The World Health Organization has reported that 1300 cases of Swine Flu have been confirmed worldwide. 149 deaths alone have been reported in Mexico, where the virus appears to have started. The United States has not yet reported any deaths, despite 40 known cases of infection in New York, Texas, California, Kansas and Ohio. Cases have also […]

Representative Luis Gutierrez  (D-Ill.), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with hundreds at a church in Morristown, New Jersey to listen to personal testimonies from immigrant families who have had loved ones deported due to current immigration law. Gutierrez has been leading a nation wide tour called “Familias Unidas” […]

According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, low-income Latinos in the South have been routinely cheated out of wages, denied basic health protections and are victims of racial profiling. The report entitled “Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South,” documents the experiences of 500 immigrants, said the center, a human […]

Edward M. Avalos is named Nominee for Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, for the United States Department of Agriculture. Edward M.  Avalos has 34 years experience in agriculture marketing.  His career includes a 5 year tour with the Texas Department of Agriculture and 29 years at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).  Having […]

All too often the portrayal of African-Americans and Latinos is a negative one in Hollywood. In an effort to defy the norm, this week the New Paradigm Broadcast Network (NPBN), which is based in Los Angeles, was launched. The media network’s goal is to engage and entertain viewers through positive, affirming, and empowering programming. The […]

Ana Recio Harvey is the Associate Administrator for the Office of Women’s Business Ownership at the U.S. Small Business Administration. In her new role, she will oversee the agency’s wide range of programs to promote business ownership among women, ranging from financial education and self-sufficiency assessments, to specialized products and services related to government procurement, […]

Two Hispanic media companies including Meredith Hispanic Ventures and NBC Universal’s Spanish-language network Telemundo Group have collaborated for an in-depth study of Latinas. They conducted at-home video interviews with 13 young Latina women in four cities and did a wide-ranging survey of 1,004 Latinas and 500 non-Hispanics. The study entitled “What Latinas Want” explores everything […]

As reported in the Miami Herald, Fidel Castro, Cuba’s ex-president who had previously expressed his admiration for Obama has blasted the new U.S. president for showing signs of “superficiality.” Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama “misinterpreted” his brother Raul’s remarks regarding the United States and brushed off Obama’s suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners […]