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DeSantis is favored by most Hispanic voters — even some Florida Democrats, new poll shows

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis has an advantage among Hispanic voters over his Democratic opponent Charlie Crist, according to a new poll for Telemundo/ LX News. A majority also said they supported the Republican governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurricane Ian response, housing, insurance issues — and his…

Miami Herald

I've Read Harvard's Brief in the Pending Racial Preferences Case, and I Have a Question

Here is the first sentence of the second paragraph in Harvard's brief:This Court has consistently held that universities conducting such holistic review need not ignore that a person's race—like their home state, national origin, family background, or interests—is part of who they are, and that in seeking the benefits of…

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3 reasons Ron DeSantis is going to win in November, and 3 reasons he’ll lose

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be the biggest favorite in a Florida governor’s race in more than a decade.

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For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas

Nearly half of Hispanic Texans live in the state’s five largest counties, a voting bloc Democrats cannot afford to lose as they struggle to compete in the state’s vast rural areas.

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COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims

The Independent UK

What are the demographics of Hispanic voters?

In six states, over 20% of the voting-age population identified as Hispanic in 2020.

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Democrats and Republicans fight to make inroads with Latinos ahead of midterms

Hispanic voters could tip the scales next month in a number of battleground states

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‘Keeps me up at night’: fear of serial killer petrifies California communities

Seven slayings in Stockton and Oakland, with the killer still at large, have shocked the majority Latino residents of the two cities

The Guardian - US

‘We have woken up’: Georgia GOP looks to make inroads with Latino electorate

ATLANTA — For a moment in late September, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker’s attention was on Mojitos — a Cuban restaurant in Gwinnett County packed with dozens of supporters, many Hispanic.

Tribune News Service

In Milwaukee, Latinos fed up with crime weigh GOP appeal

On Milwaukee’s largely Hispanic, working-class south side, voters are fed up with rampant lawlessness

The Independent UK

Mayo Clinic Minute: Breast cancer in Hispanic women in the US, importance of screening

Breast cancer can affect all people, regardless of race or gender. It's the second-leading cause of cancer death for women overall. And for Hispanic women in the U.S., it's the leading cause of cancer death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Pulse of the Heartland: Belmont Cragin voters keep their heads down, say they wish pols would occasionally show their faces

It should be a neighborhood with more clout considering its size and its being home to the largest Hispanic population in Chicago. But adding to the confusion for residents, Belmont Cragin is divided among multiple wards and state representative districts, meaning residents living near one another…

Chicago Sun-Times

Contracting numbers disgust Black members of Chicago City Council

Chicago paid $763 million to prime contractors through July 31, but only 11% — $82 million — went to firms owned by African Americans. Hispanics fared better, at $109 million, or 14%. Asian Americans, Chicago’s fastest-growing ethnic group, got a 7% piece of the contracting pie.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Invest In Her': Benzinga's Partnership With Latina Cannabis Entrepreneurs In National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, a proclamation designated by the U.S. Government to recognize the achievements of the Hispanic community.

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Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What’s the solution?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room.

The Independent UK

Who was Tito Puente? Google Doodle honours musician for Hispanic Heritage Month

The Latin American entertainer popularised mambo in the US

Evening Standard

Who is Tito Puente? Google Doodle celebrates American ‘Nuyorican’ musician

The Puerto Rican artist, who grew up in Spanish Harlem, is being celebrated by Google for Hispanic Heritage Month in the US

The Independent UK

GOP makes push to weaken Democrats' grip on Texas border

Texas Democrats are embarking on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s big red state

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Fort Hood set to be renamed after Richard Cavazos, Texas’ first Hispanic four-star general

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin accepted the Naming Commission’s change and announced it would take place by Jan. 1, 2024.

The Guardian - US

CDC researchers found that Black and Hispanic communities saw the sharpest increase in firearm deaths in the US

The Conversation

Census data hides racial diversity of US 'Hispanics' – to the country's detriment

As I opened a recent email from my local grocery store chain advertising Hispanic Heritage Month – it runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year – I was surprised to see it highlighting recipes from four distinct regions: Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

The Independent UK

Trump says banks have ‘gone woke’ and should be ‘penalised very severely’

The former president said during a speech this week that US banks have “done much less for the Hispanic community than they should”

The Conversation

Affirmative action bans make selective colleges less diverse – a national ban will do the same

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in two lawsuits on Oct. 31, 2022, brought by a group that opposes affirmative action in college admissions. Here, Natasha Warikoo, a sociology professor at Tufts University and author of the newly released “Is Affirmative Action Fair?: The Myth of Equity in…

Miami Herald

In Miami, Trump says hardline immigration policies are driving Latinos to the right

MIAMI — With about a month left until Election Day, former President Donald Trump touted his administration’s accomplishments as he courted a crowd of conservative Latinos in Miami, home to a growing community of Republican Hispanic supporters in Florida.

WEKU

Hispanic students were once segregated at this school. Now it will be a historic site

Former students at the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas, who were once banned from speaking Spanish, have worked for years to preserve the school's history.

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