Hundreds of proposed local voting laws threaten the votes of Latinos and others, a new lawsuit charges. The bills are competing against a federal effort to expand mail-in voting and other measures that fueled record turnout last November.
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Guatemalans infected with COVID and deported from the U.S. aggravated the country’s coronavirus outbreak. They have faced stigma and neglect at home. In 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved to stop exporting the virus. But documents in Guatemala say infected deportees continue to arrive in planes sent by ICE
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Desde que comenzó la pandemia, guatemaltecos infectados por el COVID y deportados se han enfrentado al estigma de la pandemia y al abandono en su país. Autoridades de los Estados Unidos actuaron para eliminar la exportación del virus. Pero informes indican que deportados infectados siguen regresando a Guatemala
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In the United States we now have one pandemic for all Americans, and a custom-made disaster for Brown and Black people
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Mexico City’s progressive ban on single-use plastics is hailed as a great step for the environment. But the ban has ignited controversy: It includes tampons with plastic applicators, putting a widely used product out of reach for millions of women
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Excessive heat threatens farmers and rural communities in Mexico. In the ag-rich state of Zacatecas, a series of droughts in recent years has pushed more people onto the migrant trail
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A push for democracy in Peru went viral because of a global, tech-savvy network of activists. A Peruvian emigre goes behind the scenes to show how young people seized the day in Lima and around the world
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Despite working on a string of hit television shows, Gloria Calderón Kellett dreams of doing much more. The co-creator of the acclaimed remake of One Day At A Time is now behind an effort to support Latino creatives
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Science moved at unprecedented speed to develop vaccines against the new coronavirus. It was too fast for some Latinos -- especially those egged on by myth and misinformation
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Hey, media! Hey, politicians! Here’s your free post-election tip: Don’t exoticize Latinos. Report on them as American voters
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A California woman watches, unable to help, as her son struggles with COVID and depression inside a notorious ICE lockup. She's found community among families waging a Quixotic fight against official indifference
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In 2020, Puerto Rico had 1% of the U.S. population and 15% of the nation’s reported cases of violent deaths of transgender people. What’s behind the island’s crime wave?
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A veteran broadcaster scores with a hit new travel program on public television showcasing overlooked Afro Latino communities in the Americas
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After several decades of mistrust and corruption allegations, the United States and Mexico appear to be shooting blanks in the war on drugs
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A journalist waves aside the smoke to look back at her late father’s legacy -- and her own ironic addiction
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The Last Word on the inauguration of Joe Biden is yours: A photographer and a documentarian profile the scene and voices you didn’t see on television.
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Ahead of a presidential inauguration like no other, journalists marvel at having to prepare like they were going into a conflict zone
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Interviews with dozens of Latino journalists across the U.S. yield stories of stubborn disrespect and discrimination in today’s newsrooms
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Many Latinos sought refuge from political violence in the comfort of U.S. democracy. But the Trump-inspired siege in the U.S. Capitol building is digging up scary and familiar fears.
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Visual storyteller Zaydee Sanchez found Ricardo on Los Angeles’ notorious Skid Row. She returned over the years and captured images of a soul that moves to its own unique beat
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