas and Florida

“Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands had not drawn down any of the $1.5 billion and $243 million, respectively, they had been allocated,” the report said.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 9:05 AM

They Schools: Educational Narratives, Resistance, and the Perpetual Distance Separating Equity From Equality

While power dynamics are (often) constructed along lines of race, they do not preclude other power dynamics predicated upon different identities and hierarchies of difference.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • 5:03 PM

Carlos Zenón y las MEMORIAS DE UN PUEBLO POBRE EN LUCHA

Los relatos de los eventos se absorben con avidez debido al maravilloso lenguaje de una narración viva, enérgica y potente.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • 3:43 PM

The Promise and Peril of the Dominican Baseball Pipeline (OPINION)

Enmeshed in a system that encourages them to specialize in baseball at an early age, Dominican players are left with little to fall back on when baseball doesn’t pan out.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • 2:07 PM

Brazilians Evacuate Minas Gerais Over Fear of Dam Collapse

Four hundred and forty-two people were previously evacuated from within a 10-kilometer radius of the dam in February.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • 12:54 PM

New Report Highlights Immigration Issues Facing States and Localities

From the Bipartisan Policy Council

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • 12:49 PM

Chula

Latino Rebels Radio: March 24, 2019

  • Mar 24, 2019
  • 3:43 PM

The Underground Hair Market

FROM LATINO USA: Women are now traveling to the Colombia-Venezuela border to sell their hair to Colombian salons.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 4:37 PM

Brazil’s Ex-President Temer Arrested on Corruption Charges

Temer became president after playing a key role in the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff over budget mismanagement.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 1:27 PM

5 Facts About the Mexican Community in the US

The country’s youngest population is of Mexican origin.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 12:59 PM

There’s No Way to Stop Human Trafficking by Treating It as an Immigration Enforcement Problem (OPINION)

The Trump administration’s efforts to slow the pace of immigration are making conditions more precarious for undocumented workers and causing an uptick in human trafficking.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 9:38 AM

Rep. Raúl Grijalva on What’s Next for Puerto Rico

Latino Rebels Radio: March 21, 2019.

  • Mar 21, 2019
  • 10:31 PM

My Quest for a Latinx Community With Good Schools (OPINION)

No parent should have to worry about their children’s education being under-resourced because they want to be part of a diverse community.

  • Mar 21, 2019
  • 3:44 PM

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