In what has become a cartoonish campaign rife with inflammatory and derogatory rhetoric, particularly targeting Latinos, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reversed his decision to participate in a question-and-answer session with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) slated for October 8, snubbing the Chamber after vowing more than once to engage in the […]
Comentarios from Maria: Pope Francis Made Us Proud to be Immigrants
October 5, 2015 By
By now, we have had a week to absorb and contemplate on the historic visit of Pope Francis to our country and beautiful capital city. It was a spiritual moment for all Latinos, especially believers, whereupon we realized that he is one of us. And he let us know from the very first moment he […]
Castro Presses Obama to Begin Easing Cuban Embargo
September 30, 2015 By
Following their meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Cuban President Raul Castro asked that President Obama use his executive power to dismantle the trade embargo that has stifled the flow of goods to and from the island nation for the past half-century. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez related his leader’s message […]
Latino Activists Rally To Jose Diaz-Balart’s Side
September 29, 2015 By
Latino activists showed their dissatisfaction with MSNBC, delivering 7,000 signatures to the network’s offices in New York, after reports surface that the network may be exploring possible options to remove anchor Jose Diaz-Balart from his daily program in favor of extended airtime of its dominant program, Morning Joe. The petition delivered to MSNBC notes that […]
In America, Francis Delivers Powerful Message of Social Justice to Washington
September 25, 2015 By
This week, Pope Francis I, the 266th successor of Saint Peter and head of the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church made his first visit to the United States, and became the third sitting pontiff to visit the United States as he was welcomed by U.S. President Barack Obama on the South Lawn of The White House […]
USHCC, AT&T Host Houston Day of Service
September 22, 2015 By
Keeping with tradition, Houston-area AT&T employees joined the Greater East End Management District and Keep Houston Beautiful to kick off the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) 2015 National Convention with their volunteer day of service. Friday morning in Houston was spent helping to beautify and landscape a popular trail, punctuated by remarks from the […]
Pope Views and GOP Rhetoric Make Courting Latinos a Difficult Task
September 18, 2015 By
With Republican presidential candidates like Donald Trump employing anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail, many elected Republicans at both the state and federal level who, in large part, owe their seats to Latino voters in Hispanic-heavy states, see next week’s visit by the most progressive Pope in a generation as a threat to the GOP’s […]
Trump Fumbles and Party Divisions Over Immigration, Foreign Policy In 2nd GOP Debate
September 17, 2015 By
Last night’s republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California exposed some rifts among the republican contenders for the 2016 nomination on immigration and foreign affairs, and saw Donald Trump fade slightly as the debate focused more on policy prescriptions rather than personality-centered questions and allowed candidates such as Carly […]
Latinos Face Higher Food Insecurity
September 16, 2015 By
The nation’s Latino households face nearly twice the level of food insecurity as the national average according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which could have implications for healthy eating plans and diabetes management, found that 22.4% of Latino households were considered food insecure. The study shows that nearly 20% (19.2%) […]
Pope Francis to Deliver Most Speeches in Spanish during U.S. Visit
September 15, 2015 By
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis, in his first ever trip to the United States next week, will give only four of his 18 planned speeches in English, the rest to be delivered in Spanish. And while the Vatican spokesman has intimated that the 78-year-old Argentine pope’s decision to emphasize Spanish holds no symbolic significance, […]
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