Picture this: You’re scared that you might be pregnant. You see an ad for a free pregnancy test and counseling. You call the number and make an appointment. During your consultation, you’re told that birth control is the same as abortion and that if you have an abortion, you will probably get breast cancer. You’re […]
Guest Blogger Series: Nancy Keenan “Exposing the Deceptive Practices of Anti-Choice “Crisis Pregnancy Centers””
November 18, 2011 By
Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Increased in 2010
November 15, 2011 By
The percentage of anti-Latino hate crimes was at a ten-year high in 2010, according to a report released on Monday by the FBI. The FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics, 2010 report revealed that 66.6% of victims of ethnically-motivated hate crimes in 2010 were “targeted because of an anti-Hispanic bias.” Despite ethnically-motivated hate crimes having fallen in […]
New HHS Survey Standards will Help Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Among Latinos
November 1, 2011 By
In an effort to improve its ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce them, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced final standards to more consistently measure race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status yesterday. “It is our job to get a better understanding of why disparities […]
New Study Shows Latinos hurt the most by Recession
August 2, 2011 By
A report by the Pew Research Center released last week found that Latinos have been the worst hit by the current economic recession. Researchers from the Social & Demographic Trends Project analyzed data from the Census Bureau and found that the median wealth of Hispanic households fell drastically from $18,359 in 2005 to $6,325 in […]
Obama hosts White House meeting for Hispanic Advocacy Groups
July 12, 2011 By
On Monday the White House held the first of a two-day Hispanic Policy Conference for community leaders from across the country and White House officials to attend an in-depth series of interactive workshops and to discuss a wide variety of issues ranging from education, health care, science and technology, immigration, to housing. The first day, […]
Hispanic Dropout Rate reaches 28 Percent
April 28, 2011 By
The National Council of La Raza recently released a study that indicated a Hispanic dropout rate of 28 percent. The report also included strategy recommendations to improve the opportunities of young Latinos and the social barriers they face as they enter the job market. According to the study, only “58% of Latinos complete high school […]
Guest Blogger Series: Matt Barreto “Where Latino Votes Will Matter in 2012”
March 31, 2011 By
With the recent release of the national Census data pundits have been quick to point out the obvious: the Latino population is growing! As if data points from the annual Current Population Survey, and now American Community Survey did not already tell us this on a yearly basis, the official 2010 decennial census now confirms […]
Texas Hispanic GOP to Improve Outreach among Latinos
February 2, 2011 By
A newly formed group of Hispanic GOP legislators in Texas are gearing up to improve and strengthen relations among the Latino constituencies they represent and better address the issues important to them. The Hispanic Republican Conference, consists of six members who identify themselves as Hispanic and three Anglos serving districts that are at least 40 […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Andres Ramirez “More than Immigration Needs to Be Addressed to Earn the Hispanic Vote”
June 14, 2010 By
Once again Ruben Navarette has gotten it wrong… Read his full article here or better yet don’t, I will summarize it in a single sentence: both Democrats and Republicans are undeserving of the Hispanic vote, because they have taken this voting block for granted. This is nothing short of nonsense. It has been a difficult […]
Hispanic: Not a Race
March 29, 2010 By
From community groups and national organizations to churches and the federal government, a highly orchestrated and concerted effort is underway to ensure that Latinos in the US respond to the 2010 Census. This year’s form is, as boasted by the Census Bureau, the shortest one to date. However, despite its simplicity, one large question looms […]
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