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This Is What Voter Suppression Feels Like
Now, more than ever, we cannot let our voices be silenced.
Stories From El Salvador: Liliana Vásquez
I was an immigrant child, confused, unaware of why we had traveled so far from the world I knew.
Can Latinas Be the Difference for the 2018 Midterms? (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: October 31, 2018
NAHJ Calls on Newsrooms to Challenge Disinformation
Accountability in reporting is critical.
Why Does the Migrant Caravan Exist? And How Did It Come to Be?
Migrants are traveling together for their own protection, to avoid having to pay a smuggler and to minimize the risk of crime.
Trump Says He Will End Birthright Citizenship
Under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, children born in the United States are recognized as citizens. Throughout U.S. history, this has included children of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants.
Stories From El Salvador: I Am THAT Salvadoran
Who doesn’t like pupusas, who doesn’t dance cumbias, who refused to have a quinceañera because I always disliked dresses and pink shit.
Birthright Citizenship and the Trump Administration’s Manufacturing of a White Majority
Make America White Again.
LA Times Publishes Completely Different Political Endorsements in English and Spanish
Why is the same newspaper offering different endorsements?
Death, Día de los Muertos, and an Invitation
I have no childhood memories of Día de los Muertos. Neither my American born father nor my Mexican-born mother were very big on tradition.
Mijente Statement on Trump’s Proposed Ban on Birthright Citizenship
“From Louisville to Pittsburgh to Tornillo”
Gobierno de Puerto Rico confirma que no está listo el plan de manejo de emergencias para todas las agencias
Acepta la naturaleza pública de los documentos solicitados por grupo de periodistas y llega a un acuerdo para la entrega de los materiales que faltan.
There’s a Petition to Include the Word ‘Afro-Latina’ in the Dictionary
Poet Melania-Luisa Marte started it, hoping to bring more visibility the term.
Gobierno de Puerto Rico hace entrega parcial de planes de emergencia tras demanda del CPI
Aunque el Plan Operacional para el el Manejo de Emergencias del Departamento de Salud fue promulgado desde marzo de 2018, el mismo se mantuvo oculto hasta que esta tarde el Departamento de Salud lo entregó al Centro de Periodismo Investigativo luego de una demanda.
Brazilians Organize in Resistance After Bolsonaro’s Victory
Yesterday morning two hashtags were trending on Twitter in Brazil: #EleNaoEMeuPresidente (Portuguese for #HeIsNotMyPresident) and #MaisLivrosMenosArmas (#MoreBooksFewerWeapons).
A Far-Right Populist Wins in Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro has been called Brazil’s Trump.
Latinos Contacted by Campaign or Candidates Nearly Twice as Likely to Vote Early in Election 2018
New polling shows more than one in seven Latino voters have already cast ballots in the upcoming elections.
Axios Lets Trump Spew His Propaganda About Ending Birthright Citizenship
THIS IS A LIE FROM TRUMP: “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits.”
LA Dual Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Center Is a Space for Healing and Social Justice
This Domestic Violence Awarenss Month, learn about how one crisis center makes a difference.
Why Did Rachel Maddow Liken Puerto Rico’s Nationalist Movement to the KKK?
“There have always been violent extremist groups on the ragged edge of American politics, right?”
Jair Bolsonaro Becomes Brazil’s New President
Fernando Haddad, his main opponent, only got 44.3 percent of the votes.