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One Year After Arrest, Pressure Mounts on El Salvador to Free Ruth López
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Latinx Talks Highlights Latinas Running in Primary Election
The National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) reports that Latinos make up less than 2 percent of all elected officials in the country. This number is dramatically low considering that 18.1 percent of the U.S. population identify as Latino. With 17.5 percent of the total population in Illinois identifying as Hispanic or Latino, the national statistics are not proportionate to the people living in the state. WATCH: Latinx Talks: Our Future in Focus - Your Vote is Your Power In preparation for the upcoming Illinois Primary Election, this month’s Latinx Talks intended to promote diversity in politics by focusing on some of the Latinas on the ballot advocating for change to the system. Hugo Balta, Publisher of Illinois Latino News (ILLN), moderated the panel which consisted of Iris Y. Martinez, candidate for Democratic State Central Committeewoman for the Third District, and candidates for Cook County Commissioner Natalie Toro [...]
Meriden Students Protest Against Gun Violence and Discuss Its Impact on Latino Communities
Meriden students from Maloney and Platt High School organized separate student walkouts earlier this month to protest against gun violence and honor the victims of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Several Maloney seniors organized a walkout on June 1 and three Platt students, including Junior Jocelynn López, hosted their walkout the following day. Students reflected on how the May 24 shooting has impacted Latino communities across the country. “Being Latina myself, it was hard to hear that my community was hurt and is suffering during this difficult time,” López said. “Us Latinos stick together, and if one is hurt, then we all hurt and this felt like it hit so close to home.” López also pointed out that Platt has a diverse student body. About 60 percent of Platt students identify as Latino while Latinos make up around 90 percent of Robb Elementary School’s student [...]
Vázquez Matos named Superintendent of Middletown School District
The Middletown Board of Education has unanimously approved, with a vote of 9 to 0, to name Dr. Alberto Vázquez Matos superintendent of schools. Vázquez Matos is the first bilingual and biliterate Hispanic-Latino superintendent for the district. He had been acting superintendent since October, when Michael Conner took a leave of absence, and later resigned. "In the nearly eight months that Dr. Vázquez Matos has been the Acting Superintendent, he has proven himself to be a leader that is able to bring about necessary organizational changes, all the while building relationships, restoring trust, and renewing the district’s commitment and focus on student learning, growth, and well-being," a school district spokesperson told NBC Connecticut. Hispanics-Latinos make up 17 percent of Connecticut’s population; 11 percent of them live in Middletown that has nearly 48,000 residents. Vázquez Matos was born in the town of Naranjito, located in Puerto Rico’s interior. His mother [...]
The Misidentified
Publisher’sNote: The Misidentified was first published on palabra. Illinois Latino News, one of five independent news outlets managed by the Latino News Network, partners with palabra. in best serving the Hispanic-Latino community. IN A LATINO COMMUNITY NEAR CHICAGO, TOO MANY VICTIMS OF COVID ARE IDENTIFIED AS WHITE, BLACK, OR OTHER. THE MISCLASSIFICATION IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM MADE WORSE BY THE PANDEMIC, AND IT COULD BE COSTING LATINOS URGENTLY NEEDED PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. It started with a casual perusal of COVID death statistics in the summer of 2020. Journalist Ana Arana found that Latinos across the country were routinely misidentified ethnically and racially. The anomalies were easily missed by most media. But Arana’s instincts told her that at stake were significant public health consequences for Latinos. What ensued was a year-and-a-half-long palabra investigation into widespread misclassification of Latino COVID deaths that health officials acknowledge but have done little to correct. This story [...]
Yoellie Iglesias: The Mother of All Mothers
"I really believe that for me to be able to keep Angel safe, the only way that I can do that is to build a stronger community," Yoellie Iglesias, Executive Director, Madre Latina told the CT Mirror. "And every time that I help a family in anything that they need, I really believe that that family will also work to keep my child safe." That inspired Iglesias to start Madre Latina, a non-profit organization created in 2011 to educate, connect and empower Hispanic women and mothers. Dubbed “The mother of all Mothers,” for assisting mothers like her in raising their children, Iglesias is known as the go-to person for help in the Waterbury community. Yoellie with her son Angel, her inspiration for Madre Latina. “Madre Latina is an organization that is committed to seeing young women realize their dreams,” William R. Rybczyk, President/CEO of New Opportunities, Inc., said. “Through the [...]
Culture Is Key To Treating Mental Health Concerns
Publisher's Note: Mental health concerns dominate people's minds, even as the pandemic eases, according to a new survey conducted by the newsroom collaborative, Solving for Chicago. Illinois Latino News is one of the 23 newsrooms working cooperatively to cover pressing issues facing the public in the Chicago region. This story is based on your responses to the survey about the long-term effects of the pandemic people face and how to overcome those challenges. Mental Health wellness was among the social problems you said you want to see more news coverage. The impact of the coronavirus on Hispanics-Latinos, who have been disproportionately affected, has been discerning. Due to higher rates of deaths, unemployment, college dropout, homelessness, and access to quality health care, the community is more prone to developing symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Systemic barriers to mental health support have worsened for the community — at a time when [...]
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