Hate crimes in the United States are increasing. The most recent data shows that most of these incidents are happening in K-12 schools, according to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. This has led researchers to analyze how hate affects students of color in the U.S. public education…
Colombian police have killed at least 26 people and injured hundreds since protesters took to the streets on April 28 in a national strike against a proposed tax hike. The reports of indiscriminate police brutality in Colombia have amassed international attention. Now, many U.S. Colombians and advocacy groups…
Residents of the District of Columbia rejoiced when the House of Representatives passed the Washington D.C. Admission Act last month. The bill would make D.C. the nation’s 51st state and grant its approximate 705,000 residents full voting rights. Advocates say that without statehood, voting rights and representation in…
Joe Biden has now been president of the United States for 100 days. He has signed more executive orders than any other president at the start of their term and has reversed 62 of the 219 executive orders signed by his predecessor. Many Latino advocacy organizations say Biden…
Recent coverage at the Southwest border paints a picture of a migrant surge like nothing the U.S. has ever seen before. Many experts such as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have stated that crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are the highest they’ve been in over two decades. “We…
The world has approximately 11 years left to make the changes that will prevent irreversible damage caused by climate change, according to scientists attending a high-level United Nations assembly. Experts say that climate change affects communities of color across the U.S. at an immoderately high rate. Now they…
The COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the racial and ethnic disparities faced by communities of color in the healthcare system. The deadly virus — often referred to as the “great equalizer” — has not affected all communities equally. Black people, Indigenous people, Latinos and Pacific Islander Americans are more…
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill, passed in early March, and went into effect soon after. The goal of this bill is to provide immediate relief to families and small businesses hit hard by the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Along…
For years, the farmworkers rights movement has been fighting for issues like fair labor laws, safe working conditions and a pathway to citizenship. Now, two immigration reform bills are in the pipeline, renewing hope for the undocumented community of farmworkers in the U.S. The House of Representatives passed…