Latinas hold just 1% of board seats on the 2020 Fortune 500. Among women, Latinas hold the least percentage of board seats at Fortune 500 companies at 3.8% Latina compared to 78.7% white women, 11.8% Black women and 5.7% Asian women. This is not acceptable when you consider Latino economic power.
Author Archives: CALÓ NEWS Editorial Board
Posted inJustice
EDITORIAL: Texas shooters should be charged with hate crimes
Hate crimes against Latinos are on the rise. The Texas shooting should be prosecuted as a hate crime.
Posted inEquity
EDITORIAL: Why Latino media matters
We are announcing the official launch of our website at https://calo.org/
Posted inCulture
EDITORIAL: Honoring Latino/a/x firsts
In honor of our heritage we would like to pay homage to Latino firsts, the first Latino/a/x people to break barriers in their fields.
Posted inOpinion
EDITORIAL: Suicide rates on the rise for Latinos and we need to talk about mental health
Between 2010 and 2020, the suicide rate among Latino adults increased by more than 70%, found a study published this August in the Journal of Community Health.
Posted inJustice
EDITORIAL: Latinos face financial hardship, federal stimulus help
Many families, especially Latino families, are struggling. We need solutions whether they are short-term checks or universal basic income.
Posted inJustice
EDITORIAL: We must all stand against hate crimes
California’s Civil Rights Department also is launching the ‘California vs Hate’ initiative, a resource line and network to support victims, and to increase awareness around what is a hate crime and how to report them when they occur.
Posted inJustice
EDITORIAL: CA needs more diversity in statewide appointments of power
Researchers at UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute released a report this month that analyzed appointees across California’s executive branch, including those on the state’s governing boards, commissions and departments. The report found that Latinos make up 18% of appointees from the governor and legislative leaders even though Latinos are 39% of the state population. Whites are over-represented at 36% of the state population but 48% of all appointees.
Posted inPolitics
EDITORIAL: The U.S. and Mexican presidents met at the White House: What you should know
The U.S. and Mexico need to invest in jobs that allow people to make a living wage regardless of what side of the border they live on. But not if those jobs make the border a more militarized zone.
Posted inElections
EDITORIAL: We back California SEN. STEVE GLAZER’s bill supporting local news media outlets
Many of these small local newspapers and online media outlets report on school boards, city councils and community challenges in diverse communities that would go ignored if there weren’t journalists holding civic and community leaders accountable. This is especially important as disinformation and fake news, such as conspiracy theories, are spreading rapidly online and on social media.
Posted inImmigration
EDITORIAL: Death of 50 immigrants in San Antonio reveals U.S. policy failure for Central America
The women and children who died miserably and inhumanely in that Texas truck were mostly Central American migrants who would not qualify as asylum seekers. Many have indeed fled fear and terror. But the U.S. generally denies claims from migrants from Central America.
Posted inCulture
EDITORIAL: The Cheech celebrates Chicano art
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture opened this month in Riverside. It’s a celebration of Chicano art.