Most Latinos — 70%, according to a Pew Research Center survey — now plan to get the coronavirus vaccine, or have already received it. That marks a significant turnaround from earlier this year when vaccine hesitancy posed a major challenge in combating COVID-19. While progress has been made,…
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…
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden campaigned on a platform of straightforward economic policies. Last month, he signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — but that was just the beginning. The president’s American Jobs Plan is a…
In 2021, there have been only three days in which police have not killed someone. Now, thousands across the country are protesting in the aftermath of several high-profile police killings. As last summer’s racial uprisings echo in the current waves of protests, another reminder of the state of…
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…
At the end of March, New York became the 15th state to legalize recreational cannabis, potentially becoming one of the largest markets of legal marijuana in the country. Just two weeks later, New Mexico legalized the plant for recreational purposes; Virginia and New Jersey also have recently done…
With the COVID-19 pandemic past the one year mark, there’s hope on the horizon as millions of people get vaccinated every day. Yet there’s another major health issue that’s getting worse, particularly in the Latino community. It’s the opioid epidemic, and Latino-serving organizations are trying their best to…