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Zavala Hispanic Leadership Banquet to honor students and supporters
The Zavala Hispanic Leadership Banquet will take place in May, and they invite the community to come out and support educational achievements.
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KFDX Wichita Falls
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Lansing Latino legislative advocacy event brings labor issues, maternal health into focus
In the basement of a church in downtown Lansing, members of Michigan’s Latin community grappled with policy and bold ideas that could help them protect their civil rights and attain tangible political power statewide. On Thursday, MI Poder, a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying Latinx grassroots efforts and justice-driven policy change, hosted its fourth-annual Latino […]
9 min readMichigan Advance
- Entertainment
Casting Call For HBO’s “Task” Season 2 Seeks Bilingual Latino Actors In Philadelphia Area
A major HBO series is casting in the Philadelphia area, offering paid speaking roles for upcoming episodes.Heery Loftus Casting is searching for bilingual Latino actors for season two of the HBO drama “Task,” according to a casting notice released on Tuesday, April 28. View this…
1 min readDaily Voice
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Critics say Supreme Court decision will further reduce number of Black, Hispanic Texans in Congress
Critics in Texas worry Republicans in the state Legislature will wipe out the majority-Black 18th Congressional District in Houston and the majority-Hispanic 20th Congressional District.
3 min readHouston Chronicle
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Gov. Sherrill uses Spanish to speak directly to Latino residents
Since taking office in January, Gov. Mikie Sherrill has posted videos speaking Spanish, appointed someone to handle Hispanic media outreach, and is taking the “Ask the Governor” segment to Spanish-language media.
6 min readNew Jersey Monitor
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Arellano: The future of Latino politics just played out in Whittier
Whittier elected a Latino-majority council for the first time in the city's history. But for the three winning Latino candidates, their ethnicity was an afterthought.
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Los Angeles Times
- Politics
Hispanic GOP candidates could reshape Texas' congressional delegation - if they can win Hispanic voters
Texas voters could nominate as many as six Hispanic Republicans in the state's most hotly contested congressional races.
11 min readMySA
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Will landmark Voting Rights ruling erase Latino gains in WA?
Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party said they were weighing their options.
3 min readTri-City Herald
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Hispanic GOP candidates could reshape Texas’ congressional delegation — if they can win Hispanic voters
Texas voters could nominate as many as six Hispanic Republicans in the state’s most hotly contested congressional races. Party leaders hope that’ll help keep Hispanic voters in the GOP’s corner.
11 min readThe Texas Tribune
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USBurn Pits 360 artifacts honored by Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino
A South Texas organization that helped push for expanded health care for veterans is being recognized on a national stage. Burn Pits 360, founded in Robstown, is being honored by the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C., with artifacts from the movement now becoming part of the museum’s collection. The recognition highlights the group’s work in helping pass the PACT Act in 2022, a major piece of legislation that expanded health care access for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
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KIII
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Will the Voting Rights Act hold? What the Supreme Court's latest ruling could mean for Black and Latino voters
Louisiana v. Callais could reshape the Voting Rights Act and redistricting nationwide. Here’s what the Supreme Court ruling means.
2 min readRevolt
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‘Clearly deliberate’: Gov. Ron DeSantis cuts Florida’s Hispanic-majority Democratic congressional district
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new redistricting plan Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to approve this week eliminates Florida’s sole Hispanic-majority Democratic congressional seat, in violation of the state’s Fair Districts amendments and possibly of the U.S. Constitution. The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, ...
7 min readOrlando Sentinel
- Health
Report: Arkansas worst in nation on healthcare for Hispanic residents
Arkansas ranks worst in the nation on health system performance for Hispanic residents, according to a new report that found existing racial and ethnic health disparities are likely to worsen in every state under recent federal policy changes. About half of Hispanic children in Arkansas received timely preventive medical and dental care, according to the […]
3 min readArkansas Advocate
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‘Clearly deliberate’: DeSantis cuts Florida’s Hispanic-majority Democratic congressional district
TALLAHASSEE — A new redistricting plan Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to approve this week eliminates Florida’s sole Hispanic-majority Democratic congressional seat, in violation of the state’s Fair Districts amendments and possibly of the U.S. Constitution. The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, ...
7 min read - Entertainment
GALA Theatre, founded as a 'safe space' for Latinos, endures 50 years later
Hugo and Rebecca Medrano started their bilingual theater in a D.C. townhouse in 1976. Now it's looking to its next 50 seasons.
7 min readThe Washington Post
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Hispanic coalition helps feed Gray Ridge volunteers
As volunteers and residents continue salvage efforts in the Gray Ridge Estates addition, which was devastated by an EF4 tornado Thursday Enid Salvation Army is taking the lead in making sure those people are fed. Businesses and community groups that want to pitch in by providing food are asked to contact the Salvation Army at (580) 275-8442 to make sure efforts are not duplicated. Capt. David ...
The Woodward News, Okla.2 min read - World
Festival Latino to relocate to Columbus Commons, Ohio Theatre
Festival Latino will move from Genoa Park to Columbus Commons and the Ohio Theatre when the cultural celebration returns on Aug. 22-23.
The Columbus Dispatch1 min read - Sports
Raiders to host special Hispanic Football Hall of Fame event
Expected Las Vegas quarterback will be part of event
1 min readSB Nation
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Black and Latino civil rights leaders urge unity in L.A. town hall
On Thursday in Los Angeles, prominent civil rights and labor leaders called for a stronger coalition between Black and Latino communities under the Trump administration.
4 min readDe Los
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'To the races': Kentucky Derby Museum honors Latino jockeys with new exhibit
An exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum is bringing long-overdue attention to a group that has helped shape horse racing in America for generations: Latino jockeys. Titled “A Las Carreras,” Spanish for “To the Races,” the exhibit goes beyond the sport’s most famous moments to spotlight the stories that have often gone untold. Horse racing fans are familiar with iconic victories like Secretariat’s record-breaking Triple Crown run in 1973, or American Pharoah ending a 37-year drought in 2015.
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WHAS
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Latino leaders surge into local office as Trump-era attacks fuel new urgency
Rhetoric dehumanizing immigrant and Latino communities may appear more open and in-your-face in the current political climate. Voters are choosing an increasing number of nonwhite Hispanic leaders to local elective office — and many of the leaders are the first Latinos to hold their seats. “That's the difference now, is that there's this extra incentive of an unrelenting attack on Latinos across the country,” said Anna Sampaio, an ethnic studies professor at Santa Clara University who specializes in race and gender politics.
6 min readAP
