By Nigel Thompson of Al Dia News
It is estimated that up to approximately 10,000 Hispanics served throughout the course of the American Civil War.
From Mexican-Americans in the South and West, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and immigrants from Spain and Portugal, they found themselves on either side of the battle. Continue reading The story of Joseph De Castro: The first Hispanic to ever win a U.S. Medal of Honor
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday nominated Appeals Court Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt to a seat on the Supreme Judicial Court, paving the way for her to become the first Latina to serve on the high court bench. Continue reading Gov. Baker Taps Dalila Argaez Wendlandt for Supreme Judicial Court
Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan won the U.S. Senate race in New Mexico, bringing the total of Latino senators to five. Continue reading Latinos gain a Senate seat with Ben Ray Lujan’s win in New Mexico
The 117th Congress will have a record number of Native American women after voters elected three to the House of Representatives. Continue reading Record number of Native American women elected to Congress
“Amarillo, rojo, azul, rosado,” six children, all under the age of 10, repeated after Joana Pratt, co-owner of Art for Life in Buford, meaning yellow, red, blue and pink in Spanish. Continue reading Sole Latina art studio owner in Gwinnett gets creative after losing 80% of business during pandemic
Growing up in Washington state, Eduardo M. Peñalver dreamed of exploring the skies and space. Longing to be an astronaut, he was a diligent student and in high school secured the nomination from his state’s senator needed to attend the Air Force Academy. But NASA was not in his future. Continue reading Eduardo M. Peñalver, from ‘first’ Latino law school dean to ‘first’ Latino college president
Even for celebrated Latinx performers like John Leguizamo, finding success in the entertainment industry is a hard-fought and seemingly never-ending battle. But as a newcomer to the business, Leguizamo recalls being galvanized by the struggle into telling his own stories. Continue reading John Leguizamo, Stephanie Beatriz, others talk about creating authentic Latino Stories
Community organizations across Western New York are making the push to get people to vote as Election Day, on November 3, gets closer. This includes the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York. Continue reading Young Hispanic and Latino Voters are Pushing for Increased Voter Turnout
By Penelope Lopez of ABC
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa has a message for the next generation of Latinx students who are aspiring to work in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields: “We need you.” Continue reading NASA astronaut has a message for Latinx STEM students: ‘We need you’
California is the most diverse state in the nation, so having a diverse leadership of its schools and colleges shouldn’t be that notable.
But it is. Even for California. Continue reading For first time, heads of all California’s public education systems are Black or Latino
