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How AMERICAN COLONY Made Us Relevant on Facebook

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

How AMERICAN COLONY Made Us Relevant on Facebook

Who knew you could still grow organically on this platform?

Julio Ricardo Varela

FEATURED STORIES

Forced Sales: Univision Then, TikTok Now

Sep 26, 2025

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6 min read

Forced Sales: Univision Then, TikTok Now

What Univision’s forced sale under Reagan tells us about Trump’s move with TikTok

Javier Marin

Sep 25, 2025

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4 min read

The Latino Newsletter at 68 Weeks

A podcast milestone, new financial foundations, and recognition for the work ahead

Julio Ricardo Varela

Sep 24, 2025

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10 min read

What Do Venezuelans Want?

It’s a question glaringly absent in the current U.S. news cycle

Carlos Egaña

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

Sep 23, 2025

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5 min read

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

It's time for that to change

Viviana M. Vélez Negrón, +1

PUERTO RICO

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

A New Deal / Un nuevo trato

Episode 7 of AMERICAN COLONY

Joaquín Cotler

Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom

Aug 10, 2026

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7 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

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

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TOPICS

IDENTITY

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

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

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Why Latino men learned to speak in anger and what it’s costing them in their marriages, parenting, and careers

Chris Bustos

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

And still, in the U.S., we are frequently told we don’t belong

Sindy Marisol Benavides

OPINION

Aug 14, 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 7, 2026

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5 min read

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

That’s what happens to colonies

Alberto C. Medina

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

Jul 31, 2026

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6 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

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

POLITICS

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

Jul 13, 2026

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3 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

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

The Supreme Court‘s 6-3 ruling affirmed what the 14th Amendment has always said

Mauro Morales

Will Another Resignation Start the Downfall of Puerto Rico’s Governor?

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

Will Another Resignation Start the Downfall of Puerto Rico’s Governor?

The Economic Development and Commerce Secretary wrote that he lost trust in the administration

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

California’s Latino Century Still Hasn’t Arrived

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

California’s Latino Century Still Hasn’t Arrived

Tuesday’s primary race for governor is just the latest example

Francisco Avilés Pino

PODCAST

The Latino Newsletter Podcast | S2E3 | Reggaeton Con La Gata

Oct 31, 2025

An Update on Federal Shooting of Richard LA

Oct 24, 2025

Bobbito García on Being a Halftime Reporter for the New York Knicks

Oct 18, 2025

Bobbito García on Nostalgia and NYC

Sep 24, 2025

Ester Mendez on Being a Oaxacan American

May 21, 2025

What The Latino Newsletter Is Seeking

Oct 15, 2025

Second Chances, First Steps

May 5, 2025

Adrian Carrasquillo on Amplifying Latino Voices

Jan 14, 2025

FEATURED AUTHORS

How AMERICAN COLONY Made Us Relevant on Facebook

Forced Sales: Univision Then, TikTok Now

The Latino Newsletter at 68 Weeks

What Do Venezuelans Want?

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

PUERTO RICO

A New Deal / Un nuevo trato

Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

A New Deal / Un nuevo trato

Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

A Migrant Nation / Una nación migrante

Latinos Are Building and Regulating Massachusetts’ Cannabis Industry

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

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The Work Isn’t Finished

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

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

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

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

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

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

Will Another Resignation Start the Downfall of Puerto Rico’s Governor?

California’s Latino Century Still Hasn’t Arrived

The Latino Newsletter Podcast | S2E3 | Reggaeton Con La Gata

An Update on Federal Shooting of Richard LA

Bobbito García on Being a Halftime Reporter for the New York Knicks

Bobbito García on Nostalgia and NYC

Ester Mendez on Being a Oaxacan American

What The Latino Newsletter Is Seeking

Second Chances, First Steps

Adrian Carrasquillo on Amplifying Latino Voices

Julio Ricardo Varela

The Conversation

Emerging Voices

The Mexico Political Economist

The Power 4 Puerto Rico Coalition

Right to Democracy

Latino Media Consortium

La Cuenta

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