Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and honor the Latinx community, elevate underrepresented voices, and hear peoples stories of resilience. As a company, Facebook is celebrating by launching new app features, providing resources and support for Latinx small business owners, and adding new Latinx-focused content on…
For years, pundits and demographers have been predicting that 2020 would be the year of the Latino voter. It was a likely scenarioaccording to Pew, Latinos are already the second-largest ethnic or racial group in the United States, and their population has grown by about 4 million since Donald Trump…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Voto Latino, the nation’s largest Latinx voter registration organization, announced that it has officially registered 1,057,090 Latinx voters to-date, the most ever in history. For the 2020 election cycle specifically, Voto Latino has surpassed its 500,000-goal, registering more than 558,000 voters to-date across the…
Sandra Amado Gómez and her daughter Aylen Agostina Gómez register a woman to vote during halftime at a soccer game in Raleigh, N.C. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) In Siler City, where poultry trucks scatter feathers on the roads, Janet Pulido knocked on doors in a heavily Latino mobile…
The state of Florida has been a major battleground state during U.S. presidential elections this century. This year is no different. On Saturday in Miami, tens of thousands of Latin American descendants and originals congregated to make their voices heard in the strategic area of South Florida. In the name…
Who turns out to vote, who stays at home, and who mails or drops in a ballot are all likely to play a significant role in the outcome of the US presidential election. Race and racism are important in motivating and suppressing voters. Unlike in Australia and a handful of…
Everybody came into this postseason expecting the unexpected, considering how many unusual features were built into the Major League Baseball postseason, tailored for the unique circumstances of the 2020 season. Just for starters, we faced an expanded field of teams, a wild-card series instead of an elimination play-in game and…
In early August, Ginny Kerslakes lush green yard in a middle-class Pennsylvania suburb turned into a muddy river, thanks to another spill at the pipeline drilling site opposite her house. A couple of days later, 10,000 gallons of drilling mud, or bentonite clay, contaminated a popular recreational lake that also…
Some of the most high-profile Hispanic-American TV newsers gathered yesterday for a virtual panel hosted by Paley Center. Moderated by NBC News’ Mariana Atencio, PaleyImpact: Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Voices in Media focused on the role the media plays in informing, educating and impacting Hispanic Americans when it comes to…
Some of the most high-profile Hispanic-American TV newsers gathered yeterday for a virtual panel hosted by Paley Center. PaleyIMPACT: Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Voices in Media. Moderated by NBC News’ Mariana Atencio, the discussion focused on the role the media plays in informing, educating, and making an impact on Hispanic…