Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection to Congress, and confirmed that he will be pursuing another move: testing the presidential waters.
GOP Tax Plan Hurts Latinos
November 29, 2017 By
Having made its way through the House, the tax bill is scheduled to go before the Senate for a vote in the coming days. If adopted, the tax bill could mean major setbacks for Latinos in health and income inequality.
Coco, The Movie That’s Getting Latino Culture Right
November 28, 2017 By
“Coco” is getting the Latino community right.
Congress Approaches Shutdown over DREAMers
November 27, 2017 By
Concern is growing in both parties that a clash over the fate of Dreamers will trigger a government shutdown this December.
The Latino Community: Hollywood’s Multibillion-dollar Goldmine is being Ignored
November 20, 2017 By
The Latino community is almost completely shut out of Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera.
Racial Bias Might Have Spared Communities of Color from Opioid Epidemic
November 16, 2017 By
Research shows that doctors are far less likely to prescribe prescription opioids to their black and Latino patients, making them less vulnerable to develop an addiction to those drugs, said Dr. Andrew Kolodny, the co-director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
Dropout Rates Fall as College Enrollment Sores to Record Highs in the Latino Community
November 15, 2017 By
The Latino high school dropout rate has fallen by 6% — to 10% in 2016, from 16% in 2011 — among Latino students aged 18 to 24. That drop has been accompanied by record-high college enrollment amongst the same demographic, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.
Latino Political Power, an FBI Concern Unveiled
November 14, 2017 By
Historians are saying that a memo included in recently released John F. Kennedy documents by the National Archives shows that the FBI was concerned about the growing political power of Latinos.
DREAMers Seek Alternative Methods in the Absence of DACA
November 13, 2017 By
As politicians in Washington try and figure out what to do with the DACA program — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — across the country, DACA recipients are working on their own plans … trying to stay in the country if Congress doesn’t act in time.
Latinx, Gender Inclusive or Linguistic Overstep
November 9, 2017 By
Pronounced “La-teen-ex,” Latinx is a gender-neutral term for people of Latin American heritage. By dropping the -o or -a ending to the root word ‘Latin,’ Latinx encompasses those that do not adhere to a gender binary of male and female.
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