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An Interview With Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Marco Lopez

In March, Lopez announced his intention to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, an announcement that sparked even further interest in the potential outcome of the race.

  • May 6, 2021
  • 6:11 PM

Bukele’s Coup Marches On

“Nayib Bukele is no longer bound by law. And to the extent there are laws, they will be disregarded, eliminated or rewritten. He is the law. Perhaps millions of Salvadorans haven’t yet realized it, but this is how a republic dies and a dictatorial regime is born.”

  • May 6, 2021
  • 4:29 PM

Separated Since 2017 Under Trump Policy, One Family Reunites This Week

The mother —who has been separated since September 2017 under the Trump administration’s pilot family separation policy in El Paso— surprised her two children Tuesday night at a family gathering in Philadelphia. They had been apart for three and a half years.

  • May 6, 2021
  • 10:50 AM

Colombia’s Violent and Sleepless Nights

Data from Temblores ONG, an organization that has been receiving reports directly from citizens, says that as of May 5, 37 people have died due to police violence.

  • May 6, 2021
  • 8:32 AM

#LatinoRebels10: From 2011, the Push to End EMBORÍCUATE at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade

This story in 2011 put us on the digital map pretty early.

  • May 5, 2021
  • 8:10 PM

Mexico City Subway Collapse Was a Tragedy Foretold

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed this week, killing 25 people, was problem-plagued and poorly designed from the day of its inauguration in 2012.

  • May 5, 2021
  • 6:29 PM

10 Years of Latino Rebels

Latino Rebels Radio: May 5, 2021

  • May 5, 2021
  • 5:59 PM

OPINION: Machismo in Puerto Rico Kills

Such an ignorant mentality has now led to a deadly epidemic on the island.

  • May 5, 2021
  • 4:10 PM

US Awards Huge Shelter Contracts Amid Child Migrant Increase

Confronted with a stream of unaccompanied children crossing the border from Mexico, the U.S. government has awarded shelter construction and management contracts to private companies that critics say may not be equipped to adequately care for the minors.

  • May 5, 2021
  • 1:20 PM

Latino Rebels Celebrates 10 Years

Ten years later, Latino Rebels has become a foundational tenet of the Latino digital journalism space.

  • May 5, 2021
  • 9:57 AM

UN Alarmed Over Police Violence in Colombia Protests

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations human rights office said it was “deeply alarmed” over violence against protesters in the Colombian city of Cali, where “police opened fire on demonstrators” and allegedly killed and injured several people Monday night.

  • May 4, 2021
  • 8:17 PM

Part Two of SELENA: THE SERIES Tries to Get It Much Closer to Right

The truth is no show can make everyone happy nor should it try to.

  • May 4, 2021
  • 12:40 PM

Mexico’s Zapatistas to Visit Spain 500 Years After Conquest

ALTAMIRANO, Mexico (AP) — The Indigenous rebels of the Zapatista movement said last week that they are planning to send a delegation by canoes on a trip to “invade” Spain in May and June as Mexico marks the anniversary of the 1519-1521 Spanish Conquest.

  • May 4, 2021
  • 8:06 AM

Biden Quadruples Trump Refugee Cap After Delay Backlash

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden formally raised the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump.

  • May 4, 2021
  • 7:54 AM

23 Dead as Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses Onto Road

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said. Rescuers searched a car left dangling from the overpass for hours for anyone who might be trapped.

  • May 4, 2021
  • 7:37 AM

Félix Verdejo Held Without Bail After Being Charged in Death of Keishla Rodríguez

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 6:01 PM

BAKOSÓ: AFROBEATS OF CUBA Premieres May 3 Nationally on WORLD Channel

Through stunning visuals and a score created by the founders of the genre, the film shows the technology, culture and landscape that shape this African-Caribbean fusion.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 5:47 PM

US Will Reunite 4 Families Separated at Mexico Border, With Mayorkas Saying That It’s ‘Just the Beginning’

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump’s presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 2:38 PM

OPINION: Texas Hispanic Population Growth Signals the Political Future of State

Texas can’t afford another 10 years of blatant injustice, and voters of color can’t afford to lose another 10 years of their rightful share of political power.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 2:19 PM

A Message From Latin America News Dispatch on the Graduate Student Workers Strike at NYU

We want to take a moment to give you an important message about the newsletter.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 12:30 PM

OPINION: With the Death of Keishla Rodríguez, Boxer Félix Verdejo Is Failure of a Man

The need to do better as a society is a grand understatement.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 9:39 AM

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