The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine honored Cal State Fullerton for awarding the highest number of degrees to Latino students out of any university in the state of California. CSUF was the first university in California and the fifth in the United States to have this honor. The 2009 rankings were published in the […]
Seattle Police Beating of Hispanic Caught on Tape
The Seattle Police Department is coming under fire from the community over a video released on Friday that shows police beating a Latino suspect. The video, which was shot by a freelance videographer, captures an incident last month when a police officer is seeing kicking a Hispanic man who is on the ground and yelling […]
Report Finds Hispanics Face Higher Unemployment
According to a report released yesterday by the US Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, the unemployment rate for Hispanics in the US has soared in recent years. A number of factors are cited as the cause of this increase including the overrepresentation of Latinos in industries that have been hardest hit by the recession such as […]
H.R. 2499 Passes, Creating Process for Determining Puerto Rico’s Status
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would give Puerto Ricans the ability to determine the future status of the commonwealth island. For 112 years, Puerto Rico has had an official relationship with the United States. However, by the process that was approved by a vote of 223 to 169, with […]
Arizona Law Proves Complex for the Republican Party
Following the passage of the controversial Arizona immigration law, notable Republicans including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, a candidate for US Senate in Florida, are countering some in their party to speak out against the law. In an interview with Politico (link it), Bush said, “I think it creates unintended consequences. It’s […]
Arizona Immigration Law Updates: Threats of Violence Close Latino Congressman’s Office
As Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signs into law the nation’s most stringent anti-immigration law that was recently passed by the state’s Republican controlled legislature, US Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has ordered his district offices closed following multiple threats. The congressman, who hails from the Tucson area and has spoken out in opposition to the […]
Hispanics Protest Arizona Bill to Combat Illegal Immigration
As hundreds of mostly Hispanic protesters hold vigil outside the state capitol in Arizona, President Obama, this morning, slammed the state’s recently passed immigration bill citing lack of federal action as partially to blame for what he called a “misguided” piece of legislation. In a brief statement before reporters, the president spoke against SB 1070, […]
Senate Confirms Latina Judicial Nominee
On Tuesday afternoon, Senators confirmed the judicial nomination of Marisa Demeo, a Latina and an openly gay candidate for the D.C. Superior Court. Republicans had been blocking her confirmation since she nomination to the bench by President Obama in March 2009. Demeo was one of a number of judicial appointees that has been stalled by […]
Latinovations Honors the Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height
Early Tuesday morning, Dorothy I. Height, who fought for most of her life on behalf of women and blacks, died at the age of 98. Height was president of the National Council of Negro Women for more than 40 years, advising presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Bill Clinton on both civil and gender rights. She […]
Long Island Man Convicted in Hate Crime against Latino Immigrant
As previously reported in La Plaza, Long Island native Jeffery Conroy was on trial for the death of Marcelo Lucero, a 37-year-old native of Ecuador who was fatally stabbed in Patchogue, New York in 2008. On Monday, Conroy was found guilty of gang assault and conspiracy as well as of assaulting three other Latino men […]
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