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"El Magonista" | Vol. 9 No. 26 | December 29, 2021
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Latino political power is a big winner in California’s new congressional map
Nearly one-third of the state’s 52 new congressional districts would have a majority of Latino citizens of voting age under the new maps. By Seema Mehta, Melanie Mason, John Myers ... -
Democrats fall flat with 'Latinx' language
“Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2%, but offends as many as 40% of those voters we want to win?” by Marc Caputo and Sabrina ... -
Harvard Crimson names its first Latina president in almost 150-year run
By Shannon Larson, Boston Globe Raquel Coronell Uribe had tempered her expectations as she spoke with a close friend over the phone on Sunday night in an attempt to distract ... -
Biden to pick Latino educator as Secretary of Education
By EVAN HALPER, LOS ANGELES TIMES – DEC. 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is poised to nominate Miguel Cardona as secretary of Education. The schools chief in Connecticut pushed to ... -
Congress approves historic bill to create a national Latino museum
"We have overcome tremendous obstacles and unbelievable hurdles to get to this historic moment," said Sen. Bob Menendez, who co-sponsored the measure. By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News – Dec. 21, ... -
‘Latinx’ hasn’t even caught on among Latinos. It never will
By Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post – Dec. 18, 2020 The term “Latinx,” modifying “Latino” and “Latina” to describe people in a gender-inclusive way, has become commonplace — in ... -
Immigrant Essential Workers are Crucial to America’s COVID-19 Recovery
By: FWD.US – DECEMBER 16TH, 2020 See Full Report Here. New estimates from FWD.us show that immigrants represent a substantial, and thus critical, part of America’s essential COVID-19 workforce combating ... -
L.A. Times Letters to the Editor regarding ‘Latinx’: sounds inauthentic, what’s wrong with being Mexican?
Los Angeles Times Op-Ed – Dec. 3, 2020 To the editor: Thank you for Benjamin Francis-Fallon’s op-ed article on the emergence of the word “Latinx” to identify those of us ... -
Surge of COVID amplifies disparity in Latino communities
By RUBEN VIVES, LOS ANGELES TIMES – DEC. 1, 2020 There was no way for Carolina Sanchez to isolate from her family after testing positive two weeks ago for the coronavirus. ...