The Latino Newsletter

The Latino Economic Promise That Never Was

Aug 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Latino Economic Promise That Never Was

Or how to earn back community support

Mauro Morales

FEATURED STORIES

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

The Next Direction for The Latino Newsletter

If we don’t hit our goals, I can look back at the last couple of years with pride

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jenniffer González-Colón’s Appearance on MS NOW (Full Transcript)

Aug 25, 2026

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6 min read

Jenniffer González-Colón’s Appearance on MS NOW (Full Transcript)

“We are not ruling out that declaration of emergency.”

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In One of Massachusetts’ Most Latino Cities, a Former Factory Becomes 148 Affordable Apartments

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

In One of Massachusetts’ Most Latino Cities, a Former Factory Becomes 148 Affordable Apartments

It was where Housing Secretary Juana Matías’ father once worked

Rosanna Marinelli

Breaking Generational Patterns Without Breaking Your Family

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

Breaking Generational Patterns Without Breaking Your Family

Setting boundaries with a Latino family is not a betrayal

Chris Bustos

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PUERTO RICO

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

Jun 18, 2026

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7 min read

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

On the water crisis, Benito, and the lie of loving an island from a distance

Luis Jonathan Hernández

Jul 2, 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 3, 2026

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4 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

What Are You Gonna Do About It? / ¿Qué tú vas a hacer ahora?

Episode 8 of AMERICAN COLONY

Amalia I. Núñez-Pires

Aug 19, 2026

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2 min read

How AMERICAN COLONY Made Us Relevant on Facebook

Who knew you could still grow organically on this platform?

Julio Ricardo Varela

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

For too many families, there is nothing to fall back on

Javier A. Juarez

Aug 14, 2026

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3 min read

A New Deal / Un nuevo trato

Episode 7 of AMERICAN COLONY

Joaquín Cotler

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom

My Pressing Issues story about defeating Puerto Rico’s ‘fake news’ law in court

Julio Ricardo Varela

Aug 10, 2026

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7 min read

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

That’s what happens to colonies

Alberto C. Medina

Aug 7, 2026

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5 min read

A Migrant Nation / Una nación migrante

Episode 6 of AMERICAN COLONY

Camille Padilla Dalmau, +1

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

Latinos Are Building and Regulating Massachusetts’ Cannabis Industry

And stigmas are changing

Rosanna Marinelli

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans

Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

Coffee Hopes / Café con esperanza

Episode 5 of AMERICAN COLONY

Juan Diego Ramírez

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

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FEATURED AUTHORS

The Latino Economic Promise That Never Was

The Next Direction for The Latino Newsletter

Jenniffer González-Colón’s Appearance on MS NOW (Full Transcript)

In One of Massachusetts’ Most Latino Cities, a Former Factory Becomes 148 Affordable Apartments

Breaking Generational Patterns Without Breaking Your Family