LGBT organizations who seek immigration equality (Immigration Equality, The DOMA Project and Advocacy at the Latin American Coalition) and those who are part of a binational LGBTQ household continue to strive for change even after the decade-long battle for inclusion and access to green cards for their spouses appear to be over.
Electric car company Tesla Motors is facing mounting criticism after the cars that were awarded the highest safety rating ever were involved in three crash fires in a six-week period.
Is it possible to enjoy the holidays without packing on the weight? Most people fear the year end festivities because at the end of it all, your pants always feel a bit tighter, which can be so frustrating.
The language barriers that Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants face whenever they enter a school hospital or courtroom, particularly in the South, is concerning. Very often, there are no interpreters present to answer questions or to respond when these individuals need to communicate with a teacher, a doctor or a judge, leaving them vulnerable and at the mercy of those individuals with whom they need to communicate. Nonetheless, things may be changing in one small city in Chatham County, Georgia.
The Supreme Court is reviving the religion debate by agreeing to take on a case involving prayer at government meetings - a controversial topic that challenges the Constitution, zeroing in on where you draw the line between church and state.
Illinois is now on the verge of becoming the 15th state to pass marriage equality after both the house and senate passed the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act this week
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to the impoverished individuals of a certain income - including millions of Latino families, will suffer a $5 billion cut to their budget this coming Friday.
U.S. Border Patrol agent Jesus Mesa Jr. shot down a 15-year-old Mexican boy named Sergio Adrian Hernandez-Guereca in 2010, alleging that the boy threw a rock at him. Attorney Robert Hilliard, the lawyer for the victim's family, stated that there was no proof that Hernandez-Guereca threw a rock at the agent, and continues to press on with a lawsuit after U.S. prosecutors chose not to charge Mesa in the wrongful death of the teenager. The teenager's death was witnessed by 25 civilian witnesses and law enforcement officials.
"Saturday Night Live," who continues to receive admonishment for their lack of female cast members, is receiving a second round of tongue lashings after it has been realized that the show has never, not once, had a Latina as a regular cast member. And, it has only held one Latino as a regular cast member on the long-running show.
Who are the greatest Latino optimists in the United States? According to a recent Pew Report, Mexicans and Salvadorans share a positive image of the U.S.
Kanye West, the king of unwarranted controversy, embroidered the Confederate flag, a racist symbol for many, onto several items in his line of merchandise for his current Yeezus tour. The star, who's gotten mixed reviews for his budding sense of fashion, received criticisms, but was nonetheless seen photographed wearing a jacket with the flag sewn onto its shoulder just a week ago. Kanye's decision to "reclaim" the flag, follows the effort of other celebrities, such as John Leguizamo, who has attempted to reappropriate a term or an artifact to morph the way it's received.
English artist Banksy's recent visit to the Big Apple and the possible demolition of 5Pointz, which is known as the "graffiti Mecca of the world," has highlighted the power and political messages behind graffiti within the U.S. and around the globe.
Selena Gomez, who recently admitted in an interview with Teen Vogue that’s she the girl that you “take home to your parents, not for the night,” has to compete with headlines about her ex-beau, Justin Beiber, spending a night out at a Brazilian brothel just a few days ago.
The circus brings to mind clowns, trained animals, acrobats, trapeze acts and tightrope walkers. For some Chilean transgender people, it's their version of the 'greatest show on earth,' a place where they can be themselves, free of judgment and ridicule, and a place they can call home.
This is where fashion meets technology, or we can just say, pretty meets nerdy. eBay and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have enlisted the help of five acclaimed American designers to create a new collection of bracelets that also function as USB smart phone chargers.
