The Washington Post / Getty Images 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…

New York City was once dotted with symbols honoring our heritage — porcelain enamel medallions painted with the coat of arms of different countries in North, Central and South America — but now they’re almost gone. In 1945, New York City’s Sixth Avenue — a major thoroughfare in Manhattan, was…

If you’ve heard the phrase “they’re stealing our jobs,” it’s likely you heard it said about immigrants, particularly immigrants of color. The phrase has been co-opted to be a political statement, which — given its origins — is ironic. “They’re stealing our jobs” was actually a satirical meme…

At the westernmost point of the U.S.-Mexico border lies Friendship Park, a binational space that has historically allowed people on both sides to gather at the border. After decades of bittersweet reunions, Friendship Park became a symbol of unity, and for a long time, was often the only…

Photo credit: Jeffery Beall/ Wikimedia Commons, Maxwell Alejandro Frost / Twitter, Gabe Vasquez for Congress 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…

Photo credit: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times 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…

Source: Politico When 125,000 Cubans arrived in Florida in the Mariel boatlift of 1980, they were looking for a future that looked brighter than what seemed possible for them in Cuba. They boarded rented shrimp and fishing boats and headed to the U.S. But, the residents of Miami-Dade…

Source: IMBD In 1969, thirty-year-old Reyna Marroquín marked three years living in the United States. An immigrant from El Salvador, Reyna moved to the U.S. in search of a promising future after her marriage ended. But one day in January 1969, Reyna — then pregnant — suddenly disappeared.…

Photo credit: San Antonio Police Department Body Cam Footage On the night of Oct. 2, 2022, 17-year-old Érik Cantú was sitting in the parking lot of a McDonald’s, eating a burger with his girlfriend in the passenger seat. Érik is visibly shocked when then-San Antonio Police Officer, James…

Photo credit: Jep Gambardella / Pexels 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…