2020 election Archives

Latinx Instagram Accounts That Educate and Inform Us on Politics

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiFebruary 12, 2021

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiFebruary 12, 202106398

The 2020 election kept many of us hooked to our phones to stay up to date on the latest news related to the Joe Biden/Donald Trump election in particular.We were being flooded with information pertaining to candidates, issues, and politics...

News and Entertainment

Joe Biden Projected Winner in Key Battleground States

Virginia IsaadNovember 6, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 6, 202003347

The election remains contentious as votes in battleground states are revealed inching Democratic nominee Joe Biden closer to a win. He’s won Michigan and Wisconsin, previously red states that helped Trump win in 2016, giving him 264 electoral votes to...

News and Entertainment

Cardi B Got Up at 5 AM to Cast Her Vote for Joe Biden

Virginia IsaadNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 3, 2020November 3, 202003330

Cardi B has long been vocal about politics and specifically her disdain for Donald Trump and today she got up at 5 a.m. to cast her vote. The 28-year-old rapper has been a vocal supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders and...

News and Entertainment

Voting 101: An Easy Guide to Casting Your Ballot for the 2020 Election

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 202006373

We all know that it’s imperative that we vote, but there are often questions that pop up when going through the process. That’s why we put together this Voting 101 guide. How can you check to see if you’re already...

Culture

Georgette Gomez Could Be the First Queer Latina in Congress

Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 202003123

Georgette Gomez was the first queer Latina elected to San Diego City Council President. Now she wants to be the first queer Latina in Congress representing San Diego’s 53rd Congressional District. Growing up in San Diego’s Barrio Logan, Gomez’s first cause...

Culture

Elizabeth Warren Won My Vote Long Before the 2020 Presidential Race

Johanna FerreiraFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 202006233

My father started working in the cotton fields of Mississippi alongside his parents and older siblings when he was 8 years old. Both my mother’s side of the family and my father’s worked in the agricultural fields of our nation...

News and Entertainment

AOC Gave a Speech in Spanish at Bernie Sanders Town Hall

Virginia IsaadDecember 23, 2019July 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 23, 2019July 10, 202002788

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Sunday town hall in Las Vegas featured not one but two of the most prominent Latinas in politics: NY Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico and a Sanders...

Culture

5 Latinas to Watch in the 2020 Election

Yvette MontoyaNovember 11, 2019September 2, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaNovember 11, 2019September 2, 202005048

In 2018 we saw an unprecedented number of young women of color running for office. With 2020 just around the corner, we’re wondering who will be the next Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib. For sure,...