It’s happened again. 212 mass shootings in 144 days. Why are we okay with this? Ten years ago, innocent children were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. We thought that would be the incident to finally result in change. Yet here we are again. In that decade, there has…

This was Karine Jean-Pierre’s first week as White House press secretary. She’s the first Black person,first openly LGBTQIA+ person, and first immigrant to hold the position. In 2020, more women ran for office than ever before. And we’re seeing women of color in high positions of government across…

Communities of color have experienced a long history of being lynched. As recently as last fall, a migrant man from Mexico was found dead in Texas in an apparent lynching. Now, a new law finally makes this act of terror a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-lynching…

May is National Inventors Month — and we couldn’t be prouder to highlight these amazing Latino and Latin American inventors. With their brilliant minds and unrelenting passion, their innovative ideas have helped change the world. From color TV to the artificial heart, here’s a timeline of amazing contributions…

Latino students in one state are falling behind, and some say it’s a lack of Latino teachers on campus that’s causing our children to suffer in the classroom. Arizona is one of the most Latino states in the country. More than 2.1 million Latinos live in the state,…

With women’s reproductive rights in question, and as we come out of a global pandemic, medical and health-related issues have been making major headlines. Though chances of us finding a Latino doctor to handle our personal health concerns seem pretty small. Just 6% of all physicians in the…

It was a moment that made us all proud this month — when Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman ever confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Thirteen years ago, Justice Sonia Sotomayor became the very first Latina to serve on the court. Representation matters. So we…

Many of us probably have a tía or tío, brother or sister, mom or dad who work, or have worked, for the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, about 1 in every 10 Postal Service workers is Latino. Now their jobs are being saved thanks to a new law…

For many Latino entrepreneurs, finding investors does not come easy. Carl Palme, a Mexican immigrant running his own tech startup in Boston, has had his share of hardships with finding investors that will put their money toward his company simply because of his ethnicity. “As an immigrant, it’s…

Is free speech in the classrooms of communities of color under attack? Recent school book bans have silenced the voices of Black and Latino authors. Now, Florida politicians have passed the Parental Rights in Education bill — also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Advocates warn this…