For some women, COVID-19 lockdowns mean thereâs no way out of an abusive environment. Some Puerto Rican women experience heightened violence during the pandemic, and lack of support by authorities. Photo credit: Paula Kindsvater/Commons By Steph Amaya Mora Domestic abuse cases are on the rise around the world,…
After months of working through the pandemic to put food on the table for American families, Latino farmworkers are being hailed as heroes â and now theyâre receiving the star treatment thanks to some big-name Latino celebrities and a major organization honoring them in October. Actress Eva Longoria…
For the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has made efforts to reach Latino populations that have historically been undercounted. A decision to end the Census count early was blocked Sept. 24 by a federal judge. Photo credit: Chuckcars/Flickr A federal judge on Thursday kept the 2020 U.S.…
A student-housing tower at San Jose State University. Affordable student housing and even basic food necessities can be a challenge for many Latino college students trying to stay in school. Photo credit: John Loo/Flickr Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, many Latino college students were struggling to afford housing…
Protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, march in January 2018 in support of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from countries such as El Salvador and Haiti. A federal court ruled those protections could be terminated, leaving immigrants in the U.S. under TPS vulnerable to deportation. Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr…
This Tuesday we celebrated National Voter Registration Day â a nonpartisan, country-wide civic holiday to encourage people to vote, first observed in 2012. This year, Latinos are expected to be the nationâs largest non-white ethnic group to vote in the presidential elections, with 32 million elligible to vote.…
Latinos across the country expressed gratitude and grief after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died on Friday from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg, only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, was widely known as a feminist icon, with the âNotorious RBGâ moniker…
Last week left tragic headlines for Latinos in the midst of increasing COVID-19 cases. A whistleblower brought attention to the forced sterilizations of migrant women in a detention center, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbergâs death on Friday leaves a huge void. Her rulings have been integral…
After 28 deaths this year, sexual harassment claims, and disappearances, Fort Hoodâa major U.S. Military station in Texasâis now under investigation by Congress, a letter released on September 8 confirms. Among the victims of these incidents are soldiers Vanessa GuillĂ©n and Elder Fernandes. Their deaths have prompted a…
A nurse working at a Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center has sparked outrage with a whistleblower complaint alleging hysterectomies were performed on detainees who didnât need them. The nurse also noted other examples of medical neglect, particularly in the detention centerâs response to COVID-19. The nurse,…
