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Meet the New Gerber Baby: Mary Jane Montoya
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 12:29PM
On November 6, 2012, the same day millions of Latinos took to the polls to vote, Gerber announced the winner of their latest Gerber baby photo contest.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Poll: Obama Has Latinos’ Support, But Not Necessarily Their Vote
by Julianne Hing on October 11 2012, 4:35PM
And a young undocumented immigrant responds to Obama’s latest overture to Latino voters.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
NYPD Cop ‘Accidentally’ Shoots and Kills Unarmed 20-Year-Old Latino
by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2012, 4:01PM
An innocent and unarmed 20-year-old was shot by the NYPD while fleeing a robbery in the Bronx.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Pew Report: Record Numbers of Latinos in US Colleges, Public Schools
by Jorge Rivas on August 21 2012, 11:59AM
Latinos are now, for the first time, the largest minority group among the nation’s four-year college and university students.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Los Fixie Riders: L.A. Latino Teens on Why They Prefer Fixed Gear Bikes
by Jorge Rivas on August 1 2012, 9:09AM
Taking a cue from velodrome Olympians and city bike messengers, Latino teens are tricking on bikes without gears.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Olympics, Summer
La Casa Azul Becomes East Harlem’s Little Bookstore That Could
by Mónica Novoa on June 12 2012, 9:44AM
At a time when many mainstream booksellers and publishers are struggling to survive, a new independent Latino-owned bookstore in East Harlem showed that community support can be strong business capital.
Topics: Arts & Culture
by Jorge Rivas on June 6 2012, 11:53AM
Analysts expect the less affluent to adopt the phone because prepaid services require no contract or credit checks for customers but others fear more people will enter a less regulated mobile space.
NYC Budget Cuts Could Displace 10,800 Low-Income Kids
by Jorge Rivas on June 1 2012, 11:12AM
Day care centers in the city’s Latino, Asian and black communities are the hardest hit.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Ya Es Oficial: White Births No Longer a Majority in the U.S.
by Jorge Rivas on May 17 2012, 11:15AM
Latinos continue to be the nation’s fastest growing group with their population increasing by 3.1 percent since 2010.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Presente.org Names Arturo Carmona as its New Executive Director
by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:59PM
The country’s pre-eminent online Latino advocacy organization largely responsible for removing Lou Dobbs from CNN has a new director.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Record College Enrollment Doesn’t Mean Upward Mobility For Most Latinos
by Jorge Rivas on November 2 2011, 3:08PM
Despite record numbers in Latino college enrollment, experts say that we’re a long way from closing the income gap.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Why Los Angeles Police Can’t Ticket Students on Their Way to School
by Julianne Hing on October 24 2011, 10:00AM
Observers say that black and Latino students were ticketed most often. Now, advocates are searching for policies that actually work.
Topics: Schools & Youth
31 Million U.S. Kids Live in Poverty Today As Racial Inequality Deepens
by Julianne Hing on August 18 2011, 8:23AM
More than one in three black kids—a full 36 percent of black youth—live in poverty, along with 31 percent of Latino children.
Topics: Schools & Youth
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