Immigrants are, apparently, absolutely terrifying. According to Gallup, Americans named immigration the most important problem facing the country (28%), beating out the government (20%) and the economy (12%). And let’s be perfectly clear, the Ă©migrĂ©s driving all this concern aren’t Swedish tech workers. They’re largely brown, Spanish-speaking folks…
Our gente has dealt with voter suppression throughout history. The “powers that be” have always known we’re a force, so they’ve tried to stop us from voting. But, no matter how hard some shady politicians try, we’re going to keep showing up to the polls. Literacy Tests 1920s…
The United States’ higher education system is the envy of the world. Our college students can access world class, equitable, affordable four-year programs, and graduate with the financial security necessary to catapult into lucrative, fulfilling professions that—AAAAAHAHAHA! Sorry… I’m sorry, no. I couldn’t keep that up. U.S. college…
Between 1920 and 2018, the United States deported 56.3 million Latinos, making our communities, by far, its largest targets of expulsion. To put this sobering number into perspective, the country only granted 51.7 million immigrants of all backgrounds legal status over that same period. Today we’ll explore some…
DC and Marvel produced 89 live-action comic book movies between 2000 and 2023, and one of these studios just realized it should probably get around to casting a member of the country’s second-largest ethnic group as a lead actor. Blue Beetle, starring a largely Latino cast including George…
You’ve heard this stat before “Latinos are underrepresented in____” add your industry of choice after that. The media, and the news, lack Latino representation, too. According to the Pew Research Center, only 8% of journalists in the United States are Latino, despite us making up nearly 20% of…
Studies find that Latino stories aren’t being told enough. So why are our books being banned in schools? According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, only 5% of books published for young readers are by or about Latinos. This lack of representation goes beyond fiction books. Latino students…
Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the date that the last people who were enslaved in the United States, located in Texas, were declared free in 1865. What is less known is that there were far more enslaved people brought to Latin America than the U.S during the Trans-Atlantic Slave…
Aaron Martinez was found dead in his truck with multiple gunshot wounds. He was 35 years-old and leaves behind a 14-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Family members are calling for his murderer, Trevor McEuen, to be charged with a hate crime. Martinez’s father, Salvador, told CBS News Texas…
One year ago, the oldest cold case at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was finally solved. In the summer of 1960, 4-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos disappeared, while playing outside of her home in New Mexico. Ten days later, the burned body of a young girl…
