In what could signal difficult months ahead, COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing across the country. And experts believe as the months get colder, deaths are also likely to increase. This is especially worrisome because we’re still learning about the virus. One of the latest developments is COVID-19 “brain fog,”…

The Garífunas live across the U.S., and their population in New York alone is between 70,000 to 100,000. They have resisted erasure, violence and discrimination in Latin America and the U.S. Photo: Wikimedia Commons October 12th is Indigenous People’s Day — a day formerly known as “Columbus Day”…

Last week, President Trump continued making headlines after testing positive for COVID-19, and now that we’re closer to winter, infections are slowly crawling up across the country. This is dire on college campuses, where more than 130,000 cases have been tracked to date, according to a report. The coronavirus…

This Tuesday we celebrated National Voter Registration Day — a nonpartisan, country-wide civic holiday to encourage people to vote, first observed in 2012. This year, Latinos are expected to be the nation’s largest non-white ethnic group to vote in the presidential elections, with 32 million elligible to vote.…

As the global race for the COVID-19 vaccine continues at full speed, the virus continues to collide with other crises across the country. Raging fires sweep up the West Coast, schools delay opening, and unemployment among Latinos and other people of color remains high. In the midst of…

School’s back in (virtual) session for millions of Latino students across our nation’s largest school districts. Because some COVID-19 spread data has not been accurate, districts like New York are uncertain about when to return to class, and teachers in L.A. are fighting to keep school virtual for…

Just three weeks ago, the U.S. reached 5 million coronavirus cases, and on Sunday, we topped over 6 million. Many of these new hot spots are near big universities, where coronavirus is spreading fast. Still, Latinos are disproportionately hit. In the past month, Latinos accounted for approximately 35%…

For years experts have known that climate change disproportionately affects Latinos. And, as we’re learning more about COVID-19, some have noted that many of the root causes of climate change also increase the chances of pandemics. And more sustainable practices could decrease risk for disease while also lowering…

5 million. That’s the number of coronavirus cases the U.S. passed last week as schools continue to reopen across the country. Aside from the health crisis, our democracy is also at risk. The United Postal Service warned voters the mail-in-ballots could be delayed and Trump admitted to blocking…

The whole country is struggling to get through the coronavirus pandemic, but 70% of Latinos believe the worst is yet to come, according to a new Pew poll. Even before the outbreak, Latinos were concerned about their financial situation, and now, “many have said they may not be…