Latino

Politics & Government

Latinos helped Donald Trump get re-elected. Why?

3:58pm November 07, 2024

Wake Forest University associate department chair and professor, Betania Cutaia Wilkinson, explains the conditions that led to president-elect Donald Trump seeing the highest-ever Latino voter turnout for a Republican presidential candidate.

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Manuel Vazquez, owner of Coya's artisan ice cream, poses for a photo as he carries a tray of ice pops in the kitchen of his shop in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S., February 26, 2024.

In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment

6:00pm April 24, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. It's caused an exodus in some communities. Those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.

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Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., is among the members using Spanglish — meaning a mix of English and Spanish — to communicate with constituents.

Politics & Government

Latino Democrats launch 'Our Lucha' war room using Spanglish to combat GOP

6:57pm February 15, 2024

by Claudia Grisales

The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling the new effort "Our Lucha War Room," or their fight for Latinos and boosting their representation in Congress.

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Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

5:00am September 03, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

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Arts
Culture

Greensboro's Posada Navideña doubles as an informational event

3:04pm December 07, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

A group of Latino organizations is kicking off the holiday season by organizing a free fair for Greensboro’s community.

Protesters outside City Hall call for the resignations of LA City Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo on Wednesday.

What the city council scandal reveals about LA's racial divides — and solidarity

5:03pm October 14, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The leaked LA City Council recording underscores long-simmering racial tensions. But the city also has a history of Black-Latino partnership, which activists hope to build on in the wake of scandal.

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Streets remained flooded in Cataño, Puerto Rico the day after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island.

Science

Why Latino people are on the front lines of climate change

5:01am September 21, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

A wide range of Latino communities in the United States are affected by climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and heat waves, and are leading the charge to address global warming.

Bar chart showing how households have been affected by inflation. 69% of Native American households, 58% of Black households, 56% of Latino households, 44% of white households and 36% of Asian households surveyed said that recent price increases driven by

National

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

5:00am August 08, 2022

by Will Stone

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Asheville's Miss Gay Latina provides mentoring and a sense of community

7:18am July 01, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

Elio González organized Miss Gay Latina for the first time in 2008. He has a background in event planning but had never thought of creating a pageant.

Race
Science

Pain management app is being developed for the Latino community

3:03pm March 23, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

Wake Forest School of Medicine will receive a grant to study and develop non-pharmaceutical pain management interventions for the Latino community.