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An Open Letter to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló

Sign-on letter condemning the actions of the Puerto Rican government on May Day and demanding justice for the Puerto Rican people

  • May 4, 2018
  • 12:45 PM

Juanes and Mon Laferte ‘Amarte’ Concert Showed True Love

A combination that worked.

  • May 4, 2018
  • 8:55 AM

Brazilian Raid Targets $1.6 Billion Money-Laundering Ring

Investigators are still working to serve all 53 arrest warrants,

  • May 4, 2018
  • 8:32 AM

No Justice for Henry

A 15-year-old immigrant from El Salvador came to Long Island to escape the formidable MS-13.

  • May 3, 2018
  • 6:07 PM

May Day Marches in Honduras Turn Violent

Anti-riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse rock-hurling protesters who were decrying what they see as a fraudulent presidential election late last year.

  • May 3, 2018
  • 9:30 AM

The Real Health Cost of Living in a Deportation State

Public health researchers and sociologists are showing that living in a deportation state has a real health cost that is being disproportionately paid by citizen children.

  • May 3, 2018
  • 9:12 AM

From 1937 to 2018: The Militarized Suppression of Protest in Puerto Rico

As we look at the present suppression of peaceful May Day protests in Puerto Rico, we must remember history like the Ponce Massacre that reminds us this shit ain’t new.

  • May 2, 2018
  • 4:07 PM

Trump Delays Decision to Impose Import Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The administration also said that it had reached tentative agreements with Argentina, Australia and Brazil.

  • May 2, 2018
  • 12:00 PM

Why Latino Parents Should Embrace Race

Because collectively, we move closer to reclaiming our identity.

  • May 2, 2018
  • 11:47 AM

Hollywood So Black and White

It keeps ignoring another community, but you already knew that.

  • May 2, 2018
  • 9:35 AM

VP Pence Says Caravan Migrants Are ‘Being Exploited by Open-Border Political Activists and an Agenda-Driven Media’

“This caravan, like those who have gone before, is also rightly understood as a deliberate attempt to undermine the laws of this country and the sovereignty of the United States.”

  • May 1, 2018
  • 12:23 PM

In Haiti, Cholera Victims Have Only Received 2 Percent of Promised UN Relief Aid

The Caribbean nation was free of cholera until a group of United Nations peacekeepers accidentally dumped infected waste into a river while providing relief after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

  • May 1, 2018
  • 11:38 AM

4 Latinx Leaders on Building a Truly Inclusive Workforce

Despite paying lip-service to diversity and inclusion, many organizations lag behind in practice.

  • May 1, 2018
  • 8:00 AM

Latino Youth-Run Town Hall Leads to Official Political Endorsements in Texas

Austin-based Latino youth civic engagement organization, Jolt, publicly supported Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke in his attempt to unseat Republican Ted Cruz from the U.S. Senate, and Andrew White in his run against Texas governor Greg Abbott.

  • Apr 30, 2018
  • 3:11 PM

Migrant Caravan Turned Back at Packed Border Crossing

Organizers told media that the migrants would be camping immediately outside the crossing in groups of 20.

  • Apr 30, 2018
  • 2:07 PM

Una fuerza policiaca reducida enfrenta el aumento en la criminalidad en Puerto Rico

Al 29 de abril, en los primeros cuatro meses del 2018, habían ocurrido en Puerto Rico 227 asesinatos, 14 más en comparación con el mismo periodo del año pasado.

  • Apr 30, 2018
  • 9:20 AM

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