• Slave descendants fight to keep their homes in Rio de Janeiro

    EFE Rio de Janeiro – Descendents of African slaves surviving in one of the most sought-after residential districts of Rio de Janeiro are fighting the real estate speculation that for years has tried to kick them out of their homes. These are the inhabitants of Sacopa, located on one...
  • Elecciones a mitad de legislatura destacan el poder del voto latino

    Roberto Lovato Ethnic Media Services El recuento completo de lo latino aún no está completo, pero la información disponible sobre el voto latino a mitad de legislatura clarifica una cosa. El poder latino va en aumento. Los informes preliminares indican que un récord de 29 millones de latinos (el...
  • Midterms Spotlight Rising Latino Power

    Roberto Lovato Ethnic Media Services The full tally of the Latino vote on the mid-term election is not in yet, but the available information makes one thing clear:  Latino power is rising. Preliminary reports indicate that Latinos eligible to vote now number a record 29 million (12.8% of all...
  • Las elecciones de EEUU mantienen la polarización política y cambian panorama

    Walter R. Mebane, Jr Especial para EFE Los resultados de las elecciones celebradas esta semana en Estados Unidos cambiarán drásticamente el funcionamiento del Gobierno de ese país, aunque es poco probable que reduzcan la polarización partidista o mejoren el tono del debate político. Lo más significativo para la política...
  • Polling Shows Health-Care Protections a Hot-Button Election Issue

    Mary Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health care appears to be a hot-button issue for voters in Ohio and across the nation. According to polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation, 75 percent of Americans say it’s very important the Affordable Care Act provision protecting individuals with pre-existing...
  • Feds Comply with Order to Stop Deporting TPS Holders

    Suzanne Potter, Public News Service LOS ANGELES – A small but important victory this week for people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who are fighting to stay in this country, after the federal government announced it will comply with a court order halting deportations until the lawsuit is done....
  • Advocates Vow to Fight Proposed HHS Transgender Policy

    Andrea Sears Public News Service NEW YORK – Advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people say a policy being considered by the Trump administration would be illegal. The policy, which would restrict a person’s gender to “male” or “female” as assigned at birth, is outlined...
  • Why is Mainstream Media Still So White?

    Soundbite Services DENVER – The story of America is becoming increasingly more diverse, but the same can’t be said for America’s storytellers. While the population of the United States is nearly 40 percent nonwhite and growing, 83 percent of journalists working in U.S. newsrooms are white. To be fair,...
  • Study Finds No Threat in Transgender Bathroom Access

    Andrea Sears Public News Service BOSTON – A study released Wednesday found including gender identity in nondiscrimination laws does not increase privacy or safety violations in public bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms. The study, conducted in Massachusetts by the Williams Institute, compared localities of similar size with and...
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