Embracing the Vaivén in Puerto Rican Reporting
Production of a dual-language podcast from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios offers lessons for journalism that breaks away from the white gaze.
Migrant Networks in the Pandemic
When the pandemic hit New York City in 2020, undocumented Mexican immigrants relied on the support of local organizations that have years of experience in their communities.
In a Washington State Prison, Latinos are Advocating for Mentorship and Education
A friendship between two Latinos incarcerated in Monroe, Washington led to a new community organization.
To My Fellow BoriBlancos: When We Say “Down with White Power,” We Also Mean Our White Power...
Instead of characterizing race and whiteness as belonging to the social structures and culture of the United States, White Puerto Ricans must acknowledge and confront anti-Black racism within their own communities.
Latin American Immigrants in New York Face Covid-19 Crisis
A study by the Center for In Situ Policy Research details the health, economic, and social impacts of Covid-19 among Latin American immigrants in New York.
Local Paper Covers Pandemic’s Impact in Queens
At a time when community papers are dwindling across the country, Queens Latino is an essential resource on the Covid crisis in New York's most impacted borough.
Dismantling Anti-Blackness Together
Two strugglesBlack liberation and immigrant rightsare intertwined and must be confronted together, which means acknowledging there is racism in the project of Latinidad.
The Stain that Mardi Gras Covers Up: Worker Vulnerability in New Orleans
The October collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel building project in New Orleans demonstrates the city's willingness to ignore widespread labor precarity.
Lessons of the Chicano Movement Today
Jimmy Patiño's Raza Si, Migra No: Chicano Movement Struggles for Immigrant Rights in San Diego, reveals connections between the early Chicano movement and immigrant rights today.
The Many Afterlives of Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the late Tejana popstar, would have turned 47-years-old today. What does her legacy mean in 2018?
DACA: The Agony of an Uncertain Path Forward
With DACA's expiration date slated for March 5, Republicans are betting that Democrats will prioritize mid-term elections over the fight to protect 800,000 young immigrants.
Joe Arpaio, A Devil in a Cast of Villains
President Trump's pardoning of Joe Arpaio is despicable. But many politicians who have denounced it have also supported anti-immigrant policies and helped fuel the violent drug war in Mexico.
