David Arquette issued an apology for the racist remarks he spouted on Fox and Friends last week. In case you missed it, the "actor" first claimed that he was an expert on Latinos because he was born and raised in Los Angeles, and then said that while some Latina women have good judgment, others are "just nuts" in reference to Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Though 2008 voter turnout remained "statistically unchanged" from 2004, 5 million more people voted that year than in 2004, with large increases among minorities, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released yesterday.
The bureau's survey found that about 131 million people reported voting in the 2008 presidential election - a turnout of 64 percent, the same percentage as 2004. Of the 5 million additional voters in 2008, 2 million were black, 2 million Hispanic and 600,000 Asian.
The bureau s
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The number of Hispanic workers who die on the job has risen, even as the overall number of workplace deaths has declined, according to federal statistics.
Hispanic worker deaths increased from 533 in 1992 to 937 in 2007 — a 76% jump. In the same period, total fatalities in all jobs nationwide fell from 6,217 to 5,657, according to the data. The 2007 tally, the latest available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, followed a record 990 Hispanic deaths in 2006.
Last year, officials at the O
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Twenty-five years ago, four Qwest employees in Arizona launched El Centro de Qwest, a bilingual call center to cater to Spanish-speaking customers, giving callers the option to dial for help in Spanish.
Now Qwest has 350 people working in the operation, which has expanded to Salt Lake City, and about a tenth of the company's call-center workers are bilingual.
About 12 percent of customers for the Denver-based company request service in Spanish, and the numbers are growing strong far outside t
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The National Latina Women Business Association has presented its Corporate Leader of the Year Award to Elva Lima, Verizon's vice president of strategic programs, for her dedication to advancing the professional development and business leadership of Latinas.
The award honors outstanding Latina business women in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have demonstrated success in business and a commitment to the betterment of the Latino community.
"As the nation's leading Latina business organiza
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The decision by Bashas' Supermarkets to close three Food City stores illustrates how much businesses that cater to the Hispanic community are suffering as the economy and immigration crackdowns have driven Latinos out of Arizona.
No one knows exactly how many Latinos have left the state, but advocates, business owners and experts who track the Latino market believe the number is significant. The collapse of the state's economy eliminated many labor jobs tied to growth industries.
Edmundo Hida
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Close to 20,000 Hispanics live in Fort Wayne; many are closely watching Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing.
"The Hispanic community here in Fort Wayne and also in the state of Indiana is very excited about her nomination," says Herb Hernandez, President of the Greater Fort Wayne Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He says Sotomayor has stirred excitement and pride in the community.
"We know it's a point in history where we're going to not only have a Hispanic on the
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The Senate this week confirmed Robert Groves, a former census official and sociology professor at the University of Michigan, to run the Census Bureau. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke pronounced him ''a respected social scientist who will run the Census Bureau with integrity and independence.''
The appointment will hardly still controversy over the 2010 census.
To guarantee the most accurate count of the 300 million or so Americans, federal officials promise confidentiality. But now a group of L
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The two-month-old Berkeley liberal online hub called Presente -- which wants to be the Latino MoveOn -- has scored the progressive daily double: It has ticked off both Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly.
How: It is airing a radio ad this week in on Spanish-language stations in St. Pete and Orlando, Fla. calling out El Rushbo for referring to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a "racist" and a "bigot." It called on local GOP Rep. John Mica to rebuke Rush's comments. Uh, not a high chance of t
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hey are Latinas, women of accomplishment, experience — and what might even be called wisdom. And they say there is no reason for Sonia Sotomayor to apologize for suggesting that they might bring special insight to the pursuit of justice.
"Her background will only strengthen the court," said Teresa Puente, an assistant journalism professor at Columbia College in Chicago and the editor and founder of Latina Voices. "She's had to apologize for her statements, and I don't think she should have to."
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The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) has announced details of its 2009 Annual Convention. The convention, the organization's thirty-seventh, will be held August 8-12 in Boston. Lead sponsor of the event is KPMG, with welcoming presenting sponsor, State Street. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, will join ALPFA in welcoming attendees at the Welcome Reception on Saturday, August 8th. The Governor of Massachusetts has been invited to attend the Annual Awards Gala wh
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Nearly 1 in 5 Latino households is suffering from food insecurity nationwide in one of the worlds richest countries. According to the latest US Department of Agriculture 2006 report on food security, Hispanics are disproportionately affected with 19.5 % of Latino households reporting food insecurity, well above the national average of 10.9% (Non Hispanic white average is 7.8%). The Tri State area is seeing an increase of households struggling to adequately feed their families. The averages natio
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Latinos will be watching Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings "like hawks" for evidence that senators on the Judiciary Committee are mistreating the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, or are mischaracterizing her record, leaders of Latino political, professional and advocacy groups tell ABC News.
"We accept tough questions. But what we are going to object to are questions that misrepresent the judge or that distort her record," says Estuardo V. Rodriguez, director of Hispanics for a Fai
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NCLR is thrilled to unveil the new “Latinos and Philanthropy” track at the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference, which will take place July 25–28 at McCormick Place West. In addition to five workshops along this track, there will also be a town hall titled “A New Era of Philanthropy: A Look at the Current Economic Climate and Its Impact on Latino Organizations.”
On Saturday, July 25, panelists will address how nonprofit organizations throughout the country are facing the troubling challenge of meeting
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A lot of attention has been focused on the remarkable economic success of China, India and other Asian countries. So much so that the rise of Latin American companies as major players on the international economic scene has almost gone unnoticed.
"Latin American companies have fallen through the cracks," says Lourdes Casanova, a lecturer in strategy at INSEAD and author of Global Latinas: Latin America's emerging multinationals. "While other emerging market economies have been oversold, Latin A
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There's a shift under way in the Maricopa County jails.
The population of White male inmates, after growing steadily for more than a decade, has dropped in the past five years, while the population of Hispanic male inmates has increased to the point that they make up the ethnic majority, according Sheriff's Office data.
Experts say the explanation for the increase is largely due to overall population trends coupled with a series of recent laws and policy decisions targeting illegal immigrants
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The economic recession is impacting African-American and Hispanic workers at a disproportionate rate, according to two of the nation’s oldest advocacy organizations for racial equality and economic empowerment. Still, there are signs that the stimulus plan may be working.
Officials with the National Council of La Raza and the NAACP say rising unemployment rates in minority communities may be finally bottoming out. READ FULL STORYRead more…
A decade ago, political analysts talked about a significant gap between the population of the city of Los Angeles (mostly Latino and black) and its voters (mostly white).
Today, there is almost no gap -- at least not between registered voters and the citizen population -- according to Census data and a recently released Los Angeles Times Poll. The poll was conducted for the Times by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
The city of Los Angeles has almost 2.9 million
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Proyecto Nueva Vida (PNV) was nominated and selected as one of six top national programs regarding mental health and addiction for Latinos by the Community Defined Evidence Project.
The project seeks to identify culturally-based practices that support improved access to mental health and addiction services.
PNV and other organizations across the country will be included in a national directory of successful programs for the Latino community. READ FULL STORYRead more…
