Cinco de Mayo quiz time! Yes, you've been celebrating this Mexican holiday for as long as you can remember (if you can remember...), but before th...

The San Diego border this weekend was the scene of an emotional but fleeting moment that, for some advocates, sums up the "human face" of America's im...

Under Colombian law, domestic servants have the right to earn Colombia's minimum monthly wage, while their employers are required to pay for their benefits. This just doesn't happen.

SAO PAULO — A new oil law that gives a greater share of royalty revenues from Brazil's vast oil fields to non-producing states went into effect ...

Boxer Frank Galarza of Brooklyn is what the media calls a feel-good story. But it took a lot of feeling bad to get there. Galarza lost his parents ...

In a surprise move, Texas authorities have restricted the state's policy on aerial shootings and will no longer allow troopers in helicopters to fire ...

A mother of two says Grammy winner Elvis Crespo tried to force her to have sex with him at a Chicago nightclub, according to a lawsuit reported Wednes...

Afro-Latinas have made many noteworthy contributions and should be brought to light during this month of reflection. While most of us can easily identify a woman like Celia Cruz -- who will always remain the queen of Salsa -- here are just a few strong Afro-Latinas we should recognize.

Robert Rodriguez's commitment to remaining an "outsider" safely distanced from Hollywood has provided him considerable independence, influencing both how he taps into his creativity, as well as how he applies it through the craft of filmmaking.

On Wednesday, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney gave a speech on the nation’s educational c...

Three years since a Wells Fargo Bank loan officer shared the details of how she and her colleagues targeted and directed prospective African American ...

This week, the Mexico City Center for Emergency Response and Civil Protection service released a free app for Blackberry mobile users that would warn ...

This article is part of a series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. By Lesly Juarez When reporters ask 27-year-old Toronto Bl...

According to a report released last week by the Federal Reserve’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the central bank is having a hard time making t...

When Dan Stein, the longtime President of the country’s leading conservative think-tank, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), got ...

Governor Cuomo's surprising silence on the New York DREAM Act is business as usual for many elected officials, but it's disappointing coming from him.

New York has always been a place where people come to make dreams come true. If Governor Cuomo is really considering a run for president in 2016, he should support New York's DREAM Act and show all that our state intends to lead the nation on education and immigration reform.

Today, LULAC is spearheading initiatives that carry on the work began by Cesar Chavez. Along with labor and civil rights partners, we launched Movimiento Hispano, an initiative to register over 200,000 Hispanics to vote.

It is time to free the American Dream from the exclusivity of opportunities based on accident of birthplace. Let us all have the courage to become Dreamers.

Today, as it was during the 1980s and 90s, the problem isn't the external styles of dress of racial and ethnic minorities, but the racist internal mindsets created, maintained, and perpetuated every day by the mainstream media and bigoted politicians.

There's an inherent lack of balance when you're in a mixed-status relationship. My unauthorized immigration status permeates all aspects of life, and when it comes to romantic relationships, it further skews an already unpredictable situation.

The future of California depends on the brainpower of the next generation. We cannot march victorious into the future without our young men. It is time to turn the page.

The STARS and ARMS Acts may not see the light of day in Congress, but as time continues to pass for the ten year-old DREAM Act, maybe it is time that we start considering some different approaches as to how to solve the plight of undocumented students.

This week, California native and renowned Chicano poet Juan Felipe Herrera was appointed to the post of California Poet Laureate by Governor Jerry Bro...

What does a Cuban-American politician have in common with a Vulcan space traveler and the 37th president of the United States?