On this Earth Day all Americans can celebrate the Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to ensure everyone can breathe clean air. But this commitment particularly benefits communities of color. Currently, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians are especially vulnerable to air pollution’s health effects. Within the last year, however, EPA instituted new mercury and air toxics standards […]
Guest Bloggers: Rachel Wilf & Jorge Madrid “New EPA Rules Help Communities of Color Breathe Easier – New Standards Will Reduce Health and Economic Costs”
April 23, 2012 By
Guest Blogger Series: Nancy Keenan “‘Arrest Grandma’ Act Would Insert Government into Difficult Family Decisions”
April 20, 2012 By
We all know families that have experienced difficult situations. When a young woman faces an unintended pregnancy, she will have to make one of the most difficult and personal decisions of her life. Fortunately, the majority of young women do turn to their parents for support during these tough times. But what about young women […]
Guest Blogger Series: Cristina Caballero “Dialogue on Diversity privacy programs, specifically Data Privacy Colloquium”
April 4, 2012 By
Myself, along with a circle of women professionals, entrepreneurs, and state legislators, and partnering with other women of diverse culture and ethnicity, founded the Dialogue in 1990 in the setting of a series of exchange visits by American and Russian women. Dialogue on Diversity, born out of this notably diverse enterpr ise of a score […]
Guest Blogger Series: Chuck Rocha “Latino Power”
April 3, 2012 By
The only way for Latinos to directly influence public policy is to elect politicians who will represent the needs, dreams and desires of our community. There are currently 21 million voting-age Latinos in the United States. Unfortunately, only 52% of these Latinos are registered to vote and, in 2010, only 31% of these actually turned […]
Guest Blogger Series: Kristian Ramos “Could A Looming Spectrum Crunch Hurt Hispanic Mobile Media Usage?”
April 2, 2012 By
Hispanics are interacting with mobile media more then ever, but a looming “spectrum,” crunch — the exhaustion of radio waves necessary to provide voice, text and internet services to mobile phones and tablets — may derail the gains that this community has recently made. A new report from NDN highlights how society as a whole, […]
Guest Blogger Series: Jorge Madrid “Latinos Hit Hard by High Gas Prices”
March 30, 2012 By
Gas prices are reaching record highs for this month, increasing 67 cents since January – a 20 percent bump. American families spent $5 million more on gasoline the week ending March 26 than they did the week ending January 6—even though average weekly gasoline purchases are among the lowest in 11 years. But while high […]
Guest Blogger Series: Zixta Martinez “Latinos & Remittances: How CFPB’s New Rules Will Affect The Community”
March 28, 2012 By
Remittances from the United States to other parts of the world are estimated in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Not surprisingly, a large share is sent to Latin America and many of the senders are of Hispanic origin. In fact, a 2008 Census survey showed that more than 50 percent of households […]
Guest Blogger Series: Lisa Pino “MiPlato Makes Healthy Eating Fun for Latino Families”
March 16, 2012 By
Last January, a remarkable thing happened at a popular supermarket in Tampa, Florida. First Lady Michelle Obama visited to announce MiPlato and a partnership with Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. ¿MiPlato? You might be thinking. ¿Y qué es MiPlato? MiPlato is the Spanish version of the USDA food icon, […]
Guest Blogger Series: Gus K. West “Rhetoric in GOP Primary Harmful to Hispanics”
March 13, 2012 By
Immigration has surfaced as one of the top issues in this Republican presidential primary — thanks in no small part to the United States’ ever-growing population of Hispanics, now the country’s second-largest group. Despite the voting power of this sizable bloc, the Republican candidates haven’t distinguished themselves as friends of immigrants. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt […]
Guest Blogger Series: Julie Chavez Rodriguez “Creating a Better Life for All”
March 9, 2012 By
Last week I had the honor of watching one of the best films I have seen in years. Thanks to the leadership of Secretary Hilda Solis, the Department of Labor (DOL) hosted a screening of A Better Life for students and Administration employees. The film follows Carlos Galindo, a father with the strength and determination to ensure […]
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