An alarming surge in femicides—the killing of a girl or woman on account of her gender—has been observed throughout the world during the coronavirus pandemic and accompanying lockdowns. In Puerto Rico, two horrific killings during the month of April have…
The United States is reaping the benefits of its mass vaccination campaign. Restaurants and other establishments are returning to full capacity, coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations are at their lowest point since last summer, and the CDC has announced that vaccinated…
The 2020 presidential election was historic for many reasons. We knew that the Latino community showed up in record numbers, but a new City University of New York study reveals just how significant these numbers were. For the first time…
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Latin America particularly hard. Unlike its wealthier North American neighbors and Europe, the region lacks both the financial firepower and infrastructure to lessen the effects of the pandemic on its citizens or come up with…
According to a Reporters Without Borders report, Mexico is the deadliest country for journalists in the world, with eight reporters being murdered last year. “It is a sad constant,” the report says—in the last five years, Mexico has registered between…
As the Census Bureau released initial numbers of the 2020 census, experts and advocacy groups have begun to express concern that communities of color, particularly Latino and Asian communities, have been undercounted. This would mean that for the next decade,…
It was a very special Mother’s Day for Keldy Mabel Gonzáles Brebe de Zúniga, who was reunited with her family last week after four years apart. Gonzáles Brebe was one of the first parents to be separated from her children…
Over the last week, images of protests, police violence, infographics and hashtags like #SOSColombia have flooded news networks and social media. While reports are rapidly changing, at least 24 people have lost their lives and countless others have been injured.…
Durante un mes, IQLatino ha tenido el placer de colaborar con Circuito Gran Cine para compartirles cortometrajes producidos por talento venezolano para La Fábrica de Cine IV. A través de este programa, miembros de las comunidades del Municipio Baruta en…
Best known for writing the book behind the beloved ‘In the Heights’ musical, Quiara Alegría Hudes is a Pulitzer prize winning playwright, lyricist and essayist. In her new memoir, ‘My Broken Language’, she examines Latina girlhood and womanhood and honors…