Black Friday shopping deals are happening earlier and more online than in previous years. Those trends will affect Latinos, who are expected to spend big for the holidays in 2020, despite the economic impact of COVID-19. Photo credit: Marco Verch/Flickr Latinos looking for discount deals in their holiday…
Former attorney general Jeff Sessions, left, was one of the architects of the Trump administration’s immigration policy that led to separations of children from their families. An immigrant detention facility in McAllen, Texas. Photo credits: Gage Skidmore/Flickr, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol The Donald Trump presidential administration knowingly…
October 10th is recognized globally at World Mental Health Day, but for Latinos, the entire year has been one of reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened some symptoms of depression, anxiety, and isolation. And, as with the virus itself, the symptoms of mental disorders appear to be affecting…
Latino front-line healthcare workers, especially nurses and doctors, are feeling the strain of battling COVID-19 cases for more than six months. These essential workers say the emotional toll of caring for patients with the coronavirus and seeing the virus decimate Latino communities disproportionately has created trauma. The long-term…
A plaque at the King County Courthouse in Seattle, Washington, commemorates a woman who was targeted in a mass shooting committed by her husband. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Photo credit: Wonderlane/Flickr October has marked National Domestic Violence Awareness Month since 1989, when Congress first passed a…
A naturalization ceremony at the Utah Capitol building that took place in December 2018. In October the application fee to become a U.S. citizen is increasing, leading advocates to fight the increase in court and to seek assistance for those who are applying. Photo credit: Utah House of…
For the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has made efforts to reach Latino populations that have historically been undercounted. A decision to end the Census count early was blocked Sept. 24 by a federal judge. Photo credit: Chuckcars/Flickr A federal judge on Thursday kept the 2020 U.S.…
A student-housing tower at San Jose State University. Affordable student housing and even basic food necessities can be a challenge for many Latino college students trying to stay in school. Photo credit: John Loo/Flickr Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, many Latino college students were struggling to afford housing…
Protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, march in January 2018 in support of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from countries such as El Salvador and Haiti. A federal court ruled those protections could be terminated, leaving immigrants in the U.S. under TPS vulnerable to deportation. Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr…
Latinos across the country expressed gratitude and grief after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died on Friday from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg, only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, was widely known as a feminist icon, with the “Notorious RBG” moniker…
