The Latino Newsletter

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

Jul 27, 2026

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4 min read

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

The pause between the trigger and the response is where generational change actually happens

Chris Bustos

FEATURED STORIES

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

The Work Isn’t Finished

This is the moment to lean in and build institutions that outlast us all

Sonia V. Díaz

Jul 22, 2026

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2 min read

La Chacón

Episode 4 of AMERICAN COLONY

Raquel Reichard, +1

How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City’s Exposure Engine

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City’s Exposure Engine

With the tournament over, city officials hope the crowds it drew to Latino-owned businesses leave a lasting mark

Rosanna Marinelli

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

Jul 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

Or why Elon Musk cannot stop progress in film representation

Felix R. Sánchez

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PUERTO RICO

May 8, 2026

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5 min read

U.S. Corruption and Neglect Enable Electoral Fraud in Puerto Rico

And why you should care about it

Alberto C. Medina

Coast Guard Spends Millions Contracting Surveillance Drones ‘for Puerto Rico’

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

Coast Guard Spends Millions Contracting Surveillance Drones ‘for Puerto Rico’

The federal agency has paid $16 million for intelligence services on the archipelago

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Why I’m Suing the Puerto Rico Police

We’re seeking records about a little-known border security grant

Carlos Berríos Polanco

A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out

68% of Hispanic voters and 71% of Puerto Ricans back statehood, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-statehood group

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

Never Felt Freer / Más libres que nunca

Episode 3 of AMERICAN COLONY

Alana Schreiber

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

Latino Population Growth Fell by Nearly 1 Million in Latest Census Estimates

Latinos accounted for nearly two-thirds of the record 1.5 million drop in overall U.S. population growth

Rogelio Sáenz

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

The Death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Organizations condemn ICE killing of a Houston father of three who lived in the United States for 35 years

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 10, 2026

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4 min read

No Way Home / Volver o vivir

Episode 2 of AMERICAN COLONY

T.J. Raphael

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

World Cup Propels Surveillance to New Heights

The real test is what happens after the tournament ends

The Conversation

Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

We Are a Colony / Somos colonia

Episode 1 of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela, +2

Jul 4, 2026

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1 min read

A Colonial Timeline From 1999 to 2026

Part 2 of the context and history behind the why of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

A Colonial Timeline From 1898 to 1998

Part 1 of the context and history behind the why of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

Telemundo Is Winning the World Cup

SVP Miguel Lorenzo explains how Spanish-language sports coverage stopped asking for permission

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 1, 2026

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5 min read

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