Whatâs all the fuss about the Census, anyway? Whatâs so important about a form that comes in the mail every ten years? Well, believe it or not, this form has a lot of power. The data collected from the Census helps make sure we have equal representation and…
Myth 1: The Census doesnât impact me. False! The Census determines who your elected representatives will be, and who gets over $800 BILLION in federal funding for health care, education, housing, transportation, and more. Myth 2: The government will share my information. Not true. Your Census responses âcan…
When author Julissa Arce started her career at Goldman Sachs, she was undocumented and surrounded by people with privileged upbringings. She felt like she didnât belong. âA lot of times itâs in your head. My colleagues didnât really expressively make me feel like I was less than them.â …
From âHispanicâ to âLatino,â and recently âLatinx,â the conversation around identity and labels is fierce, and a new term seems to become popular every few years. The origins of these labels stem from this map… Look familiar? The green was Mexico, before the U.S. acquired what today is…
âThey murdered Alexa, not a man in a skirtâ…That was the message emblazoned on Bad Bunnyâs shirt while the Puerto Rican artist performed on âThe Tonight Show,â Starring Jimmy Fallon, in February. Wearing a skirt, Bad Bunny was bringing attention to a grave injustice on his home island……
More than one in five young Latinos identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ), according to a recent study. Today, LGBTQ people have more legal protections, which didnât always exist. In the 1960s anti-gay laws were so horrible, businesses could get shut down for serving gay…
When rebooting the 90s TV drama âParty of Five,â showrunners considered the current political climate. In the original series, five young White siblings lost both parents to a car accident and learned to fend for one another. In the 2020 version… …it’s a Latino family, and the parents…
In early 2020, the U.S. postage service honored the late journalist, Gwen Ifill, who died in 2016, by making her a Black Heritage Forever stamp. While some may know Gwen as the journalist loved by the Obamas, many donât know that her mom is Panamanian. The journalist worked…
Since 2018, Kevin Euceda has been living as a prisoner after expressing his feelings to a therapist. At 17, Kevin risked his life to come into the U.S. from Honduras, seeking asylum from a gang who wanted him to commit murder. After crossing the border, he was taken…