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Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera salutes the fans as he leaves the field after a win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 3, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sports

Carolina Panthers Coach Ron Rivera Has Charlotte's Latino Community Fired Up

2:18pm February 05, 2016

by Michael Tomsic

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera is the second Latino head coach in Super Bowl history. And Charlotte's Latino community is talking about football like never before.

Girls at dance practice during Season 1 of East Los High.

'East Los High' Isn't Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It's Also A Science Experiment

2:40pm January 11, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Social scientists and health workers worked with screenwriters and studio execs to create a binge-worthy show designed to help young Latinas make healthy life choices.

At left, Jimmy Smits in My Family. At right, Jennifer Lopez in Selena.

National

'Mi Familia' In Movies: Films Mexican-American Millennials Grew Up On

1:00pm January 06, 2016

by Adrian Florido

The bush-disguise bit in Born in East L.A. The murder scene in Selena. I watched these dozens of times as a kid, but as an adult, they've come to mean more.

When politicians seem to spend less time understanding Latino issues and more time dining at taquerias, well, there's a word for that.

A Politician Walks Into King Taco ... A Look At The Political Term 'Hispandering'

11:52am December 08, 2015

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

It wouldn't be an election without a good, old-fashioned, racially charged pun.

Diana Venegas, a nursing student at Samuel Merritt University, in Oakland, Calif., takes a patient's blood pressure at a recent health fair at Allen Temple Baptist Church.

A Push In California To Train More Latino And Black Nurses

12:02pm November 13, 2015

by Adizah Eghan

Though 39 percent of the state's population is Latino, only 8 percent of its nurses are. Health officials are looking to reduce health disparities by increasing diversity among health professionals.

National

The Immigrants It Once Shut Out Bring New Life To Pennsylvania Town

8:34pm October 14, 2015

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Once home to some of the country's strictest anti-illegal-immigration laws, Hazleton is now 40 percent Latino. The city is younger and bigger than it's been in decades, and the economy is thriving.

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Johanna Fernández, co-curator of a new exhibition about the Young Lords, points to pages of the group's newspaper on display at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Once Outlaws, Young Lords Find A Museum Home For Radical Roots

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Inspired by the Black Panthers, the Young Lords were formed in New York City by a group of Puerto Rican youth in 1969. Their history is now on display in a new exhibition.

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Photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman's "Queer Icons" series portrays queer people of color as saints and warriors. Jahmal Golden is a poet and a student at The New School.

Not Your Mother's Catholic Frescoes: Radiant Portraits Of Queer People Of Color

4:54pm May 29, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Inspired by Mexican religious art, photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman portrays queer people of color as saints and warriors.

Standards For Child Migrants Could Force Detention Centers To Close

7:26pm May 14, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The Obama administration has detained thousands of immigrant women and children, but that could soon change. A court case is challenging whether it is ever legal to hold children for long periods.

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Boys wait in line to make a phone call at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Arizona in June. Many of the minors who arrived from Central America last year are now awaiting court hearings to determine if they can stay in th

Many Unaccompanied Minors No Longer Alone, But Still In Limbo

7:45am March 10, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Many of the thousands of youths who arrived in the U.S. in 2014 now live with family, awaiting hearings on whether they can stay. But finding legal and mental health assistance remains a challenge.

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