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Salvadoran Refugee Victoria Salazar Dead After Police Brutality During Arrest

Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021010758

On the same day that opening arguments in the George Floyd trial began, social media was ablaze with calls for justice after another death at the alleged hands of the police. Salvadoran woman Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza was arrested on...

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19 Bodies Found Shot and Burned Near Mexico Border May Include Indigenous Guatemalan Migrants

Virginia IsaadJanuary 27, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 27, 202101837

Migration is on the rise on the border partially due to the economic toll of the pandemic and now it’s feared migrants were caught in the crossfires of cartel violence. Mexican authorities found 19 bodies that had been shot and...

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Americans Flee to Mexico to Escape Strict Quarantine

Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021011632

The quarantine in the U.S. remains intact and some Americans have decided to flee to Mexico to escape strict stay-at-home orders. The New York Times recently did a report exploring the influx of Americans looking to settle down in Mexico...

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Mexican Women Mobilize for Dignified Lives Free of Violence

Yvette MontoyaDecember 1, 2020December 2, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaDecember 1, 2020December 2, 202003562

HipLatina partnered with National Geographic in advance of its new show Trafficked featuring the trailblazing female journalist Mariana van Zeller who goes inside the world’s deadliest black markets. In this series on HipLatina, we take a deep dive into femicide and the...

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9 Thanksgiving Foods that Come from Latin America

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 25, 2020November 25, 202002756

Thanksgiving is a time to show gratitude for our lives, our friends and family, and for what we have. With that said, that doesn’t mean that everything we’ve been taught about Thanksgiving is factual. In fact, a lot of folks...

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11 Mexican Blankets & Cobijas That You’ll Want to Curl Up In

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 23, 2020November 23, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 23, 2020November 23, 2020031862

It’s getting cold outside, and nothing makes us feel cozier and protected from the elements than a thick, chunky Mexican cobija — especially after the year we’ve all had! It’s not just about the warm cuddle factor; these blankets also...

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Mexico Sent 100 Firefighters to California to Aid with Wildfires

Virginia IsaadSeptember 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 24, 202003520

Wildfires continue to destroy acres of land throughout the state of California and Mexico has generously sent more than 100 firefighters to provide aid. Their Environment Department announced that five teams of 20 qualified, equipped firefighters from Mexico’s national forestry...

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Firefighters from Guanajuato, Mexico Arrive in Oregon to Aid with Wildfires

Virginia IsaadSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 2020021551

Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency in Portland, Oregon due to the fires raging in the area including Southern Oregon which received aid from firefighters from Guanajuato, Mexico. About 500,000 residents across the sate – 10 percent of...

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El Marro, Leader of Guanajuato Cartel, Arrested in Mexico

Virginia IsaadAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 3, 2020August 3, 202001743

Cartel leader José Antonio Yépez Ortiz aka “El Marro” (the sledgehammer) was arrested on Sunday in the north-central state of Guanajuato by Federal and state authorities. The leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, 40, is notorious for stealing...

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Does it Make Sense to Reclaim the Term Prieta?

Johanna FerreiraJune 24, 2020June 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 24, 2020June 29, 2020016490

I remember the cringing feeling I felt when I first came to understand what the term prieta meant. It mainly came out of the mouths of Dominicans who wanted to have nothing to do with blackness — including their own....

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Mexico Banned Booze, Now 70 People Have Died of Tainted Alcohol

Araceli CruzMay 14, 2020July 15, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 14, 2020July 15, 202001566

Mexico officials banned the sale of alcohol to curb the spread of the coronavirus, now that is resulting in the sale of tainted alcohol resulting in death. ...

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5 Facts About Mexico’s Independence That Everyone Should Know

María VillagómezMay 4, 2020July 16, 2020

by María VillagómezMay 4, 2020July 16, 20202 2523

Whether you’re Mexican or not, it helps to know more about the United States’ neighbor to the south. As we gear up to celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day, here are some facts that could help each of us look a little...