On January 18, 2023, Georgia State Patrol shot and killed 26-year-old Panamanian forest defender, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, during a raid. Manuel, who identified as nonbinary and who’s chosen name was “Tortuguita,” or “Little Turtle” was with a group of forest defenders who were protesting to prevent the…
This past midterm election marked a historic win for Latinos. Americans elected at least 45 Latinos into Congress, making this a record high year for Latino representation in government according to NALEO. So far there are nine Democratic newcomers and four new Republicans. Several of them are the…
Marcelino Ramos is a Latino veteran who joined the Marines when he was only 17 years old. He was deported six years ago after serving time in jail for a felony and has been living in Ciudad Juarez since. Ramos illegally re-entered the U.S. in 2009 to be…
September is California wine month🍷 and these Latino-owned wineries are wine in a million! Did you know that indigenous Mexicans were likely the first winemakers in California?🏆 California wine can be traced back to the 1800s when it was being produced at several missions along the California coast.…
In recent years, a growing number of wealthy outsiders have moved to Puerto Rico to take advantage of significantly lower tax rates. This wave of gentrification has caused a dramatic increase in the cost of living on an island where 43% of the population lives below the federal…
Literacy Tests 1920s — Arizona law required voters to pass an English literÂacy test in order to register to vote. The authors of the 1909 law stated their intenÂtion plainly: to block the “ignorÂant Mexican vote.” In the 1920s, pioneers across the country like Antonia Denis, a Puerto…
Immigrant workers make up around 17% of the U.S. workforce according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For immigrant workers, the road to entrepreneurship and career advancement is full of many obstacles compared to nonimmigrants. Language barriers, lack of funding to start a business, adapting to U.S.…
The 2022 midterms are coming up. At stake are the balance of power in Congress, in addition to how states are governed and what laws get passed, both nationally and locally. Key decisions that will affect Latinos now and for future generations — including reproductive justice, gun safety,…
While queer Latinxs have been at the forefront of fighting for equality, they often go unrecognized in history. From JosĂ© Julio Sarria, who became the first openly gay person to run for office in the U.S., to Jennicet GutiĂ©rrez, a transgender immigrant who’s calling out injustices suffered by…
Darleny Suriel is a Dominican woman who identifies as Afro Latina. She knows all too well what it’s like to experience colorism, even within her household. “Colorism has always felt to me like an elephant in the room that would not be directly addressed or acknowledged, but its…
