The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the largest Hispanic business organization in the country, hosted their 2021 Virtual Legislative Summit, titled “Policy That Powers America’s Hispanic Business,” on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Congressional, corporate, and Cabinet-level leaders,…
When Pilar Ortega moved from Miami to Baltimore to pursue her college degree at Johns Hopkins University, she was surprised to learn that she was one of few Hispanic students there. At the same time, she noticed systemic problems impacting…
According to a recent report by the group Pay Our Interns, Latino and Black students make up only 7.9 and 6.7 percent of paid congressional interns. White students, on the other hand, make up 76 percent of paid congressional interns…
Last week, the House of Representatives passed two monumental bills for some of our immigrant communities. One measure sets out to provide a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers,” or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. The other would grant…
A principios de Marzo, el Secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional Alejandro Mayorkas, bajo la administración del Presidente Joe Biden, otorgo estatus de protección temporal (TPS) a los Venezolanos que residen en los Estados Unidos. El TPS permite al gobierno…
The newly-released Netflix ‘Yes Day’ movie is receiving lots of praise and attention for its star studded cast and feel-good, family movie character. Another aspect of the movie has been warmly welcomed by its watchers: the father, played by Venezuelan…
After historic Democratic turnout in last November’s elections, a slew of measures limiting ballot access, particularly for minorities and underrepresented communities, are moving through GOP-dominated state legislatures all across the country, most notably in states like Georgia, Alabama, and Iowa.…
As Central America reckons with the coronavirus pandemic and the aftermaths of hurricanes Eta and Iota, a growing number of unaccompanied children are arriving at the U.S. Southern border. The Biden administration has announced that it will mobilize the Federal…
“I used to clean houses and today I’m trying to find out if there’s life in another planet. My name is Diana Trujillo and I work with robotic arms to collect samples on Mars.” A few weeks ago, the world…
El martes, 9 de Marzo fue el lanzamiento oficial de VeneCapital, la primera asociación de capital privado en Venezuela. Su webinar, “Venezuela, de vuelta en el radar de los inversionistas internacionales,” presento a la asociación al mundo y expuso las…