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Gunas, the Ethnic Group Cornered by Climate Change

In Panama, the Guna ethnic group, which resides in the Caribbean’s Guna Yala archipelago, will be the first indigenous community in Latin America to be relocated due to climate change.

  • Apr 12, 2018
  • 9:05 AM

Texas Board of Education Gives Green Light to Statewide Mexican American Studies Course, But With Name Change

The course will be called “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent.”

  • Apr 12, 2018
  • 7:35 AM

‘Trump’s War on Gangs’ Looks at the Real Victims of His MS-13 Crackdown

“Many of the arrests have taken place in immigrant neighborhoods, targeting residents from Central America.”

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 1:10 PM

Trump Will Not Attend the 2018 Summit of the Americas in Peru

Leaders from around the region have had a lackluster response to Trump’s absence, and according to AP some leaders of the region even welcome his absence.

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 12:38 PM

Punta Cana: Paraíso turístico que sucumbe a la pérdida de playa y al afán hotelero

Un destino turístico de clase mundial pierde metros de playa por un continuo proceso erosivo que se atribuye al cambio climático y a la falta de intervención gubernamental frente al desarrollo hotelero en la República Dominicana.

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 11:09 AM

Tourist Paradise Losing Battle Against Coastal Erosion and Hotel Development Frenzy

The Dominican Republic’s east coast is losing the fight against coastal erosion, due to a lack of government intervention against companies linked to hotel development.

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 9:35 AM

La caravana es suya, señor Trump

Cuando ese ochenta por ciento de los caminantes iniciaron el camino, los empujó la pobreza en este país.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 6:19 PM

This Caravan Is Yours, Mr. Trump

When the people of my country of Honduras decide to leave, they do not leave because they lack love for Honduras, but because the need demands it.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 3:34 PM

For the Ghost of My Bracero Abuelo

I never met my grandfather, my dad’s dad. His name was Jesús De Loera-López.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 12:41 PM

Former FARC Leader Is Arrested at Request of US Authorities

The arrest was for allegedly conspiring to traffic cocaine and was ordered after a New York grand jury handed down an indictment on Jesús Santrich and three other co-conspirators.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 11:50 AM

Huracanes dejan al descubierto décadas de negligencia gubernamental en preparación para el cambio climático en el Caribe

Según una investigación regional, el cambio climático no solo erosiona las costas sino que además destruye la vida comunitaria y la actividad económica.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 6:01 AM

Hurricanes Expose Governments’ Decades of Negligence in Caribbean Climate Change Preparedness

Climate change is not only eroding islands, but also actively destroying community life and economic activity in plain sight with little to no governmental action to protect citizens.

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • 6:00 AM

The Power of the Latina Professor in the Classroom

Research in education shows the importance of having diverse teachers and staff.

  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 5:57 PM

What Do We Want From White People?

But more than anything else, what is bothersome is the reality that we usually need white people on our side to begin with. It all shows just how disempowered most of our communities truly are.

  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 11:41 AM

Activist Is Granted Bond Hearing in Deportation Fight, Inspires National Mobilization for Her Release

Federal judge sets court date to determine immigration custody of activist Alejandra Pablos, as friends and colleagues mobilize nationwide to assure her release.

  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 10:49 AM

Lula da Silva Turns Himself in to Brazilian Authorities

The former president of Brazil turned himself in to the police in São Paulo on Saturday evening and was flown by helicopter to the southern city of Curitiba to begin a 12-year sentence for corruption charges.

  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 9:51 AM

Edna Chávez and Hakim Johnson of Community Coalition (PODCAST)

Latino Rebels Radio: April 8, 2018

  • Apr 8, 2018
  • 11:18 PM

More From Tennessee: Faith Leaders Speak Out Against Large-Scale ICE Raid That Separated Families

ICE will tell you one story. Those impacted have stories, too.

  • Apr 7, 2018
  • 3:26 PM

AFT’s Randi Weingarten Slams Gov. Rosselló for Puerto Rico School Closures

“We will fight this perversion of priorities.”

  • Apr 6, 2018
  • 4:50 PM

No Castro in Power Should Lead to New US Posture Toward Cuba

Rightly or wrongly, this is the moment many Cubans in exile have been waiting for since the early 1960s.

  • Apr 6, 2018
  • 3:32 PM

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