As an 8th grade school teacher in Maryland, Elizabeth Acevedo was stunned when one of her students kept rejecting the books on her suggested reading list. When she asked her student, Katherine, about it, Katherine said none of the books reflected Latinxs. So Elizabeth, an Afro-Dominican, set off…
The dangerous immigration policies of this administration have us on alert. With so many of us in a constant state of fear, it can make it easy to forget to celebrate ourselves and everything we contribute to American life. Source: ImmigrantPowered.org There’s no better time to remind ourselves…
Performers at the Hispanic Day Parade in New York City./James Keivom/New York Daily News Hispanic Heritage Month is about embracing and uplifting Latinx contributions to the very fabric of our society. VotoLatino Instagram. There’s no shortage of Latinx titans to look up to, pioneers who’ve become our heroes…
This social justice icon has been beaten and jailed dozens of times over her lifetime, and at 89 years old, Dolores Huerta is not slowing down. In August she was arrested while advocating for a living wage for home care workers. Dolores is co-founder of the United Farm…
Carmen Emilia Hernandez de Jimenez registered to vote on the same day her naturalization ceremony was held./Stephanie Whitfield/KHOU It’s never too late to vote. Carmen Emilia Hernandez de Jimenez knows. The Colombian native who lives in Katy, Texas, became a U.S. citizen just weeks before her 103rd birthday.…
The democratic candidates for president will face off this week in the second round of debates. With the field of major contenders having narrowed to 11 presidential hopefuls, each one now has more pressure to be bold about the issues we care about. According to a poll that…
The third Democratic Presidential debate on September 12 will help us choose our favorite of the 11 candidates. And, let’s face it, it’s hard to be Latinx today without having to defend ourselves. We’ve been criminalized by Trump, harassed for speaking Spanish in public, unjustly jailed and even…
The third Democratic Presidential debate on September 12 will help us choose our favorite of the 11 candidates. And, let’s face it, it’s hard to be Latinx today without having to defend ourselves. We’ve been criminalized by Trump, harassed for speaking Spanish in public, unjustly jailed and even…
Spanish-speaking Democratic presidential candidates are using their language skills to connect with Latinx voters, but it’s been met with some controversy. While some Latinxs see it as evidence that the candidates genuinely care about our community, others see it as political pandering. When you can share your story…
At first glance, Rosa Trent and her children Angel Hernandez and Marissa Trent look like any other mother, son and daughter trio. But there’s more than meets the eye. The family lives in Camden, New Jersey, one of the most polluted areas in the country, where Angel contracted…
