The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has underlined the urgent need for aid and the protection of Haitian lives, human rights advocates say. As thousands of Haitian refugees are stuck at the U.S. southern border, groups are now calling for President Joe Biden to act on…

Anti-immigrant and anti-Latino language has a long history in the U.S., dating back to the country’s founding fathers. Some 230 years later, that history comes full circle with recent comments by a Supreme Court justice. ‘Alien’ 1790s — The term ‘alien,’ used to refer to undocumented people, has…

A new poll out last month shows a majority of Americans in support of the Protect the Right to Organize Act, a piece of legislation that could end up benefiting Latino workers across the U.S. The survey conducted by Data for Progress asked 1,187 Democrats, Republicans and independents…

At least 36 Latin Americans are among the missing after the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Fla., collapsed early June 24. Families from Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Puerto Rico and Argentina are hanging onto hope as search and rescue efforts are underway. And many local organizations are doing…

At least 1,059 Latinos have been fatally shot by police since 2015. Factor in deaths while in police custody, and the number of Latinos killed at the hands of police more than doubles to 2,139. Latinos in the U.S. have endured a long history of racial discrimination and…

The conversation on student safety has reignited following cases of police brutality within the past year. Student-led organizations have pushed back on zero-tolerance policies that disproportionately affect students of color, and lead to the over-policing of schools. A growing number of school districts across the country, including school…

Students of color face a higher rate of hate crimes in schools across the country. Research has shown that factors such as harsh discipline and over-policing lead to the harmful characterization of students as criminals. Students like Elizabeth Simon, a young Latina living in southern California, witness discrimination…

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…