Bien Hecho: Perú’s First Afro-Latina Cabinet Minister

Bien Hecho: Perú’s First Afro-Latina Cabinet Minister

Mary Mata August 23, 2011

Grammy winning singer Susana Baca is now also a culture minister in Perú, and she’s being celebrated not just for her talents in that position, but also because she’s likely […]

Bien Hecho: Arturo Schomburg Gave Voice to Afro-Latinos

Mary Mata July 12, 2011

By Efrain Nieves Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and […]

Half Of Male Grads of Color End Up In Jail, Jobless Or Dead

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a release from The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center.] Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high […]

Website Aims To Be Resource For Multicultural Families

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

Seeing as how about 15% of all marriages in the United States are between people of different races or ethnicities, and given recent Census results suggesting this trend will likely […]

Hispanic Caucus Gains Power in House

Mary Mata November 24, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports that both the Black and Hispanic Caucuses are set to gain power in the U.S. House of Representatives after the most recent midterm election. President […]