Latinos

The American of Venezuelan origin was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend to kill his ex-wife. In the end, he committed suicide before the trial and she was the only one convicted in the case. Her family is now fighting a legal battle to reverse the sentence and clear her name

A financial survey shows a figure that is more than double what the average worker typically makes. And 18% are certain that they will never make enough to feel financially secure

One-fifth of new firearm owners are Hispanic. Between 2019 and 2020, community purchases grew by almost 50%

In 2020, he was run over by a man in a car who sped off. His family has spent years fighting to get the perpetrator convicted. Meanwhile, Hilario has become a symbol for 65,000 app-based delivery workers in New York City, as they try to improve their working conditions

The country’s aging population and low fertility rate jeopardizes the solvency of Social Security and the Medicare program, according to a new study by Brookings

The 69-year-old, who has been an activist for four decades and helped win over the Latino vote in several campaigns, has published ‘Relentless,’ a memoir about how the Hispanic community has become a transformative force in the country

In ‘Our Migrant Souls’ the author reflects on the Latino experience in the U.S. and the identity process of Hispanic communities

The ‘Latino/Hispanic Is Not A Race’ campaign challenges how the Census Bureau collects data on this community. According to the latest national count, there are 1.2 million Afro-Latinos, but the Pew Research Center puts the number at six million

Juan Rosa, from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, warns of the risks that artificial intelligence will pose to the community in the November elections

The DREAM Act was introduced in Congress in August 2001, and has still not been approved. This law would allow 3.5 million undocumented young people who arrived in America as minors to regularize their situation

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

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

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