The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with hundreds at a church in Morristown, New Jersey to listen to personal testimonies from immigrant families who have had loved ones deported due to current immigration law. Gutierrez has been leading a nation wide tour called “Familias Unidas” [...]
According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, low-income Latinos in the South have been routinely cheated out of wages, denied basic health protections and are victims of racial profiling. The report entitled “Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South,” documents the experiences of 500 immigrants, said the center, a human [...]
Edward M. Avalos is named Nominee for Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, for the United States Department of Agriculture. Edward M. Avalos has 34 years experience in agriculture marketing. His career includes a 5 year tour with the Texas Department of Agriculture and 29 years at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Having [...]
All too often the portrayal of African-Americans and Latinos is a negative one in Hollywood. In an effort to defy the norm, this week the New Paradigm Broadcast Network (NPBN), which is based in Los Angeles, was launched. The media network’s goal is to engage and entertain viewers through positive, affirming, and empowering programming. The [...]
Ana Recio Harvey is the Associate Administrator for the Office of Women’s Business Ownership at the U.S. Small Business Administration. In her new role, she will oversee the agency’s wide range of programs to promote business ownership among women, ranging from financial education and self-sufficiency assessments, to specialized products and services related to government procurement, [...]
Two Hispanic media companies including Meredith Hispanic Ventures and NBC Universal’s Spanish-language network Telemundo Group have collaborated for an in-depth study of Latinas. They conducted at-home video interviews with 13 young Latina women in four cities and did a wide-ranging survey of 1,004 Latinas and 500 non-Hispanics. The study entitled “What Latinas Want” explores everything [...]
As reported in the Miami Herald, Fidel Castro, Cuba’s ex-president who had previously expressed his admiration for Obama has blasted the new U.S. president for showing signs of “superficiality.” Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama “misinterpreted” his brother Raul’s remarks regarding the United States and brushed off Obama’s suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners [...]
By: Joe Garcia As the American-born son of Cuban exiles, I would like nothing more than for my mother and father to be able to return to their country one day. I also wish for my daughter to experience the wonders of the land where her grandparents met and grew up, and for her, along [...]
President Barack Obama attended the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago this past weekend along with 33 other democratically elected heads of state and government in the Western Hemisphere. In Obama’s first meeting with his regional counterparts he used the opportunity to engage in a new relationship with countries of the Americas [...]
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was the first to learn about President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico, and three key members of the caucus are currently traveling with him to the Summit of the Americas. Members include Congressman Nydia Velazquez, Chair of the CHC, Congressman Xavier Becerra, vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and [...]
