Latino Generation

Black and Latino individuals stay homeless longer. Morris County will focus on the issue  Daily Record... Read more »

news 'White supremacy, racism': Remembering the El Paso massacre that targeted Latinos  NBC News... Read more »

Buena Park superintendent earns statewide honor for advancing equity and success for Latino students  OCDE Newsroom... Read more »

Biden's plan to avoid a 2020-like nightmare with Latino voters  Politico... Read more »

Opinion: COVID-19 relief should focus on Latinos, especially the undocumented community  The San Diego Union-Tribune... Read more »

Remarks by President Biden at a Meeting with Latino Community Leaders to Discuss His Economic Agenda, Immigration Reform, and the Need to Protect the Sacred, Constitutional Right to Vote  The White House... Read more »

Post from Community: State of the Ecosystem: Marquette releases report on Milwaukee's Educational landscape  Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service... Read more »

Readout of the President and Vice President's Meeting with Latino Leaders  Whitehouse.gov... Read more »

Newsom California Recall Vote Locked In A Virtual Dead Heat, According To New Poll; Governor In Trouble With Latino Voters  Deadline... Read more »

"They show that age alone is not an insurmountable barrier to excellence in physical activities."... Read more »

Josh Hawley says it is "an investment in love" to teach children a whitewashed version of U.S. history that doesn't include racism.... Read more »

The Justice Department is suing to block GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order restricting who can transport migrants, calling it “dangerous and unlawful.”... Read more »

"Dreamer" Luis Grijalva qualified to run for his native Guatemala. But if he left the U.S. for Tokyo, he wasn't going to be allowed to return.... Read more »

A reading list for Pride month and beyond.... Read more »

Months after a HuffPost investigation revealed that Shawn McCaffrey graduated boot camp, Rep. Jackie Speier wants to know why he is still in the military.... Read more »

The Trump-era policy, paused for review earlier this year, kept tens of thousands of asylum seekers in Mexico, often in dangerous conditions.... Read more »

"Common sense tells us" that the new gun measure is "ridiculous," said Art Acevedo, the former Houston police chief.... Read more »

A surge in gun violence has sparked calls for a return to tougher policing.... Read more »

When Aventura and Bad Bunny dropped a bomb on August 1: an unexpected collaboration being hours away from release, longtime fans of the band and Benito were overjoyed — and in little time, the internet exploded.  “Hoy a las 12 de la medianoche se bebeeee,” wrote Bad Bunny in his... Read more »

It was a scene straight out of a fairy tale for young Brazillian athlete Rayssa Leal. The 13-year old took home the silver medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in women’s street skateboarding.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rayssa Leal (@rayssalealsk8) Rayssa has come a long... Read more »

Costa Rican Athlete Luciana Alvarado’s Olympic floor routine was historic for two reasons. First, Luciana is the first gymnast to qualify for the Olympics from Costa Rica. Then, Alvarado paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement at the conclusion of her performance. This performance was the first of its... Read more »

“Me estás jodiendo” (“You’re kidding me”) was the first thing that Lorgia García Peña, a professor of Latinx studies at Harvard, said when she found out the Ivy League university had denied her tenure after teaching there for six years. According to The New Yorker, faculty who are denied tenure must... Read more »

Disney Channel’s The Owl House continues to break barriers. It recently introduced its first-ever non-binary character during its second season. The new character is Raine Whispers, who was introduced during the July 24 episode “Eda’s Requiem.” Raine is described as a “sharp and hardworking Head Witch of the Bard Coven” and uses... Read more »

During his Congressional testimony Tuesday, June 27, Sgt. Aquilino Gonell shared his harrowing experience on January 6 when supporters of then-president Donald Trump infiltrated the U.S. Capitol. Gonell, who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1992 and is a U.S. Army veteran, was one of four... Read more »

Multiple outlets report that the legendary Dominican merenguero Johnny Ventura, 81, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, July 28, in Santiago, Dominican Republic. According to Al Momento, the news was confirmed by Ventura’s son, Jandy Ventura. Born Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano in La Vega, Dominican Republic, in 1940,... Read more »

The internet went into a frenzy yesterday when it was announced that Simone Biles withdrew from the team competition as part of the USA Olympic Women’s Gymnastics team, leaving the gymnastics’ final mid-competition on Tuesday. According to USA Gymnastics, Biles withdrew to focus on her mental health. During warmup for... Read more »

Ever since she was a little girl, Larissa Leon has been fascinated with design. Her creativity came in handy recently when she entered a dressmaking competition and won a $10,000 scholarship for making a prom dress out of duct tape. Sponsored by Duck Tape, the Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest... Read more »

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Texas governor's executive order that directed state law enforcement to target suspected migrants, ruling that it will likely fail against a legal challenge from the Biden administration.District...... Read more »

The number of unaccompanied children stopped at the southern border likely hit a record high in June, The Associated Press reported, a surprising development as the high summer temperatures typically stymie border crossings.U.S....... Read more »

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is reviving a lawsuit challenging the government's use of a public health authority to quickly expel people crossing the Southern border, preventing them from seeking asylum.The suit was filed against the...... Read more »

Vice President Harris’s "root causes" initiative for stemming Northern Triangle migration to the United States is facing serious headwinds before it takes off as governments in Mexico and Guatemala split with the Biden administration on key policy...... Read more »

The Department of Homeland Security announced in a statement Friday that it had restarted flights expediting the removal of families back to Central America.DHS said that it resumed flights for “certain families who recently arrived at the...... Read more »

Attorney General Merrick Garland made good on a threat to sue the state of Texas, filing a lawsuit Friday challenging an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that limits nongovernmental organizations from transporting migrants from the southern...... Read more »

The Biden administration on Friday announced additional sanctions on Cuba, but also pushed ahead with plans to expand U.S. diplomatic presence and provide internet service to the island nation following widespread protests earlier this month.“I want...... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat who represents a Texas border district, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged the Biden administration to hire a border czar, suggesting former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson for the post.In a...... Read more »

President Biden on Thursday unequivocally backed Democratic efforts to include immigration in the budget as a way to navigate narrow margins in the Senate."I think we should include in the reconciliation bill the immigration proposal," Biden told...... Read more »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday blocked Texas from allowing state troopers to stop vehicles carrying migrants on the grounds that they may spread COVID-19 as worries and new cases are rising along the U.S.-Mexico border.... Read more »

“We’d like to make it as robust as possible,” Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) told Latino Rebels in the Senate tunnels on Tuesday afternoon.... Read more »

Are we finally seeing something different here?... Read more »

Louisiana has a long history of being the world’s prison capital. This one U.S. southern state once surpassed entire countries with the number of prisons they host. Yes, Louisiana has more prisons than countries like Iran, China, and Germany, to just name a few.  For example, one of Louisiana’s notorious... Read more »

A national strike shook Guatemala last week following the removal of a top anti-corruption prosecutor. In El Salvador, while walking a precarious fiscal tightrope, Nayib Bukele handed a rare olive branch to civil society groups critical of his administration.... Read more »

Ada Limón tells her story of a young woman falling in love with poetry and revisits her debut poetry collection “Lucky Wreck” 15 years later.... Read more »

My name is Joel Reyes and I am from Honduras. I will tell you about my journey emigrating from my country to the United States.... Read more »

Home to about 1,000 people, the town in western Honduras was hit by two powerful hurricanes within three weeks, natural disasters made far worse by local deforestation and climate change. La Reina was buried by a landslide.... Read more »

The firing of an anti-corruption prosecutor has sparked an angry reaction from civil society and demands for the resignations of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General María Consuelo Porras.... Read more »

By La Vida Baseball We’re excited to announce the launch of our new weekly show highlighting the achievements of women and … Continue reading Announcing our newest show, Locker Room Talk, an all-Latina look at women in sports → The post Announcing our newest show, Locker Room Talk, an all-Latina look... Read more »

By Kat Castagnoli While starting a minority-owned business has its share of challenges, the opportunities to grow are enormous. Statistics … Continue reading 3 Ways to Successfully Brand Your Business → The post 3 Ways to Successfully Brand Your Business appeared first on Hispanic Network Magazine | A Hispanic News... Read more »

By Jessica Roiz, Billboard The COVID-19 outbreak greatly impacted small businesses around the world, including in the Latinx community. As things … Continue reading J Balvin Teams Up With UPS to Support Small Businesses: ‘I Know What It’s Like to Start From Scratch’ → The post J Balvin Teams Up With... Read more »

You may have heard that employers are interested in hiring people with good “soft skills.” But what exactly are good … Continue reading Is a Lack of Soft Skills Keeping You from Opportunity? → The post Is a Lack of Soft Skills Keeping You from Opportunity? appeared first on Hispanic... Read more »

Douglas County Press Colorado State Historian is a position that has been around for almost 100 years, dating back to … Continue reading Colorado gets first Latina state historian → The post Colorado gets first Latina state historian appeared first on Hispanic Network Magazine | A Hispanic News Source.... Read more »

BY Kim Bojorquez, The Sacramento Bee The week California ordered the closures of businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic in March … Continue reading These Latino-owned businesses survived the pandemic. Here’s how they adapted → The post These Latino-owned businesses survived the pandemic. Here’s how they adapted appeared first on Hispanic... Read more »

By  Robert Boyd, ABC Action News There’s a group of Tampa women who have been looking for an organization that … Continue reading ‘Latinas On The Go’ inspires and motivates women in the community → The post ‘Latinas On The Go’ inspires and motivates women in the community appeared first... Read more »

Chase for Business In a market flooded with craft beer, it can be difficult to make a splash. For Bay … Continue reading Latino/latina husband and wife brewery owners share the ingredients of a successful business → The post Latino/latina husband and wife brewery owners share the ingredients of a... Read more »

By Jamé Jackson, Yahoo! Life Our team is dedicated to finding and telling you more about the products and deals … Continue reading Rizos Curls has officially landed at Ulta, and it’s the first Latina curly hair brand to do so → The post Rizos Curls has officially landed at... Read more »

This statistical profile of the foreign-born population in the 50 states and the District of Columbia is based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2010 and 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 1960-2000 decennial censuses. The post Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018 appeared first on Pew... Read more »

As of 2018, 19% of the national immigrant population lives in the top five counties: Los Angeles County, California; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Harris County, Texas; Cook County, Illinois; and Queens County, New York. The post Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018 appeared first on Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project.... Read more »

There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population. This represents a more than fourfold increase since 1960. The post Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018 appeared first on Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project.... Read more »

There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population. The post Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018 appeared first on Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project.... Read more »

Key statistics about immigrants in the United States from 1980 to 2018. The post Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018 appeared first on Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project.... Read more »

The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection.... Read more »

This report was written by Luis Noe-Bustamante, Research Analyst; Lauren Mora, Administrative Coordinator; and Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Global Migration and Demography Research. Editorial guidance was provided by Neil G. Ruiz, Associate Director of Global Migration and Demography Research; D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer and Editor; Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior... Read more »

Latinx has emerged in recent years as a new pan-ethnic term to describe the nation’s diverse Hispanic population. However, the new survey shows most (65%) who have heard the term say it should not be used to describe the Hispanic or Latino population, while one-third say it should be used.... Read more »

While about one-in-four Latinos are aware of the term Latinx, just 3% say they use it to describe themselves, a share that is similar across all major demographic subgroups. Latinx use is greater among younger Latinos than older Latinos. Some 7% of those ages 18 to 29 say they have... Read more »

  In a historic event, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been appointed as United States Senator by Governor Gavin Newsom. Secretary Padilla, who has a mechanical engineering degree... The post Alex Padilla, Latino Champion of Voter Access, New California US Senator appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

With the country more divided than ever, the Democrats secured the White House for the next four years and it was undoubtedly with the help of people of color across... The post Fifteen Competitive Congressional Districts Latinos Will Decide in 2022 appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

By Edward Vargas Latino voters indicate that the President and Congress should reinstate and enforce regulations that existed prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and create clean jobs and green infrastructure... The post Latinos and the Environment appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

The importance of the Native American vote in 2020 was most apparent in Arizona, a state that had not gone to the Democrats since 1996. A key swing state in... The post Native American Voters Help Biden Take the State of Arizona appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

There was major enthusiasm about the Native American electorate’s potential role in the 2020 election outcome following a historic 2018 mid-term election where the importance of the Native American population... The post Native Americans Overcome Major Obstacles; Part of Voting Coalition That Led Biden to Victory appeared first on Latino... Read more »

The 2020 American Election Eve Poll includes over 15,000 voters nationally with oversamples of Latino/Latinx, African American, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and rural voters, along with other voters; as... The post Colorado and the Latino Vote appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

The 2020 American Election Eve Poll includes over 15,000 voters nationally with oversamples of Latino/Latinx, African American, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and rural voters, along with other voters; as... The post North Carolina and the Latino Vote appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

The 2020 American Election Eve Poll includes over 15,000 voters nationally with oversamples of Latino/Latinx, African American, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and rural voters, along with other voters; as... The post The Latino Vote appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »

The 2020 American Election Eve Poll includes over 15,000 voters nationally with oversamples of Latino/Latinx, African American, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and rural voters, along with other voters; as... The post Nevada and the Latino Vote appeared first on Latino Decisions.... Read more »