Silvia Foster-Frau
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San Antonio, TX, United States
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Recent articles by Silvia:
In Black-led Compton, a Latino majority fights for political power
The city known for its Black culture is now majority Latino. But its leadership remains largely Black. A group of Latino vaqueros want to change that. → Read More
N.C. governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, setting up fight with GOP lawmakers
The North Carolina governor, a Democrat, has vetoed the state's 12-week abortion ban but the state legislature could still override his action. → Read More
Texas mall shooter’s ‘neo-Nazi ideation’ shocks Latino community
Since the mass killing in Allen, Tex., Latino residents say they've been grappling with the shooter's identity and discussing racism within their own community. → Read More
After school shooting, Nashville’s Christian community grapples with guns
A look at how the "buckle of the Bible Belt" contends with the question of gun control. → Read More
Non-White groups have struggled with census. Biden’s plan could help.
The Biden administration has proposed changes to the census that advocates say would give Latinos and Middle Easterners or North Africans more visibility, but also potentially lower the White population count. → Read More
Growing Up Latino
Latino children share how they’re figuring out their place in the United States while making their way toward adulthood. → Read More
LGBTQ community braces for rollback of rights after abortion ruling
LGBTQ community across the country wonders "Are we next?" after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. → Read More
A half century after one movement, ‘Fierce Madres’ in Uvalde call for another
After a long procession of funerals in the wake of the deadly school shooting in May, the collective grief in Uvalde, Tex., is turning into collective rage. → Read More
‘That’s not the devil, that’s America’
The Black residents of Buffalo’s East Side see the mass shooting that targeted its Black community as an exclamation point to the racism they face every day. → Read More
A mother, daughter and the abortions that came between them
A mother and daughter on opposite sides of the abortion rights debate struggle with their relationship. → Read More
Biden’s free covid tests plan shortchanges Americans of color and hardest-hit communities, say health workers and activists
The administration plan was largely lauded when announced, but those who serve the nation’s most vulnerable say the tests should have been distributed more equitably. → Read More
Locked out of traditional financial industry, more people of color are turning to cryptocurrency
A growing number of Americans of color are hoping crypto will help them gain wealth, but experts urge caution. → Read More
Waukesha holiday parade victims include a child, a bank teller and Dancing Grannies, prosecutor says
They died celebrating the approaching holidays and reveling in the joy that this time of year is supposed to bring. → Read More
Racial bias affected Black-owned small businesses seeking pandemic relief loans, study finds
The report found that Black-owned businesses had better luck with online lenders using automated systems. → Read More
Texas doctor says he violated nation’s most restrictive antiabortion law to challenge it
A slew of lawsuits against Braid are expected to follow his public admission. → Read More
A Colorado county offers glimpse of America’s future
People of color are the majority in Adams County. The same is now true in the West. → Read More
Where victims and survivors lived in Champlain Towers South condo building
In a split second, hundreds of lives changed forever. For many, the outcome hinged on a single number: their condo unit. → Read More
Federal board approves removal of ‘Negro’ from more than a dozen place names in Texas
The 16 sites have been renamed after notable or historical figures. → Read More
Texas lawmakers again urge federal board to remove ‘Negro’ from place names in state
A little-known interdepartmental panel will vote Thursday on renaming 16 sites across the state. → Read More
Latinos are disproportionately killed by police but often left out of the debate about brutality, some advocates say
Latinos are nearly twice as likely as Whites to be fatally shot by police. So why aren’t they included in the national conversation about policing and racism? → Read More