Dear Friend, Massachusetts is only one of five states without anti-human trafficking laws. It is a heinous crime that disproportionately disrupts the immigrant community, and victims often face the double stigma of being exploited and undocumented.   Earlier this year the House passed a version of anti-trafficking legislation, and now thanks to your efforts the Senate has passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking... 

By Elga Castro-Ramos How many countries are in the world? Anyone would think this might be an easy question to answer, because it should be a concrete issue. In theory, it would be enough to count them all. Anyhow, the answer varies drastically depending whether we consider the numbers of members provided by the United Nations (UN), those given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), or if we... 

SAN JUAN, PR – Ricardo Alegría, an icon of Puerto Rican culture, an anthropologist and tireless defender of la puertorriqueñidad,  died today. He was 90 years old and had been suffering from a debilitating heart condition. Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño has declared five days of mourning for the Alegría, whose contributions to the intersection of culture and politics was without equal in Puerto... 

You are invited to attend a briefing concerning ongoing First Amendment, police misconduct and other human rights abuses against U.S. citizens iThe Puerto Rican government has subjected citizens to abuses including infringement of rights to free speech, peaceful assembly, and freedom from police brutality. Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m. EDT 2226 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC   Panelists: Anthony... 

Puerto Rico riot police beat down government protestors Reported by Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines news magazine Dozens of university students are arrested for demonstrating against a tuition hike. But Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno remains steadfast in charging students more to help close a $3.2 billion budget gap. The students’ fight is representative of a larger debate in Puerto Rico,... 

The funders represented in this summary include the Ford Foundation, Goizueta Foundation, Edwin Gould Foundation, Greater Texas Foundation, Helios Education Foundation, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Houston Endowment, Lumina Foundation, and Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation’s giving program (TG).  Based on the information provided by each of these funders,... 

Ray Suárez By Ray Suárez Host, HITN’s Destination Casa Blanca Few political columnists in the United States are Puerto Rican. Few political columnists in the United States follow the twists and turns in the debates over the island’s status closely, if at all. Yet, as the President boarded Air Force One for a five-hour visit to La Isla del Encanto you saw and heard it again and again;... 

By Félix Sánchez (June 30, 2011) Yesterday, an initiative was launched that draws attention to the lack of Latino voices on the four broadcast television network’s Sunday morning news talk shows: ABC’s This Week; CBS’s Face the Nation; FOX News Sunday; and NBC’s Meet the Press. This social impact project called “The Art of Politics” is a joint effort by the National... 

By Natalia Muñoz Hispanic Heritage Month has already begun. Usually celebrated between Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the 2012 presidential elections have moved up the deserved but obligatory Rita Moreno tributes and vida loca awards for Marc Anthony and JLo. On June 13, President Barack Obama was in North Carolina to talk about job creation in the crucial state  he needs for his own job continuation. In 2008,... 

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, Arianna Huffington, Eva Longoria and Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis also slated to speak The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will speak at the 2011 NCLR (National Council of La Raza) Annual Conference, NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía announced today. The NCLR Annual Conference and National Latino Family...