A Colorado Springs lawmaker is angry about a Colorado Department of Transportation public- service announcement aimed at Spanish-speaking drivers.
CDOT is expected today to introduce the PSA, in which the announcer, speaking in Spanish, asks drivers to buckle up. It will be up to television stations, such as Univision, to determine whether and when they run the ad.
Transportation department leaders decided to shoot the PSA after statistics showed that almost 60 percent of the 80 Hispanics kil
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Hispanics, once among the smallest of Minnesota's minority groups and predicted to remain so for decades, are now expected to become the state's largest minority group within the next 10 years, the state demographer's office said Monday.
But with a lot more white folks than what experts were predicting as recently as the mid-1990s, Minnesota will also remain overwhelmingly white through the early part of this century. READ FULL STORYRead more…
A city ban on hiring ex-cons for hospital jobs is unfair to blacks and Hispanics, a city woman claimed in a complaint to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Shanae Leath, who was convicted for her role in a mugging nine years ago, lost her shot at a clerical job at Bellevue Hospital when her record came to light. Leath, 28, said the city Health and Hospitals Corp. ban discriminates. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Behind its bland, warehouse-like exterior, Comunidad Cristiana Hosanna on Sunday morning is a feast for the senses.
Little girls in white robes and sequined headbands twirl as guitar, keyboard and timbales pound out salsa, merengue and American pop rhythms at rock-concert decibels. The crowd sings along with the robed chorus: "Levanto mis manos" -- "I raise my hands." READ FULL STORYRead more…
If Governor David Paterson wanted to deliver a slap to immigrant New Yorkers, he effectively did so with his appointment yesterday of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand.
The congresswoman will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as New York’s junior senator. In Clinton, New York had both a defender of women’s rights and an advocate of humane, sensible immigration reform. But Paterson chose to play politics by selecting an upstate representative who could shore up his support in that region—at the expense of im
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Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed.
Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion taxpayer-funded rescue, the airhead execs pushed through the purchase of a new Dassault Falcon 7X, according to a source familiar with the deal. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Days before Barack Obama begins his presidency, a new survey has found that Latinos do not believe immigration should be the top priority for the new administration.
Rather, Latinos consider the economy the most important issue, followed by education, healthcare and national security.
Only 31% of Latinos rated immigration as an “extremely important” issue for the president-elect to address after he takes office Tuesday. Meanwhile, 57% of them said the economy was extremely important.
“Latinos
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A new study finds that sun safety behaviors may be negatively influenced among Latinos after acculturation in the United States.
Researchers analyzed data from 496 Latino respondents to the 2005 Health National Information Trends Survey. The average age of the sample was 41.3 years. Researchers discovered that acculturation was negatively associated with use of shade and protective clothing and positively associated with sunscreen use. READ FULL STORYRead more…
A couple of years ago, after Bob Hope's death, the organizers asked George to be the tournament's official host. He was honored and excited, and he threw himself into the "Hopez" with a level of energy and commitment that was astonishing even by his hyperbeanic standards. He hosted every party, canvassed all of his showbiz and athlete pals to play, signed every autograph, and exhausted himself in the process. I know, because I went to the first one he hosted, and I couldn't believe how wiped ou
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Attendees of the Latino inaugural ball spoke of the huge stake they say Latinos hold in the incoming administration of Barack Obama.
"We are so hopeful, the Latino community came out in big numbers for him because of the hope and the dreams that he has placed in front of us," said Illinois senator Iris Martinez, (D) Chicago.
At the 2009 event, the Obama-inspired hope was flowing like the fountain in the Organization of American States building lobby.
The event was sponsored by the Hispanic Leade
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The immigration issue has receded in importance for Latinos amid their mounting alarm over the economy, according to a nationwide poll released yesterday by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center.
Only 31 percent of Latinos surveyed cited immigration as an "extremely important" priority for the incoming Obama administration, ranking the issue behind not only the economy but education, health care, national security and the environment. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Western Union said Monday it will return to Bromley Communications LLC as its Hispanic marketing communications partner in the United States.
The Greenwood Village money-transfer company (NYSE: WU) previously worked with Bromley from 1995 through 2002. San Antonio-based Bromley claims to be the nation’s largest Hispanic advertising agency. The company’s clients include MillerCoors, Procter & Gamble, Payless ShoeSource, General Mills and Nestlé USA. READ FULL STORYRead more…
America has long been the envy of the rest of the world, and for good reason. Over the past century, the United States has harnessed its economic, scientific, cultural and educational resources to produce remarkable achievements in every field of human endeavor. But with nations like China and India emerging as major powers, many argue that U.S. dominance will soon be eclipsed, and what is known as the American Century will soon be over. Our fate is far from sealed, though. Whether America surm
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Worries over the U.S. economy have overtaken immigration among the top issues that Hispanics — the nation’s largest group of immigrants — say should be tackled by President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey.
Only 31 percent of Hispanics rated immigration as an “extremely important” issue facing the new president, according to the nationwide Pew study released Thursday.
The economy received the top ranking from 57 percent of Hispanics, who rated immi
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Abraham Gonzalez came from Mexico at age 17 to pick crops in Idaho. He became a U.S. citizen 12 years ago - but only to avoid paying renewal fees on his green card.
He has never registered to vote. Members of his family who are eligible to become citizens or to vote have not done so. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Inequality in America has traditionally followed familiar patterns of race, age and education. Those long-standing gaps have been magnified by the real estate boom and now the historic bust, according to an Associated Press analysis of 2007 Census Bureau data.
While minorities have made significant gains in wealth and home ownership since 1990, "things are going into reverse gear," and now the homeownership rate for blacks and Hispanics is falling, said Edward Wolff, a New York University econo
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From her work as the governor's advocate for Minority, Women and Emerging Small Businesses to helping disadvantaged students access higher education, Muñiz has experienced first-hand the good things that can come from focusing on others rather than herself.
It's how she was able to get through the most difficult time of her life — the death of her husband, Michael Muñiz, an immigration lawyer who had a private practice. Michael Muñiz died Sept. 30, 2006, from a heart attack. He was 54.
Lydia M
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California Latinas for Reproductive Justice’s (CLRJ) new Policy Brief highlights the growing silent epidemic of Latinas’ lack of health insurance and the vital role that California’s public health programs play in sustaining Latinas’ health. Released today, “Access to Health Insurance: A Vital Step in Promoting Latinas’ Reproductive Health and Justice,” documents the dismal state of health insurance among California Latinas as California’s leaders continue to debate funding for critical public h
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Son jóvenes, mujeres, latinas y aseguran contar con las cualidades necesarias para ocupar un puesto público, desde donde dicen lucharán por hacer un cambio y reflejar, mediante su trabajo, la creciente diversidad de sus respectivas comunidades y mejorar la calidad de vida de sus residentes.
Eira Corral, candidata a secretaria de la villa de Hanover Park; Ana Ortiz, a síndico de Elgin, y Emi Morales a concejal de Elgin, conforman el trío de postulantes demócratas latinas que buscan ganarse un e
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