Iowa, a state with a 90% White population, is the first to decide who should represent them in the presidential primary race. Then it’s followed by New Hampshire, a state that’s 93% White. Since these states often end up determining the initial frontrunners in the race, the results…

Before it was a haven for private university students, Manhattan’s Lower East Side (LES) was a working-class neighborhood for immigrants from across the world. In the mid-1900s, the Latinos who lived there called it “Loisaida”.  Puerto Ricans and other working-class people made Loisaida ground zero for activism in…

Pro football player Aaron Hernandez was with the New England Patriots, when the unthinkable happened. In 2015, Aaron was convicted of killing his friend Odin Lloyd. 2 years later, while serving a life sentence, he committed suicide. Investigations and documentaries share theories about Aaron’s actions. But one reason…

The Latinx House is a new space for Latino creators and allies to network and party 🕺🏻 This year’s annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah hosted this first-of-its-kind event. The Latinx House originated from the founders of Time’s Up ⌛️ the organization fighting to stop sexual harassment in…

Eduardo Chávez grew up in a privileged household. His grandfather was the civil rights icon César E. Chávez who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association and led one of the largest civil rights movements in U.S. history.  But Eduardo always felt removed from how his family changed the lives…

Filmmaker and activist Eduardo Chávez grew up hearing about how his grandfather, civil rights icon César Chávez, fought tirelessly for farmworker’s rights. Eduardo wanted to connect with his grandfather’s mission, so he spent a month picking grapes with undocumented farmworkers at a vineyard in Sonoma, California.  He turned…

Just when we thought it couldn’t get worse for Latino immigrants, the Supreme Court passed a policy that makes it harder for legal immigrants to access public health benefits, including SNAP (food stamps), housing vouchers, and Medicaid. The “public charge rule” that will impact the lives of millions…

Twenty-four-year-old Maritza from Miami is not registered to vote because she thinks she doesn’t “know anything about politics.” But we disagree… Maritza believes fewer people should be locked up for small crimes. And that stricter gun laws can prevent mass shootings. Clearly, she has strong opinions, but she…

By way of Panama 🇵🇦 this rap duo — Los Rakas — is made up of cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun. The word raka reclaims the Panamenian slur rakataka, a derogatory word for someone from the ghetto. The group has established itself as a California favorite because…

“Writing my Latino novel” is, naturally, the way we demonstrate exactly how absurd (and damaging) it is to portray Latinos from an outsider’s lens. While some critics slammed the disingenuous depiction of immigrants in the book “American Dirt”, many more opted to tweet these “novels” to show the…