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First multilingual statewide anti-hate hotline serves Latinos and other targeted groups
In 2021, there were 1,763 hate crimes reported in California; in 2022, there were 2,120, making this a 20% surge in hate crimes reported in the Golden State. One of the state’s latest efforts to combat hate comes in the form of CA vs Hate, a new multilingual statewide hotline and online portal that provides a safe, anonymous reporting option…
COMMENTARY: On Prosperity, Featuring Tessie Rios
As I was driving through one day on the way to buy chicharrón carnudo at the Sahuayo Market on Pomona street in Santa Ana, California, I saw a street sign for a community crop exchange. I stopped to buy some calabazas and began talking with one of the volunteers, Tessie Rios. I asked her if she lived in the…
California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers, helping Latinos among others
A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers in California to a nation-leading $25 an hour while ending a years-long battle over dialysis clinics. State Sen. María Elena Durazo, the Los Angeles Democrat who introduced the bill, called her bill “a first in the nation…
COMMENTARY: Raíces, Growing up Afro-Latina in LA
I grew up practicing Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian spiritual tradition that is Afro-indigenous at its core, practicing Capoeira at my parent’s Brazilian arts and culture center, and eating foods that were distinct to a Latinx blackness that I didn’t see represented in the world immediately around me. I don’t think you can ever truly strip yourself of who you are,…
Rafael Agustín, CEO of the Latino Film Institute, on writer’s strike and his comedic memoir, Illegally Yours
It wasn’t until he was in high school, applying for his driver’s license and to colleges, that Rafael Agustín found out he was an undocumented immigrant. Moving from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Walnut, California, at the age of seven, the now 42-year-old award-winning television writer (Jane the Virgin) and CEO of the Latino Film Institute (LFI) knew he and his…
Latino organizations and culinary experts demand representation in industry leadership roles
Last month, The Latino Restaurant Association (LRA) along with the support of culinary experts and Latino organizations, signed and sent a letter to the non-profit culinary organization, the James Beard Foundation (JBF), asking for a change in their leadership roles. In JBF’s leadership roles, Latino organizations, and culinary professionals have noticed that there is no equal and proportional representation…
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Raíces: Crecer en Puerto Rico
Cada año, cuando llega el Mes de la Herencia Latina, veo como salen a la superficie los mismos estereotipos cansinos sobre los latinos y lo poco que…
Rafael Agustín, director ejecutivo del Latino Film Institute, nos habla sobre la huelga de escritores y sus memorias cómicas, Illegally Yours
Recién cuando ya estaba promediando la escuela secundaria, buscando conseguir su licencia de conducir y solicitando la admisión en las universidades, que Rafael Agustín descubrió que era un inmigrante…
5 grandes logros de los latinos en 2023
Septiembre es para la salsa (música y comida), el español, el sabor, la salud y el símbolo. El 15 de septiembre inicia el Mes de la Herencia…
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CALÓ Q&A: Talking Latino wealth with Tonantzin Carmona from Brookings Metro
Carmona is committed to a two-year research stint with the Brookings David M. Rubenstein Fellowship program, studying the topic of wealth inequality. She is among one of the 10 early to mid-career policy professionals accepted for this fellowship. Before working…
Latino Media Collaborative takes over Sacramento with Latino Media Summit 2023
On August 16th, Latino Media Collaborative (LMC), the parent company behind CALÓ NEWS, hosted its second annual Latino Media Summit in Sacramento. The summit included a variety of distinguished speakers, media experts, journalists, city officials and local representatives.
Attorney General files suit against Chino Valley Unified to stop ‘forced outing policy’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit today against Chino Valley Unified asking the San Bernardino County Superior Court to end a district policy that requires school staff to tell parents if their child asks to be identified by a different…
TOP HEALTH STORY
To help others, young Latino Angelenos open up about their darkest moments
Josof Sanchez has worked with youth for decades, serving as…
HEALTH AND WELLNESS PREVIEW
CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADO, CEO of Wellnest, advocates for mental health
While Mental Health Awareness Month was observed last month in May, the issue is often front-and-center for many Latinos and…
Mami & Me: How I survived by baby’s first common cold without a doctor’s visit
My own research taught me that the common cold is nearly impossible to avoid. Normally, it’s caused by the rhinovirus…
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COMMENTARY: Raíces, Growing up in Puerto Rico
So many people in the U.S., including Latinos, are uninformed about Puerto Rico. I’m…
COMMENTARY: Latino strides made in 2023
September is for salsa (both music and food), Spanish, sabor (taste), salud (health), and…
COLUMN: Raíces, Finding family in Mexico
I went to Mexico to look for relatives of my great grandfather, who left…
A Place Called Home community center kicked off Latinx Heritage Month with commemorative theater festival
A Place Called Home is a South Central youth development center in South LA. The center organized a four-day theater festival, “El Centro Del Sur: Tu Hogar,”…
CALÓ on the Street: What does Latino Heritage Month mean to you?
East Los Angeles is home to Hispanics and Chicanos alike, so CALÓ News met new people on the street, and asked East LA locals what Hispanic Heritage…
Voices of Olvera Street: A glimpse into the lives of the merchants devoted to their crafts
Felix Muñoz was still a teenager when Fernando Valenzuela parted the sea of fans lined up to shake his hand on Olvera Street in the 80s as…
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