‘This is fun but weird:’ NAHJ takes the party virtual with Gran Baile and a much-anticipated Tejano party
SOMEWHERE, The Internet — Conversations weave in and out, layering over one another as NAHJ members — in the form
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Features
Journalism’s diversity problem begins in university classrooms, where a lack of Latino professors sets many students up to fail
In classrooms where Latino students are the majority, some will go their entire college career without a single Latino journalism professor, according to a Latino Reporter analysis of student and faculty data from the California State University system.
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Room Rater: NABJ NAHJ Conference edition
We at the Latino Reporter have seen your kids, your dogs and random Zoom bombers crash sessions during the first-ever
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‘My community is still healing:’ El Paso natives reflect on media coverage of massacre one year later
Jazmine Ulloa traveled to El Paso a year ago to tell the story of the hate crime that devastated her
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‘Ees-ah-EE-ahs:’ Hurricane Isaias leaves tongue-twisted journalists in its wake
WASHINGTON, N.C. — As summertime comes around, so does hurricane season. That means a list of names that some may
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Las caras de los trabajadores de restaurantes en San Francisco sobreviviendo la pandemia de covid-19
To read this story in English, click here. SAN FRANCISCO — Una semana antes de que el brote de covid-19
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Latinos in the restaurant industry have been out of work for months. As the pandemic worsens, many wonder when things will stabilize.
Para leer esta historia en español, visite este enlace. SAN FRANCISCO — A week before the COVID-19 outbreak was classified
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Latinos struggle with mental health, seeking care as deadly coronavirus rips through their communities
Latino communities around the U.S. have been pummeled for months by the still-spreading coronavirus. They’ve fallen ill, lost jobs, buried people they love. Bills continue to roll in. The demands of daily life remain. The mental health toll, experts have said, is extreme. But for many Latinos, it’s not always clear where they can turn for help. Latinos face barriers to mental health care, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), both in access and in quality of treatment.
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‘Not just a trending thing’: Afro-Latinos work to establish their place amid growing national interest in race, identity
In today’s news cycle, amid ongoing protests and demands for racial equality, media outlets are scrambling to feature Black perspectives. Afro-Latinos have struggled for years to get their stories heard.
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Mi gente: A who’s who of the 2019 NAHJ conference in San Antonio
Every year the NAHJ Latino Reporter features the people from around the convention. These are the 2019 Gente de NAHJ.
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On San Antonio River Walk, tourists crave authenticity — even if it’s from South America
Many of the most sought-after souvenirs are not from the iconic Tex-Mex city. Some aren’t even from the same continent.
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Do we really remember the Alamo?
The Latino Reporter’s Patsy Montesinos set out find out if San Antonio remembers the Alamo.
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Millennials from communities of color have better mental health than their white counterparts, research shows
A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that millennials from communities of color have better mental health than their white counterparts — reversing a longstanding trend.
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En caravana nace un país distinto
Los 12 días de protestas consecutivas en Puerto Rico llevaron a Ricardo Rosselló Nevares a dimitir a la gobernación de la isla.
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Climate gentrification threatens iconic Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami
The smell of fried griot drifts along northeast 52nd street in Miami. Tourists and longtime residents roam through Little Haiti, an
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‘That is what sets us apart’: Maya immigrants say their identity doesn’t fit in any box
Tribal drumming echoes off outer walls of buildings behind the Miramar Cultural Center. Wooden seed pods clink together like a
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From Houston to Miami: By plane? No. By car.
It is past two in the morning and pitch black outside. Ray Ruiz’s GPS connection is flickering as he drives
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As members of two minority groups, Afro-Latinos face intense prejudice
Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood outside Boston, Brittany Volcy was often made to feel like her African features
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