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Elderly Latinos Thrive In Latino Communities
Turns out that the best thing to prevent frailty among elderly Latinos is more Latinos. Access to health care, transportation and sidewalks also help, but by and large the best […]
Voter ID Bill Affects Latinos, The Elderly
By Abby Rapoport No one expected a lot of surprises in House’s voter ID debate yesterday. For years, state Republicans have wanted to require photo identification before voters cast a […]
Outrage, Lawsuits Follow Governor’s Ballot-Dropbox Ban
AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Texas League of Women Voters does not think a last-minute directive to limit ballot dropboxes will stop residents from voting on Nov. 3. […]
Remembering The Lost Communities Buried Under Dodger Stadium Center Field
Friday, May 8, 1959. It was a typically clear Los Angeles day, that would come to be known by the residents of Palo Verde — or what was left of […]
Life Expectancy for Latinos Differs by 20 Years in Some US Counties
*The difference in life expectancy has to do with obesity, lack of exercise, high blood pressure, and smoking, but socioeconomic factors are important too. What can you do? Use this information […]
Bigoted woman is banned from a mall after racist rant against Latina shoppers
*I don’t want to call this racism, yet. Because doing that lumps this woman in a heap with other racists that find comfort in their ignorance. This woman needs to […]
Hispanics retire with 70 percent less than whites
*Missing in the framing of this story is how Latinos care for their elderly at home and how the economic burden of this kind of elder care isn’t reported. VL […]
The ugly truth behind the palatero GoFundMe campaign
*The ugly truth is that Latino elderly are not prepared or retirement. VL By Jorge Rivas, Fusion (4 minute read) Joel Cervantes Macias says he took this now-famous picture of […]
America’s ‘toughest sheriff’ should face jail time, judge says
*The clincher here is that even if the prosecutor decides to not go after Arpaio, Judge Snow can appoint a special prosecutor. Arpaio, by the way, is up for reelection. […]
Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination
*Latino millennials say they’ve experienced discrimination more than other age groups. Why do you think that is? (Without disparaging millennials . . .)VL By Jens Manuel Krogstad and Gustavo López, […]