The findings of a poll conducted earlier this summer show that the immigration issue is the primary concern among Latinos, and the majority of them will vote only for those candidates who back immigration reform. The poll was conducted by LatinoMetrics during the last week of May and the first two weeks of June, 2010. […]
NAACP Calls for Tea Party to Condemn Racism within In Its Ranks
The NAACP, the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning racism within the Tea Party at their annual national convention held this year in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the accusations is that the Tea Party has been tolerating racism and welcoming white supremacists within their ranks. Hilary Shelton, director of […]
New Census Question in 2020
The first census conducted in 1790 only counted three categories of “race.” They were white, black, and red. Fast forward to the most recent census and the amount of choices not only for race, but ethnicity and nationality seem to have exploded. Many people are left confused and some even question why the government should […]
President Obama Thanks Dominican Republic for Help in Haiti Recovery
It’s been six months since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti killing hundreds of thousands of people and leveling the capital city of Port-Au-Prince. In recognition of the country’s efforts to help their neighbor, President Obama hosted the president of the Dominican Republic in Washington yesterday. During their meeting in the Oval Office, President Obama praised […]
Civil Rights Leaders Call for All-Star Game Move
On the eve of the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, Janet Murguia, president and chief executive of the national Council of La Raza, and Wade Henderson, president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, make an argument for moving next year’s game out of Arizona in an op-ed in today’s Washington Post. […]
Donors Contribute $500,000 to Defend Arizona Anti-immigration Law
A fund created by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to defend the state’s anti-immigration law grew to nearly $500,000 in the days following the announcement of a federal lawsuit. Established by an executive order on May 26, the Governor’s Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund had received well over half of nearly 10,000 online donations […]
Survey Finds Minority Children Have Fewer Opportunities Than White Peers
The Kellogg Foundation conducted the first known national survey of adults who work directly with minority children at the community level and found that these children have less opportunity to access a range of services than their white counterparts. The nationwide poll conducted in April included 2,028 adults who work as teachers, childcare providers, health […]
Financial Reform Bill Will Help Latino Families
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has released their analysis of the financial regulatory reform bill recently passed by the US Senate. In it, they outline what they believe to be the “victories” for Latino families in this piece of legislation. Many Latino families resort to payday and car title loans to pay their […]
Justice Department Sues Arizona Over Anti-Immigration Law
After much anticipation and speculation that a suit was eminent, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this afternoon that it was filing a lawsuit against Arizona asking a federal judge to declare the state’s new anti-immigration law, SB 1070, as unconstitutional and strike it down. The defendants are named as the state and Arizona Gov. […]
Latinovations Wishes You a Happy Fourth of July!
Latinovations wishes you a Happy Fourth of July. We will return July 6th.
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