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El Paso Walmart Shooter Sentenced to 90 Consecutive Life Terms

Anna Ortega
The 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting that left 23 dead was a tragic example of the xenophobia and racism that the Latinx community faces and it remains the deadliest attack against U.S. Latinxs in modern history. The 23 who died...
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Latina Judge Esther Salas Celebrates New Privacy Law After Son’s Murder

Anna Ortega
Back in July 2020, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas’ only son Daniel Anderl was shot and killed and since then she’s been on a mission to protect the privacy of federal judges. Her husband, Mark Anderl, and her son were...
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A Lesbian Couple from Texas Was Tortured & Killed in Mexico; Suspects Arrested

Violence against women and members of the LGBTQIA+ continues throughout Latin America and the rate is startling even with just a month into the new year. Recently, a lesbian couple from Texas was found dismembered and killed in the city...
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‘Soho Karen’ Miya Ponsetto Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crime Charges

Miya Ponsetto, 22, made headlines back in late December when she tackled a 14-year-old Black boy in the lobby of a Soho hotel in New York City after wrongly accusing him of stealing her cell phone which was later found...
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Ice Cream Vendor Beaten in Racist Attack in California

Another Latino street vendor has been attacked in California in what is starting to feel like targeted attacks on vendors. Ice cream vendor Emilio Hernández was attacked by Mack Jackson, 42, at a gas station in National City, California, near...