Socioeconomic, cultural and language barriers imply a greater predisposition to contracting certain forms of the disease, particularly those caused by infectious processes. It also makes access to effective treatments difficult
94% of the state’s dispensaries are owned by justice-involved individuals, particularly Latinos and Black people, who bore the brunt of the war on drugs
In almost two decades, only 75 actors in lead or co-lead roles were Latino, despite the fact that the Hispanic population in Los Angeles is 49%
The mix of Spanish and English is the world’s fastest growing linguistic hybrid. Experts calculate that it is spoken by 50 million people
The country lacks a federal law protecting farm laborers, who are largely undocumented immigrants, from record temperatures caused by climate change
The term Latinx was born out of a global movement to introduce gender-neutral pronouns, but its use has not been popularized beyond social networks
Data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations shows that 1,248 Hispanics died in 2022. Of those killed on the job, 60% were immigrants
The actress grew up in Argentina and is proud of her heritage; however, she is very ‘careful’ not to take on Latino roles in Hollywood for an important reason
Financial obstacles and fewer opportunities limit the development of numerous projects set up by Hispanic entrepreneurs. This has a negative impact on the national economy
The biggest city in the United States is, effectively, a pan-Latin city, with deep roots in the Hispanic world. A good part of New York’s identity is based on the strength of a language whose presence is constantly being renewed
Politics, health, business, education, culture and entertainment will be the focus of a newsroom working on the ground from New York to California. It will also be supported by one of the largest networks of journalists in the Spanish-speaking world
The upcoming U.S. presidential election will inevitably lead to a much-needed national reckoning on the state of the Latino community, forcing us to face questions we’ve feared to answer for far too long: Just how united are Latinos today? Can we truly call ourselves a tight- knit ‘community’?
In the 2024 elections, Hispanic Americans will be — more than ever — the quiet force that will define the results. And, according to the polls, for the first time in history, Latino support for the Republican Party has surpassed this community’s intention to vote for the Democrats
This former Republican bastion has been voting for Democratic representatives since 2020 thanks to the Latino vote, which accounts for 25% of the total. But disillusionment with the current president, who won the state with a margin of 11,000 votes in 2020, could define the upcoming election
Tickets for the Colombian artist’s tour ‘Las Mujeres Ya No lloran’ are now on sale. This leg will consist of 14 concerts in the United States and Canada
Two centuries after the speech that inaugurated the United States’ policy toward the region, five Democratic lawmakers call for an end to the Cuban embargo and the declassification of secret CIA files, as well as reforms to the IMF and the OAS
A walk through El Espacio 23, Jorge Perez’s most recent art venture
Spain and Latin America have contributed significantly to that blend of flavors that is American multiculturalism
That you should write down on your bucket list
We talked about his video installation Somos (We Are), commissioned by the Smithsonian Latino Center, which was a central piece in the first exhibition of the new National Museum of the American Latino
Cimafunk is a force of nature, a new musical phenomenon. The singer is in the middle of his Funktastic tour 2023
From Selena to Daddy Yankee, these are some of the people who contributed exceptionally to America’s musical scene
Over the last half-century, authors of Hispanic descent have contributed some classics to American literature with well-known titles
The first-ever choreographer commissioned to do work for the emblematic Trisha Brown company in history (other than Brown herself) is a Latina powerhouse
A conversation with the Swedish-Dominican American artist about the immigrant experience, the challenges of being a female artist, and the dangers and rewards of performing exceptionally in a secondary market
American mainstream artists are savoring Spanish-language songs, from Billie Eilish to Beyoncé, Madonna to Justin Bieber, and Drake to Snoop Dogg and The Weeknd
In the newest movie from the DC universe, the Puerto Rican director introduces Jaime Reyes, a superhero of Mexican descent, to the big screen
