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Assassination in Brazil Unmasks the Deadly Racism of a Country That Would Rather Ignore It

Race is still a taboo subject. Nonetheless, as Marielle Franco exposed in her work, skin color dramatically impacts safety in Brazil.

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 4:59 PM

UnidosUS Unveils New Report on the Latino Experience in Higher Education

“While many of our students succeed, too many have to take on immense financial risk for a shot at the American dream.”

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 4:45 PM

Nicaragua Today: The Country That Hurts and Matters to Me

This is my opinion and that of thousands of Nicaraguans, regarding the last five days

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 12:02 PM

Colombian Wins Goldman Environmental Prize for Facing Mining Interests

A single mother of two, Francia Márquez Mina led a successful fight to reverse a multinational gold mining concession that would have forced the relocation of her home town of La Toma.

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 10:29 AM

SCOOP: LA Mayor Garcetti Tells Donors He ‘Checks Every Box’ For 2020 and a Mark Cuban Surprise?

Two sources close to Garcetti declined to discuss his presidential ambitions or private conversations.

  • Apr 23, 2018
  • 6:02 PM

DHS Is Obsessed With the Refugee Caravan, and Rights Groups Are Calling Out the Bluff

“When white supremacists run the government, it’s each of our responsibilities to show that they don’t speak for us.”

  • Apr 23, 2018
  • 4:46 PM

Whitewashing West Side Story… AGAIN

Here we go again.

  • Apr 23, 2018
  • 2:27 PM

Nicaragua Cancels Social Security Changes After Deadly Protests

The U.S. Department of State called for calm in Nicaragua and condemned the use of “excessive force” against protesters.

  • Apr 23, 2018
  • 1:50 PM

What’s Happening in Nicaragua? (PODCAST)

Latino Rebels Radio, April 22, 2018

  • Apr 22, 2018
  • 10:07 PM

Paraguay to Elect New President Sunday

The favorite to win the presidency is Mario Abdo Benítez, the candidate for the ruling conservative Colorado party.

  • Apr 20, 2018
  • 1:11 PM

Entrevista con vicepresidenta electa de Costa Rica Epsy Campbell sobre identidad, Marielle Franco, y sus planes de inclusión para todos

“Es un proceso interno en Costa Rica, y un proceso en América Latina de la visibilización de los pueblos afrodescendientes, que se consolida con esta victoria electoral”, le dijo a Latino USA.

  • Apr 20, 2018
  • 8:30 AM

NYC Mayor Announces City Will Pay for Temporary Housing of Displaced Puerto Ricans

This announcement comes almost a week FEM said that it would not extend its TSA program for 83 families living in hotels in the city.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 4:18 PM

Las políticas de Trump interfieren con la preparación de las Islas Vírgenes ante el cambio climático

Tras la destrucción ocasionada por los dos huracanes poderosas que golpearon el territorio estadounidense, los temores de los residentes adquieren una nueva urgencia.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 3:44 PM

BREAKING: Federal Judge Grants Freedom to Activist Alejandra Pablos From Immigration Detention

Now we must demand that Governor Ducey pardon Alejandra so she can have a chance to fight her deportation and stay home.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 2:53 PM

Trump Politics Get in the Way of US Virgin Islands’ Climate Change Preparedness

After two potent hurricanes struck the unincorporated territory, climate fears take on new urgency.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 1:31 PM

Cuba Selects New President as Castro Era Comes to an End

Raúl Castro, 86, will remain the head of the Communist Party, which is still the most powerful position in the country.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 12:19 PM

Futuro Media Acquires Top Digital News Outlet Latino Rebels

We’re happy to be part of Maria Hinojosa’s company!

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • 9:00 PM

The Panama Canal’s Forgotten Casualties

But the project, which employed more than 40,000 laborers, also took immense liberties with human life. Thousands of workers were killed.

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • 4:13 PM

Two More People Kidnapped by FARC Dissidents on the Ecuador-Colombia Border

The kidnap apparently took place last week, either on Wednesday or Thursday, allegedly before the three journalists that the group had in its power were killed.

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • 11:39 AM

I Am Not Your ‘Wetback’

We must also reject the labels, categories and typologies that divide us: educated versus uneducated; citizen versus undocumented; and undocumented youth (good immigrants or “the innocent ones”) versus undocumented parents (bad immigrants or “the sinners”).

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • 11:31 AM

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