On Saturday morning many Latino supporters of the Biden-Harris ticket sighed a collective sigh of relief as their phone screens and televisions declared Joseph R. Biden Jr. winner in the 2020 presidential race. “Powered by the largest #Latino turnout in history, the American people have spoken and it…
An icon of our time has passed. Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado Salinas, who delivered daily horoscopes and instilled the message of “mucho, mucho amor!” in generations of fans and followers, died Saturday night, Nov. 2, at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to Sofia…
The agony of losing a loved one touched Miguel at an early age. He was seven when ‘Chaco’ the puppy he’d walked and snuggled with all his life took his last breath. The emotions and deep pain associated with loss affects people in different ways, and creating a…
Long Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, a critical figure in the call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, died from health complications on Oct. 17. Elijah represented the 7th Congressional District in Maryland and served as chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, one of the…
Janine Capó Crucet was invited to read her novel and lead a discussion at a predominantly white college on October 9th, and the result was more than just a heated debate. The discussion that tackled issues of white privilege and diversity, topics in her novel, bothered some students…
School officials at an elementary school in Nashville reported that officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office asked them for student records in late September. The school refused the request at Una Elementary, a school that has a high percentage of immigrant students, and the incident…
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…
