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Latino officer files discrimination charge against former police chief

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio) -- A second Sheffield Lake police officer has filed a charge of discrimination with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission against former police chief Anthony Campo. A.J. Torres, the police department’s only Latino officer, spoke publicly about the race and religion-based harassment he... Read More.

Guns in America: Black and Latino community members speak out on Buffalo, Uvalde mass shootings

Friday, June 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have bound in tragedy and trauma two communities of color – one Black, one Latino. Now, members of those communities are exploring potential paths forward to healing and reform. In the... Read More.

Texas school shooting highlights concerns from Latino anti-gun violence advocates

Saturday, May 28 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- The list of mass shootings in Texas in recent years goes on and on. Uvalde. El Paso. Santa Fe. Sutherland Springs. Latino anti-gun violence advocates in Texas say they are exhausted following the most recent school shooting in Uvalde. They have been... Read More.

Camila Cabello wants to host more mental health conversations in Latino community

Thursday, May 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Camila Cabello is making the most of Mental Health Awareness Month by opening up about her own struggles, and encouraging her fans to do the same. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the "Bam Bam" singer said she wants to continuing... Read More.

Latino, Black and Native American communities underrepresented in 2020 Census

Friday, March 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Census Bureau said it undercounted Black, Latino and Native American residents in its 2020 national population count, according to a survey released Thursday. Latinos were undercounted at a rate of 4.99%, nearly equivalent to the lack of representation in the... Read More.

Cryptocurrency attracting Black, Latino investors and fans

Thursday, February 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Caroline Altagracia, a college student at the University of Albany, said she became interested in cryptocurrency while still in high school. "It's definitely been an empowering journey," Altagracia. "I feel like when I initially was intimidated, I had to kind of get... Read More.

Communities with large Black, Asian and Hispanic or Latino populations more likely to be exposed to air pollution, new research suggests

Wednesday, January 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Marginalized communities, especially those with higher-than-average minority populations, are more likely to be exposed to air pollution in the U.S., according to new research. Communities with large populations of Black, Asian and Hispanic or Latino residents have been found to experience more... Read More.

Republicans fight for Latino voters in Democratic strongholds

Wednesday, October 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Voting rights activists from Mi Familia Vota said after years of being ignored, they are seeing significant investments from politicians trying to reach out to the Latino community. As the largest non-white ethnic group in the United States continues to grow, Latinos... Read More.

Unarmed Latino said to be having mental health crisis shot to death by police in California

Thursday, October 7 by ABC News

(SANTA ANA, Calif.) -- The California Department of Justice is investigating the fatal shooting of an unarmed Latino who police said they considered a suspect and whose family said was experiencing a mental health crisis during an hours-long standoff in Santa Ana, California. "We're investigating... Read More.

Culture thrives in America’s most Hispanic, Latino state: New Mexico

Saturday, September 25 by ABC News

(MOSCOW) — As the Hispanic and Latino population grows throughout the U.S., New Mexico has established itself as a haven for people of Latin American and Hispanic descent. That culture can be seen throughout the streets -- in the Pueblo- and Spanish-style architecture, the traditional... Read More.

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