The Latino Newsletter

Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught

Sep 10, 2026

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5 min read

Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught

Those who can regulate themselves under pressure lead better than those who simply demand compliance from others

Chris Bustos

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What Pew’s Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

What Pew’s Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream

It can be its own curriculum

Julio Ricardo Varela

El Brief and the Audacity of Creating Your Own Lane

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

El Brief and the Audacity of Creating Your Own Lane

Checking in with the team, one month after launch

Julio Ricardo Varela

Immigration Enforcement Is Supplying a Long-Standing Economic Market for Prisoners

Aug 31, 2026

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5 min read

Immigration Enforcement Is Supplying a Long-Standing Economic Market for Prisoners

ICE ships detainees around the country, paying hundreds of facilities a per-day rate for housing them

The Conversation

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

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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

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

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

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

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

The Latino Newsletter

Aug 25, 2026

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6 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

Aug 24, 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

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

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

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FEATURED AUTHORS

Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught

What Pew’s Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream

El Brief and the Audacity of Creating Your Own Lane

Immigration Enforcement Is Supplying a Long-Standing Economic Market for Prisoners

The Latino Economic Promise That Never Was