Top Stories + Press Releases Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 19, 2009
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
November 18, 2009
New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
November 5, 2009
Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
October 9, 2009
LATINA VOTER INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA USAGE: Groundbreaking Poll Shows Internet & New Media Usage Vital for Engaging Latinas
October 2, 2009
Upcoming Supreme Court Session to Decide Two Critical Immigration Issues
September 14, 2009
Latino HIV/AIDS Crisis Demands Attention – Health Care Professionals from Across the United States Gather in New York City for National Conference on Latinos and AIDS to Address Concerns
September 3, 2009
New NCLR Report: Latino Worker Deaths Sound the Alarm for Declining Standards in America’s Workplaces
August 27, 2009
Over 500 Organizations Demand White House End Flawed State And Local Immigration Enforcement Program – Federal 287(g) Program Results In Illegal Profiling And Threatens Public Safety, Say Groups
August 3, 2009
MADIGAN SUES WELLS FARGO FOR DISCRIMINATORY AND DECEPTIVE MORTGAGE LENDING PRACTICES – Illinois Attorney General Alleges Lender Steered African-Americans, Latinos Into Subprime Loans
July 9, 2009
Leahy, Sessions Announce Witness List For Sotomayor Hearing – scheduled to begin on July 13 at 10:00 a.m
June 25, 2009
MetroPCS is First North American Carrier to Offer Unlimited International Calling for $5 per Month – including Mexico and South America
June 24, 2009
Latino Teens Happier, Healthier If Families Embrace Biculturalism: Report
SENATORS URGE SETTLEMENT IN USDA DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT BY HISPANIC FARMERS – Senators applaud settlement of similar suit by black farmers, say it is time to settle with Hispanic farmers
October 23, 2008
More Than 80% of Latino Children Unable To Read at or Above Grade Level by 4th Grade
October 20, 2008
‘Kids in Need of Defense’ (KIND) Launched by Microsoft, Angelina Jolie, Major Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments – New Children’s Advocacy Organization to Provide Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in U.S.
October 7, 2008
New Survey Shows Significant Numbers of Latino Voters Still Persuadable in Battleground States
September 30, 2008
Citi and the Citi Foundation Award $1,000,000 to the National Council of La Raza
September 25, 2008
Ya Es Hora Campaign Launches Latest Phase of Historic Latino Voter Mobilization Efforts; Distributes Nearly 1 Million Voter Registration Cards – Multi-Phase Campaign Transitions This Week from Citizenship Drive to Engaging New Citizens to Register and Vote
July 29, 2008
Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report – 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground
June 26, 2008
Less than half of California Latinos (48%) have home computers compared to about eight in 10 or more for whites (86%), Asians (84%), and blacks (79%). Just four in 10 Latinos (40%) have Internet access and a third (34%) a broadband connection at home. – Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
June 12, 2008
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND WACHOVIA LAUNCH $16.25 MILLION PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN U.S. LATINO COMMUNITIES
April 30, 2008
Nicaraguan family has 4 siblings in the Olympics – The Lopez family seems to excel in Taekwondo – (saw them on the tonight show last night)
April 29, 2008
Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study
March 6, 2008
Historic Grand Opening of the Raul Yzaguirre Building Kicks Off Yearlong Celebration of NCLR’s 40th Anniversary
February 19, 2008
Child obesity seen as fueled by Spanish language tv ads
February 14, 2008
University of California-Berkeley study shows strong support for cross-border health insurance between the U.S. and Mexico
January 28, 2008
Presidential Candidates Make Limited Use of the Web to Target Hispanic Voters
January 22, 2008
LATV NETWORKS ACQUIRES AMERICAN LATINO TV, WIDELY BROADENING SCOPE OF ITS PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISING OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.
January 9, 2008
New Survey of Latino Professionals, Ages 18-39, Reveals Shift Toward Democrats, Support for Obama, Guiliani and McCain, and Lack of Influential Latino Leaders on 2008 Campaign
January 8, 2008
National Citizenship Coalition Surpasses One Million Goal (WOW!!!) – 2007 Citizenship Applications Highest In A Decade
January 3, 2008
PR Newswire to Acquire Leading Hispanic Press Release, Clipping and On-line Advertising Services
November 26, 2007
Government Abandons Current “No Match” Rule Harmful to Legal Workers
Immigrants Create Almost a Quarter of New York State Economic Output ($229 billion) – Fiscal Policy Institute Report: Immigrants in New York State
October 30, 2007
Grupo Salinas and Fundacion Azteca America Sign Landmark English-as-a-Second- Language Agreement With the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to Benefit US Latinos
QuePasa Corporation Makes Bold Moves to Accelerate Leadership Position – Robert Stearns resigned as CEO on Thursday, October 25th
September 26, 2007
$17.2 Million Awarded in Grants to Help Hispanic-Serving Institutions
September 24, 2007
“¡Vivir sin lÃmites! – A Reality for Latinos with Disabilities
September 19, 2007
Older Hispanics Rely on Social Security as Primary Source of Retirement Income
September 18, 2007
Almost 500 mostly Latino janitors who cleaned UPS facilities, hotels, and other properties in Illinois and Texas have won a $1.2 million settlement
August 28, 2007
Workplace Unfairness Costs U.S. Employers an Estimated $64 Billion Annually in Employee Turnover
August 13, 2007
Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
August 9, 2007
More Than 300 Counties Now “Majority-Minority”
July 19, 2007
Dallas/Ft. Worth Retailers Benefit Significantly by Latino Growth, Study Shows – According to the findings of a recent survey by Rincon & Associates, Dallas/Ft. Worth area retailers are benefiting significantly from the surge in Latino population growth and buying power.
June 13, 2007
Discovery en Español to Premiere Ground-Breaking Documentary – Viviendo En Las Sombras
April 30, 2007
POLICE STOP WHITE, BLACK AND HISPANIC DRIVERS AT SIMILAR RATES ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORT
April 26, 2007
Forrester Research: Half Of Online Hispanics Prefer Spanish-Language Web Sites (Doesn’t that mean half prefer English-Language Web Sites?)
April 11, 2007
New NCLR Report Finds Severe Health Information Gap among Georgia’s Latino Population
March 27, 2007
Edgy mun2 Campaign Gets Mixed Results From Young Latinos
February 28, 2007
Immigrant Influx Raises Wages of Native Workers in California
February 7, 2007
Beyonce and Alejandro Fernandez Pair for Duet in Spanish – Superstars Record ‘Amor Gitano’ for New Novella & Their Solo Albums
January 30, 2007
Drop-Out Rate a Crisis for Texas
January 18, 2007
For U.S. Hispanics, Clinton First Choice for President in 2008; Several African-Americans Also Top of Mind
January 10, 2007
Arizona Court Rules in Favor of Western Union on Money Transfers (supporting Hispanics sending money home to Mexico)
December 20, 2006
Significant Food Insecurity in Latino Community Can Be Stemmed by Strengthening Food Assistance Programs, NCLR Report Says
LULAC Urges Immediate Moratorium on Immigration Raids Pending Congressional Action on Immigration Reform
December 7, 2006
TOM BROKAW REPORTS ON THE REAL STORY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, TAKING VIEWERS BEHIND THE SCENES OF ONE OF THE HOTTEST TOPICS DIVIDING AMERICA TODAY
Groundbreaking Latin/Urban Music Label Urban Box Office Ceases Operations
November 30, 2006
Battle for 2008 Latino Vote Underway
Mega TV Airs First Interview with Cartoonist José Varela
October 26, 2006
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Issues the Following Statement in Response to President Bush’s Planned Signing of the U.S.-Mexico Border Legislation into Law
October 22, 2006
HIV/AIDS in Latino Community Has Reached Crisis Proportions, New NCLR-CSULB Center for Latino Health Reports Findings
October 12, 2006
Low-Paid, Uninsured (Latina) Janitor with Breast Cancer, Finalist for Glamour’s “Woman of the Year”
September 25, 2006
Latino Elected Officials Still Confront Significant Discrimination at Election Time
September 6, 2006
Uninsured Latino children more likely not to get medical care
July 21, 2006
New Americanos Poll Study Captures Hispanic Television Habits and Opinions. Study Reveals Some Surprising Twists: Over Half of Foreign-born Hispanics Watch TV in English, While News and Political Shows Beat Telenovelas as the Preferred TV Format
