Latino News Network

The 2024 elections will soon kick into high gear. The Latino News Network and AARP are collaborating in ensuring voters have the information they need to participate in the electoral process.

Christina Fitzpatrick, State Director with AARP New Hampshire spoke to New Hampshire Latino News Writer/Editor Belen Dumont about resources available to the public.

Latino culture often prioritizes caregiving with family members providing direct care to aging parents. 

It’s estimated that 75% of Latino caregivers are Latina, and likely to be in their early to mid-40s. An increasing 27% of Millennial family caregivers are Latino, and more than half are people of color.

Christina FitzPatrick, AARP New Hampshire State Director, spoke with Belen Dumont, New Hampshire Latino News Editor about the invisible work of family caregivers and the resources available to help them manage what can often be a very stressful situation.

Activists across the South Side of Chicago demand transparency from the Department of Water Management as the city attempts to combat lead contamination in drinking water.

While the City has not publicly reported new results since the end of 2021, existing data from the City of Chicago website shows that a significant portion of water tests with elevated lead levels were recorded in Black and Hispanic communities.

Mackenzie Tatananni, graduate student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, spoke with Linda Gonzalez, a member of the People’s Council of Southeast Chicago, who is advocating for change following her experience with the city-sponsored Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program.

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic’s arrival, small businesses and nonprofits across the state continue to be disproportionately impacted. 

Seeing as minority-owned and led organizations faced a variety of challenges before the pandemic, accessible resources have become more crucial than ever.

Associate Lending Manager of the National Development Council Jovanna Mejia speaks to us about specific barriers minority entrepreneurs face and the unique resources available to them.

In September, the Madison Metropolitan School District appointed Nury Castillo Crawford as Executive Director of Alternative Schools & Innovation. Castillo Crawford shared with LNN her experience as an immigrant from Peru and her experience as a student in the public school system shaped her life's work and mission as an educator and advocate for students and bilingual education.

“Much of [misinformation and disinformation] has been targeting the Spanish language population in the United States, and they’re especially vulnerable because platforms haven’t been as good in dealing with [misinformation from] non-English speakers on the platforms," said John Marion.

Among the insights Marion shared were on national efforts to address voting misinformation and disinformation, which continues to disproportionately reach Hispanic and Latino communities online. This leads to confusion and frustration among potential Hispanic-Latino voters, possibly turning them away from casting their ballot.

“Civics is a hallmark of the work that we do here at the (CWECSEO) commission,” said Steven Hernandez, an attorney who serves as the executive director of the Commission on Women, children, seniors, equity and opportunity (CWCSEO) at the Connecticut General Assembly.

In this episode, Hernandez speaks of the importance of promoting civic engagement in the state of Connecticut.

Andres Mejia on creating spaces for students of color and diverse backgrounds to feel safe and have a sense of belonging. Mejia also shares insights about challenging the state’s ‘banned concepts’ law prohibiting the teaching of so-called "divisive concepts" related to race and gender by public schools, state agencies, and contractors.

Sylvia Puente speaks about the work she leads in building the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community.