Photo credit: Coalition for Community Control over the Police A migrant was found dead in an appparent lynching in south Texas last week. Brooks County, where the body was found, is considered one of the deadliest places along the southern border. The Southwest has a long history of…
Photo credit: La ClĂnica Del Pueblo / Facebook For millions of immigrants, accessing quality healthcare services in the U.S. is extremely challenging. Cultural, linguistic and economic barriers have led to a lack of proper medical care and a distrust in the healthcare system. Studies show 46% of immigrants…
Photo credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement / Flickr The Department of Homeland Security released new guidelines for deportations that could help ease the pressure off many undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Still, advocates raise questions about how these guidelines will be enforced, along with concerns about…
Photo credit: Homeboy Industries / Facebook Los Angeles is sometimes called “the gang capital of the world,” and for communities of color in East L.A., gangs are an issue known all too well. Now advocates are working to change that by fighting back against the gang violence and…
Photo credit: Rodriguez Family / GoFundMe Mona Rodriguez, an 18-year-old mother of a 5-month-old son, was in the passenger seat of a car when she was shot in the head by a school safety officer in California. She was declared brain dead after the Sept. 27 off-campus shooting.…
Photo credit: El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center When some neighbors in Florida complained about the “open-air labor market” where day laborers gathered in search of work, community advocates came together to solve the problem. El Sol is a neighborhood resource center in Jupiter, Florida. It was founded…
Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue / Wikimedia Commons More than 14,000 migrants were camped out under the bridge in Del Rio, Texas, over the weekend, with images and videos from the scene making headlines. Reports by the El Paso Times described a border patrol agent swinging his whip and…
Photo credit: Thomas Hawk / Flickr Bay Area advocates are grappling with a rising cost of living and increased job insecurity that has resulted in a housing crisis affecting thousands of Latinos. Latino renters in San Francisco spend nearly 75% of their income on rent. Latinos also face…
California’s gubernatorial recall election is set to happen next Tuesday, September, 14. Experts say that Latinos may be the key to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reelection. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr The California recall election is near, and Latinos could be a key group in determining the results. …
The U.S. war in Afghanistan officially ended on Monday. In total, 2,461 American service members were killed in the 20-year war. Photo credit: Jason Minto / Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Five Latino heroes were among those whose lives were cut short when a bomb detonated outside of…
