Suzanne Gamboa
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Afro Latino scholars and activists slam Gov. DeSantis' dissection of AP African American studies
Rejecting an AP course on African American studies, the Florida governor now has a bigger plan to ban diversity programs in all state colleges by prohibiting funding. → Read More
Biden admin is proposing to allow people to choose Hispanic or Latino as a race
The Biden administration is proposing major changes to how Americans identify on the census, including Hispanic or Latino as their race and checking multiple boxes. → Read More
Mexican American students fought racism in a 1969 walkout. A play dredges the overlooked history.
Among the audience members watching "Crystal City 1969" were Latinos who lived through the experience in Texas — and urge vigilance against erasing history. → Read More
YA author Meg Medina is the country's first Latina ambassador for young people's literature
The Library of Congress named the acclaimed Cuban American author, who remembers trips to her Queens, N.Y., library, to encourage reading and library visits across the country. → Read More
Congress has failed for more than two decades to reform immigration — here's a timeline
The outlook for any meaningful immigration reform in the new Congress is bleak. → Read More
What is Title 42 and what could its end mean for the border and migration?
Then-President Donald Trump invoked the law after the pandemic broke out. Here's what the measure is all about — and what a change could mean for migrants and border cities. → Read More
Wage gap between Latinas and white men: It’s worse than you think
Groups say earnings of Latinas compared to non-Hispanic white men for the same jobs drop even more when part-time, seasonal workers are included in calculations. → Read More
A class of newly elected Latinos in Congress sets a record
"We have a lot of Latino members here who won and not in majority Latino districts," said Rep. Ruben Gallego, chair of the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. → Read More
Pundits have long had themes attached to Latino voters. Time to ditch the practice?
Latinos didn't vote in droves for Republicans as some predicted, calling into question the election-year narratives that don't reflect Hispanic voter history. → Read More
Latinos could have record number of seats in Congress after midterm vote
If that happens, “Latinos could be more than 10%” of the 435-member House, Vargas said. → Read More
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez arrested on bribery charges
Vazquez took office after the sitting governor stepped down amid massive public protests over corruption, fiscal mismanagement and leaked private chats. → Read More
Latino Democrats: Fight for abortion rights will rally voters
Latino Democrats in Arizona and Hispanic groups Nuestro PAC and Hispanic Federation announced they're mobilizing Latino voters around the fight for abortion rights. → Read More
'I hope you triumph,' Honduran mom told her two sons. Then she lost them in tractor-trailer tragedy.
A mother in Honduras talks of her two sons, Fernando José Redondo and Alejandro Miguel Andino, who were among the 53 migrants who died in a tractor trailer. → Read More
Dozens of migrants found dead in truck in San Antonio, officials say
The bodies were found in a tractor-trailer on a sweltering day. → Read More
'All of these kids are angels': Family and friends say goodbye to Uvalde victims
Funerals began Tuesday for the 19 children and two teachers killed last week in a massacre at Robb Elementary School. → Read More
Frantic parents wait for news of their children after Texas school shooting
After the shots rang out at Robb Elementary School, parents began frantically searching for the children they hadn’t heard from. → Read More
Get ready, Selena fans: New music from the queen of Tejano is coming
Twenty-six years after her death, her brother has created new arrangements and updated her 13-year-old voice, her father, Abraham Quintanilla, said. → Read More
Latinas are well represented in the labor force. In Congress, not so much
Latina legislators are less than 3 percent of members of Congress. The Democratic group PODER PAC is endorsing several Hispanic women who support abortion rights. → Read More
Latinos are showing little sign of shifting away from Democrats, Gallup finds
In recent polling, Hispanics identify with Democrats over Republicans by about 30 percentage points — a similar margin to previous years. → Read More
Vicente Fernández, Mexico's national treasure, has died
Musical legend Vicente Fernández, Mexico's national icon and king of ranchera music, has died at the age of 81. → Read More