Alvaro Obregón: Putting Community First
The Associate State Director, Advocacy & Outreach, with AARP Illinois, discusses digital equity, caregiving resources, and how family shapes his love of serving the community.
Sazón De Louisiana: Bésame
In a city known for dishes heavily influenced by Creole cuisine, Cajun cuisine, and soul food, Bésame offers restaurantgoers an alternative.
“Sanctuary City” Brings A Timeless Journey To Hartford Audiences
OBIE Award-winning Sanctuary City, is a play that follows two young DREAMers, three months after the attacks of 9/11, as they continue to strive for the American dream in this post-9/11 reality.
Peggy Salazar: “The godmother of Environmental Justice”
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are featuring Peggy Salazar, the “no-nonsense” woman who will not stop fighting for Environmental Justice.
Immigration Bill Ignites Racial Profiling Concerns
Local law enforcement would be required to identify and hold immigrants living in the state illegally.
The Nebraska Commission on Latino-Affairs works on growing its impact despite potential challenges
A resource for Latinos trying to expand its reach faces some of its responsibilities being cut.
Carlos Fernandez: Challenging Corporate Power
Creating transformative change by building power with working families through strategic community-labor organizing, grassroots leadership development, civic engagement, and training.
Illinois Primary: Diversity of State Supreme Court called into question
“This (Latino) perspective is essential for a judiciary that aims to serve justice equitably and with a deep understanding of all its constituents” -Illinois Latino Agenda
Pilot Program Looks to Diversify Childcare Workforce Amid Shortages
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE— A four-week pilot program in Spanish, run by the Community Training Engagement Center, looks to address the
Michelle Bueno Vasquez: Defining Latinidad
Bueno Vasquez discusses how Afro-Latinos experiences are influenced by race, skin tone, in ways distinct from those of other Hispanics, including struggling with their Black identity.
Western WA Latine artist brightens up neighborhoods with over 2 dozen vibrant murals
Angelina Villalobos is breaking barriers in a male-dominated space and has created 25 murals in WA, including one at a park in Lakewood.
Future Uncertain For Tax Hike To Fight Homelessness
CHICAGO ⸺The night before her first day of college, 23-year-old Samantha Caldera said she stayed up and cried with her