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Justice Department to investigate Houston over dumping response

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday announced it has opened an environmental justice investigation into the city of Houston over allegations that its response to illegal dumping in primarily Black and Hispanic neighborhoods violated the Civil Rights Act.

Tribune News Service

Senate confirms Nancy Maldonado: To be first Hispanic woman federal district court judge in Illinois

The extensive questionnaire Maldonado filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee reveals that the Northern District is adding an active yoga instructor to the bench.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nina Otero-Warren – Latina champion of women's voting rights and education in New Mexico – will soon grace US quarters

Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was an activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century. She was the first Latina to run for Congress and the first Latina superintendent of the Santa Fe public schools. She is one of several women whose images are being featured on the U.S.…

The Conversation

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The great realignment

Even small inroads with Hispanic voters could tip a number of Democratic-held swing seats to the GOP.

Axios

First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.

Tribune News Service

State lottery advertising tells players half of the story

State lotteries are spending more than a half-billion dollars a year on pervasive marketing campaigns designed to persuade people to play often, spend more and overlook the long odds of winning

The Independent UK

Jill Biden apologizes for calling Latino community “unique as the breakfast tacos”

She made the comment during a speech Monday in San Antonio to a Latino civil rights group.

The Texas Tribune

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Jill Biden apologises for telling Hispanic voters they are as ‘unique’ as ‘breakfast tacos’

The first lady had been heavily criticised for the comments to a civil rights group in San Antonio

The Independent UK

Jill Biden comes under fire for likening Latino community to ‘breakfast tacos’

Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino wished first lady an ‘unhappy taco Tuesday’ amid furore

The Independent UK

Jill Biden criticised for ‘taco’ remarks during Hispanic voter speech

First lady spoke at UnidosUS event in San Antonio

The Independent UK

Struggling Latino students should be priority, leaders say

Leaders with the United States' largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say Latino students should be a federal funding priority after falling behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades

The Independent UK

GPA requirements creating a gap

GPA requirements push Black and Hispanic students out of STEM majors — and may widen the wage gap later on

Salon

COVID-19 death data shows racial disparities during the pandemic

While non-Hispanic white people accounted for nearly two-thirds of all deaths nationwide, the non-Hispanic Native American and Black populations died at disproportionately higher rates.

USAFacts

Labeled ‘Hispanic’

Lipan Apaches across Texas are challenging the myth that their tribe was wiped out.

Texas Observer

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Roe, Uvalde could upend Texas election

A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Racial inequities in vaccination are emerging again, this time among Philly’s elementary-age kids

PHILADELPHIA — The Black Doctors Consortium was among the first in the city to offer newly approved COVID shots for young children in June, setting up clinics at its health center in a mostly Black neighborhood in North Philadelphia.

The Texas Tribune

How the end of Roe and the Uvalde school shooting could reshape the race for Texas governor

A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Republican incumbent Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest Democratic opponent yet in Beto O’Rourke.

Tribune News Service

Housing slump would place greatest stress on Black, Hispanic residents

If the United States enters a recession and housing prices stagnate or fall, homeowners in parts of California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey are most at risk of owing more than their houses are worth or losing their homes to foreclosure, according to a new analysis.

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The Independent UK

Arizona county had largest white, Black, Hispanic growth

Metro Phoenix’s Maricopa County had among the biggest growth in white, Black and Hispanic residents last year, as well as the biggest increase overall of any U.S. county

Tribune News Service

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.

Chicago Sun-Times

About $2.8 million in outside money in Villegas, Ramirez Illinois 3rd congressional primary

Outside money is a major factor in the Democratic primary for the new Hispanic plurality 3rd congressional district,

Chicago Sun-Times

Now is the time to close the Latino digital divide

Only 67% of Hispanic adults reported owning a computer and only 65% said they have internet service at home. The federal Affordable Connectivity Program is underutilized, but that’s a problem we can solve.

Axios

Latino evangelical leader sees more Latino voters shifting away from Democrats

Latino evangelicals are among the fastest-growing segments within an increasingly powerful voting bloc.

The Texas Tribune

Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading.

Reason

The Biden Administration Considers Whether Hispanic/Latino Should Be A Racial, Not Ethnic, Classification

The AP reports that the Biden administration is considering changes to official OMB racial and ethnic classifications. The most prominent proposals are to change the Hispanic/Latino category from an ethnic to a racial category, and to add a new MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) category. I will write about…

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