With every stroke of his brush, Irish painter Brian McGuire has made it his artistic and human mission to tell the stories of victims in Juárez, Mexico, which is considered to be "the murder capital of the world." It's where more than 5,000 people have been butchered by drug cartels over the past six years, including the more recent travesty, the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping of 43 male students who are believed to be dead.
A recent March 15 demonstration, which boasted a crowd of over 200,000 participants, was lead by a 19-year-old college dropout named Kim Kataguiri, an online sensation who has been motivated by libertarianism and conservative free-market ideals.
Opening Holy Week services with Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis brought his attention recent tragic events by stressing his congregation strive toward humility and take time to remember the dead in the Germanwings crash.
The National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC), in a unanimous vote, has come together to urge their 3,000 member congregations to help put and end capital punishment across the country.
Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee is one of big stars to perform for the 26th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards airing live on Telemundo Apirl 30, according to Billboard.
Victor Zamora, one of the rescued Chilean miners who was trapped underground for 69 days in 2010, has lost his home due to the recent flash floods in northern Chile.
Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina announced on Friday an alleged gang member who had been suspected of ordering the recent killing of a young journalist has been arrested.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has mometarily stepped aside from accusing the U.S. of trying to undermine his socialist country and readying his military in the event of a U.S.-based attack, is preparing to give President Barack Obama a gift.
Pledging to cut greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutants 25 percent by 2030, Mexico has become the first developing nation to submit pollutant reduction goals for next fall's climate change talks, which, will be held in Paris.
Regarding the plight of foreigners claiming torture in their home countries, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stated that it is neither the responsibility of the petitioner nor of the government to determine if it is indeed safe for them to return to another part of the country rather than where their torture occurred
Although Russia has yet to hold any official negotiations regarding the leasing of a dozen supersonic bombers to Argentina, a senior government official has announced that the country would in fact be willing to consider such a deal in the future.
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington state has denied a request made by a Latino advocacy group Consejo Latino to remove Franklin County Prosecutor Shawn Sant from an investigation into the Feb. 10 deadly shooting of a Mexican orchard worker named Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez had the privilege of honoring the life's work of celebrated Director Luis Valdez ("La Bamba," "Zoot Suit"), a fellow Chicano filmmaker who helped shape his cinematic vision, directorial approach and reinforce his love of his Mexican-American culture.
Women are truly fabulous and as Latinas we value the bonds with the women in our lives especially our mothers and grandmothers. Not only have they helped paved the way for us, but they continue to drive us to be better and reach for the stars.
On March 25, P&G Orgullosa's forum "Nueva Latinas Living Fabulosa," held at The TimesCenter in New York, not only celebrated the beautiful modern, bicultural Latina experience, but it was a tribute to our roots and the women who are the gateway to our cultures.
Authorities in Brazil have announced that they have uncovered a tax fraud scheme at the Finance Ministry's tax appeals board that might have ended up costing taxpayers up $5.96 billion.
Fresh off of promoting the Netflix hit, "Orange Is the New Black "Season 3 in Mexico City, Alma Award-winning actress and proud Afro-Caribeña Selenis Leyva is a force to be reckoned with and she's bringing her fierce acting skills to HBO's "VEEP."
On Wednesday night, Gina Rodriguez, Angie Martinez, Lilliana Vazquez, Nina Terrero and "OITNB" Stars Diane Guerrero and Selenis Leyva together with P&G's Orgullosa program celebrated its newest initiative, 'Living Fabulosa' (living fabulously). It's a continuation of its Nueva Latina campaign, "which highlights the unique and complex experience of the modern, bicultural Latina -- the Nueva Latina."
VOXXI, the popular independent news outlet known for its Latino-centered media coverage and its mission to become "The Voice of the Hispanic 21st Century," quietly shut its doors earlier this week.
Colombia is a part of professional poet Alixa Garcia's upbringing. It's a part of her family, her roots and her ancestry. But, she was also intermittently raised in North America --so asking her where she's from can be a bit tricky. Her rearing in both war-torn Colombia and the socially imbalanced U.S. offered her two drastic realities, opening her eyes to a global perspective.
