Photo credit: Sec. Gina Raimondo / Twitter Last week, Robert Santos made history, as he was sworn in as the 26th director of the U.S. Census Bureau, and the first Latino ever to hold the position. During the 2020 Census, the Bureau changed canvassing strategies to reach historically…
Photo credit: Joe Biden / Flickr The U.S. is seeing its highest number of jobs created in years. So, why is no one talking about it? Under President Joe Biden, 5.9 million jobs have been created – which is already three times more than the jobs created under…
President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., upon signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The bill became law after a 60-day filibuster — the only civil rights legislation to survive a filibuster. The filibuster has been a hot topic this year:…
Top row: Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX). Bottom row: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), President Joe Biden, Rep. Chuy GarcĂa (D-IL). Better roads, bridges and broadband internet will soon be coming your way after President Joe Biden signed into law the…
Side by side comparisons show (left) a woman featured in a TikTok video who claims to have been abducted and brought to Mexico; and (right) Sofia Juarez, who went missing from her Washington home in 2003, one day shy of her 5th birthday. Is there a new lead…
The Texas Rangers at King Ranch, 1890 The bloody history of anti-Mexican and anti-migrant violence runs deep throughout the Southwest. From the “Hour of Blood” to modern-day violence at the border, here is a look at the dark legacy of anti-Latino abuse, torture and lynchings in Texas. Texas…
Latinos are on the ballot in races Tuesday, and are already campaigning for next year’s midterms and the 2024 election. From left to right: Haya Ayala, a 2021 candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia; Annette Taddeo, who’s running for governor in Florida next year; and Ruben Gallego, a…
Joe Biden photo credit: Creative Commons. Pope Francis photo credit: Catholic Church of England and Wales/ Flickr President Joe Biden is meeting with Pope Francis today to discuss climate change, poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic — issues the two leaders share in common as key areas of concern.…
Latinos as young as 14 years old are becoming climate activists to demand action from their elected officials, and the world. Photo credit: Zero Hour / Facebook Young Latino climate activists are stepping up to the daunting task of slowing down the effects of climate change. A study…
Immigration advocates in Arizona are putting pressure on Sen. Kysten Sinema to stop blocking immigration reform. Photo credit: Living United for Change in Arizona / Facebook Immigrant rights advocates are fed up with legislators, who they say have been dragging their feet on comprehensive immigration reform and the…
