Latino service workers continue to bear the brunt of coronavirus as we’re hitting information overload. But we agree that “more information does not mean [you’re] more informed” 🙌🏽 from the new podcast, ‘How To Talk to [Mamí & Papí] About Anything.’ So we’re combating the current ‘infodemic’ by…
Graphic artist Rafael “Pinche Raf” Gonzales Jr. is using his Lotería card designs to address the coronavirus pandemic. Lotería card designs photo: Courtesy of Rafael Gonzalez Jr. Staying protected during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t complicated, but it can be tough. Luckily, one Latino artist is helping guide us…
Our undocumented community is at great risk during the COVID-19 outbreak. Because they may not have access to government relief, many are faced with putting themselves in danger of contracting the disease by working without protections or benefits. Photo by Timur Saglambilek from Pexels. The majority of undocumented…
In 2018, Eduardo Chávez (right) found a calling in storytelling and teaching others about the legacy of his grandfather César Chávez (shown here, on the left, in 1979). Photo credit: On right Wikimedia Commons, on left by Lisann Ramos, Pulso. Civil rights hero César Chávez would be disturbed…
The gender pay gap continues to negatively impact women, but Latinas feel the consequences harder. Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, which marks the amount of extra days a Latina would have to work to earn what a white male makes in one year, and Nov. 20th is…
It’s been a tumultuous time for people living in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program, known as DACA, put in place by the Obama administration in 2012 has been in danger of ending. And on Tuesday, November 12, the Supreme Court will hear…
A Texas high school student has her gaze set on the stars, while NASA has their sights set on her. Junior Perla Bautista was chosen for a coveted spot at National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program, the Terrell Independent School District announced Nov.…
A California judge ordered the federal government to provide counseling for families that they’ve separated at the border, something that advocates and mental health professionals have asked for years. The government’s ‘family separation policy’ has “caused severe mental trauma to parents and their children,” U.S. District Judge John…
A Milwaukee man, Clifton Blackwell, who allegedly threw battery acid on a Latino man’s face, has been charged with a felony hate crime. The victim of the alleged attack, 42-year old Mahud Villalaz, was left scarred with second-degree burns across his face. Mahud says in a video that…
Tuesday, November 5 is a day this Latina won’t soon forget. It’s a date that proved victorious for Democrat Regina Romero, who was elected as Tucson, Arizona’s first Latina mayor. This makes her the only mayor out of the 50 most populous cities in the United States, who…
