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News Articles: Latino

Spectators watch a horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on April 30, 2025. Junior Alvarado, a jockey from Venezuela, makes his way to second place before crossing the finish line.

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The most exciting two minutes in sports is a show of 'Latino excellence'

Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.

May 04, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo

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  • Education

Bienvenidos! Some colleges are targeting a long-neglected group: Hispanic students

Colleges are recognizing the importance of this growing pool of potential students.

April 08, 2025
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  • Jon Marcus
(Photo: Martina Castaneda of McDonough, Georgia credits an organ donor for saving her life and now helps spread the word about organ donation within the Hispanic community.  Credit: LifeLink Georgia)

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  • Health

Hispanic Heritage Month spotlights need for organ donors in Georgia

Hispanic Americans much less likely to receive an organ transplant compared to non-Hispanic white Americans. That's why a Georgia agency that facilitates organ transplants is encouraging Hispanics to register as organ donors during Hispanic Heritage Month, which ends Oct. 15.

October 08, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
A graphic illustrates Americans' concerns ahead of the 2024 election.

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  • Politics

Majority of Georgia Latino voters in new poll lean toward Harris in presidential election

Two months before the election, Latino Georgians say they support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump by a 31-point margin, according to a new poll. But turning support into ballots is vital, and Latino voters in the state say they haven’t heard anything from either party about registering or voting, the poll also found.

September 10, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Manuel Vazquez, owner of Coya's artisan ice cream, poses for a photo as he carries a tray of ice pops in the kitchen of his shop in Fort Myers, Fla.

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  • National

Anguish and fear in Florida amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment

Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country nearly a year ago. Many are thinking about leaving the state and those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.

April 25, 2024
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., is among the members using Spanglish — meaning a mix of English and Spanish — to communicate with constituents.

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  • Politics

Latino Democrats launch 'Our Lucha' war room using Spanglish to combat GOP

The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling the new effort "Our Lucha War Room," or their fight for Latinos and boosting their representation in Congress.

February 15, 2024
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  • Claudia Grisales
Rep. Reynaldo “Rey” Martinez a Republican from Loganville, said neither party can afford not to engage with Latino voters heading into next year..

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  • News

Latino voters concerned about economy, feel neither party pays them close attention, poll says

With less than a year to go before the 2024 election, Georgia’s Latino voters are thinking about economic issues, and while they align more with the Democratic Party on average, majorities say both parties either don’t care too much about or are hostile toward their community.

December 12, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

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  • Politics

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

September 03, 2023
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks at a campaign event for Sen. Raphael Warnock on Oct. 19, 2022

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  • News

Lin-Manuel Miranda aims to energize Georgia’s Latino voters ahead of midterm elections

Lin-Manuel Miranda says his support of Georgia political candidates is rooted in commonalities rather than star power.

October 21, 2022
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Protesters outside City Hall call for the resignations of LA City Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo on Wednesday.

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  • National

What the city council scandal reveals about LA's racial divides — and solidarity

The leaked LA City Council recording underscores long-simmering racial tensions. But the city also has a history of Black-Latino partnership, which activists hope to build on in the wake of scandal.

October 14, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Streets remained flooded in Cataño, Puerto Rico the day after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island.

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  • Climate

Why Latinos are on the front lines of climate change

A wide range of Latino communities in the United States are affected by climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and heat waves, and are leading the charge to address global warming.

September 22, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
 During a community event held at Atlanta’s Rohan Law, former state Rep. Brenda Lopez Romero encouraged more Latinas to get involved in politics and law. She is a senior assistant district attorney in Gwinnett County and served in the Legislature from 2017-2020.

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  • News

Georgia’s Hispanic political power grows but survey finds those voters feel neglected

In the 2020 presidential election Hispanics demonstrated their power in Georgia when the growing ethnic group overwhelmingly supported Democrat Joe Biden over incumbent Donald Trump in a race decided by fewer than 12,000 votes. But heading into this November’s midterm election, Latino voters in Georgia say political parties and candidates are guilty of ignoring their concerns.

September 06, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap

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  • National

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

August 08, 2022
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  • Will Stone
Headshots of the three media leaders on our panel.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A new media collaborative aims to reach and serve Georgia's vibrant communities

Thursday on Political Rewind: The 2020 census revealed Georgia’s non-white population is growing rapidly. Now, three news organizations catering to the needs of Georgia’s minority audiences have formed the Ethnic Media Collaboration, designed to bring insightful news and information to communities of color.

May 05, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
A pile of vaccine syringes.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Vaccines arrived in Ga. a year ago; Eliminating ballot drop boxes; Rivian factory

On today's show: A Republican leader in the state Senate filed a bill to eliminate drop boxes, which have enabled voters to cast absentee ballots more easily. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to announce later this week that Rivian, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of electric vehicles, is set to build an assembly plant in Georgia.

December 14, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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