Harvard University had admitted a record number of Asian American students to its class of 2027, which has experts wary of considering the drop in admissions of most other minority groups. It comes as the Supreme Court continues deliberations on a lawsuit against Harvard alleging race-conscious admissions discriminate against white and Asian students. In a […]
Harvard Latino and Black Admissions Drop, While Asian American Admits Rise After Lawsuit That Alleges Harvard of Race-Conscious Admissions
April 13, 2023 By
A Latino Family Is Worried After Woman Who Threatened Them and Used Racial Slurs Is Released from Jail
April 13, 2023 By
A Latino family is worried after a woman wielding a hammer threatened them and shouted racist remarks outside their home in St. Louis has been released from jail and placed under house arrest. All caught on video, Fatima Suarez, 22, said in a TikTok post, “We’re stressed,” following her family’s harasser, Judy Ann Kline, getting […]
New Bill Proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Immigration Receives Backlash from Religious Groups
April 13, 2023 By
A bill that would make transporting people throughout the country without a legal status illegal is receiving backlash from Latino evangelicals and others who minister to immigrants. With this legislation, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans in Florida are cracking down on immigration. However, the bill’s transportation provision concerns religious leaders and groups about how they […]
Mexican Organization Helps Women in the U.S. Obtain Abortions
April 7, 2023 By
From the headquarters of Marea Verde Chihuahua, located more than 100 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Marcela Castro and her colleagues assist women in the United States in circumventing recently imposed bans on abortion. Marea Verde Chihuahua, an organization that has supported reproductive rights in northern Mexico, provides virtual guidance and shipments of abortion pills […]
American Latinos Struggled with Identity in 2020 Census, Census Bureau Numbers Shows
April 7, 2023 By
Almost 60% of the 54.6 million Americans identified as Latino reported belonging to one racial group, such as white or Black. However, over a third (35.5%) of Latinos chose the “Some Other Race” category, which is not currently recognized as a race by the federal government. The Census Bureau said 43.6% of Latino Americans reported […]
Autism Diagnosis Rates Rise Among Black and Latino Children
March 30, 2023 By
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Latino children than in white children in the U.S. Among all U.S. 8-year-olds, 1 in 36 had autism in 2020, according to the CDC. But the rates rose faster for children of color than for white children. […]
Four Latinos Celebrated for their Deep Cultural Imprint in the U.S.
March 30, 2023 By
Four Latinos are recipients of one of the country’s highest honors. Acclaimed music artist José Feliciano, visual artist and muralist Judith Baca, and graphic artist and painter Antonio Martorell were honored with the National Medal of Arts. At the same time, poet Richard Blanco was awarded the National Humanities Medal. Music icon José Feliciano, 77, […]
At Least 40 Dead at Migration Center in Mexico Near U.S. Border Due to a Fire
March 30, 2023 By
At least 40 people were killed in a fire at a migration center along the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities believe the fire was caused by a protest initiated by some of the migrants detained at the center “after, we think, they found out they’d be deported,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said. Migrants put small […]
Texas Representative Fights for More Diverse Education Opportunities in Schools
March 16, 2023 By
Texas Rep. Christina Morales, a Houston Democrat, knows her quest to pass a bipartisan bill requiring Mexican American and Black studies in school has gotten tougher. But then, she said, history abounds with Latinos and others succeeding amid seemingly insurmountable barriers. “My grandparents had the first Latino-owned funeral home and the first Spanish-language radio station […]
Latino Communities Affected by Soot Pollution
March 16, 2023 By
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal on January 6 to strengthen annual standards for delicate particulate matter, commonly known as soot. Despite overwhelming evidence that more substantial limits are necessary to mitigate soot pollution, the EPA has changed standards from 12 ug/m3 to 9 and 10 ug/m3. Decades of soot pollution have been […]
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