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Why Voter Registration is Key to Winning the Latino Vote

Mariela RosarioOctober 5, 2020October 6, 2020

by Mariela RosarioOctober 5, 2020October 6, 202003084

There is no doubt that 2020 will be the most important year of my life. Between the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Census, social justice, and the presidential election, this year has made all of us, collectively, rethink what’s important for...

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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, 202006366

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...

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Join the Biden Campaign and Latino Victory Fund in Celebrating the Political Power of Latina Women

Mariela RosarioSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 202004183

On Thursday, September 17, Women for Biden and Todos con Biden — in partnership with Latino Victory Fund — will host a Hispanic Heritage Month event celebrating the political power of Latinas. The event, which will be moderated by Latino...

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Sanders Bows Out of Presidential Race, Devastating Latino Supporters

Araceli CruzApril 9, 2020July 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 9, 2020July 24, 202001880

Yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he would be suspending his presidential campaign leaving his supporters — many of them Latino — utterly devastated. “I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the...

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Joe Biden Won Super Tuesday, but Bernie Sanders Won With Latinx Voters

Araceli CruzMarch 4, 2020July 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 4, 2020July 30, 202002308

Fourteen states held presidential primaries on Tuesday, March 3. It was one of the biggest and most important days of the 2020 primaries with one-third of all delegates based on results from Super Tuesday states and California and Texas having...

Culture

Georgette Gomez Could Be the First Queer Latina in Congress

Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 202003121

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...

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Elizabeth Warren Won My Vote Long Before the 2020 Presidential Race

Johanna FerreiraFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 202006228

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...

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Cristina Tzintún Ramirez Is Making it Her Mission to Mobilize Latinx Voters

sakleinsmithDecember 6, 2019September 3, 2020

by sakleinsmithDecember 6, 2019September 3, 202002200

On a cold, rainy morning in Austin, I sat down with Cristina Tzintún Ramirez in a cozy coffee shop. She’d ordered a cocoa for her two-year-old son, Santi, whom she spoke to exclusively in Spanish. She teased him that she’d...