AMYGOODMAN: Today, in this special broadcast, we look at this year’s historic election and the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. We begin in North Dakota, which has the highest COVID-19 death rate of any state or country in the world, with one in every thousand residents dead from the virus. South Dakota’s…

National pollster Henry Fernandez has spent the election cycle immersed in the minds of Black voters. Fernandez, a lawyer and expert with the African American Research Collaborative, or AARC, has queried people across the country about their candidate choices, motivations and policy priorities. So he wasn’t surprised that Black Americans…

MIAMI A national spotlight has been on Cuban American voters and their support for President Donald Trump in Florida since Election Day. But perhaps more influential in the red wave that helped Trump win the state were other Latino voters. In all, support for Trump among Cuban Americans increased only…

A mural outside La Chiquita Grocery in Santa Ana, Calif. honors the military service of nearly 200 local Mexican Americans. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom surprised many supporters in his state earlier this fall when he vetoed a bill that would have required…

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The critically-acclaimed environmental feature documentary, KISS THE GROUND, recently garnered its 25th film festival award after the Red Nation International Film Festival (RNIFF) bestowed its humanitarian honor, the Chief Dan George Award, to directors Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell (Oscar® short list for Fuel, Official Selection Cannes…

Smiling women enjoying cookies together in kitchen at home during weekend The lack of diversity and inclusion in the health and wellness industry is a serious issue and has become more of a focal point due to conversations surrounding racism and social justice throughout the US and around the world.…

The Untitled Latinx Project is one of the groups trying to change that. Last year, the women partnered with Franklin Leonard and his company, The Black List, which aims to promote the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, to create the inaugural Latinx TV List. It showcases one-hour and half-hour original…

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) The Trump administration yielded to the reality Monday that the presidential election will not be overturned, finally authorizing the start of formal transition proceedings as President-elect Joe Biden moved to make…

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. After what seemed like a never ending campaign, Joe Biden has won the presidency. He did so with a campaign team that was one of the most diverse in history, including a staff that was more than…

Focused on Latin America and U.S. Hispanic markets, last week’s MipCancun Online Plus market-conference was a boutique affair, attracting 600 delegates from 500 companies and 44 countries. Far more than MipTV and even Mipcom, however, MipCancun’s lineup of speakers marked a virtual who’s who of relevant leading industry figures, led…