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Mexican Women Kicked out of North Carolina Pool for Playing Spanish Music

Virginia IsaadJuly 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 14, 2021044072

Racist attacks against the Latinx community are unfortunately nothing new with two of the most violent mass shootings in US history being the Pulse shooting in Orlando and the Walmart shooting in El Paso. While those tragic events left 72...

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Fresno Street Vendor Killed ‘Execution-Style’, Shooter Still Unknown

Virginia IsaadMarch 22, 2021March 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 22, 2021March 23, 2021018992

Violence against street vendors remains an issue with their exposure keeping them vulnerable to violent attacks. Over the weekend 45-year-old Lorenzo Perez was shot and later died in the hospital from his injuries according to Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama....

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Miami Doctor Charged with Hate Crime After Violently Attacking Latino

Virginia IsaadFebruary 25, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 25, 202104148

Racist attacks against the Latinos/as in the U.S. is unfortunately not a rarity with Spanish speakers often getting targeted in public spaces by racist bigots. A far-right, Trump supporter and doctor in Miami was arrested and charged with a hate...

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UPS Worker Fired After Racist Rant is Caught on Camera by Latinx Family

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 202106515

Racist attacks on Latinx people is unfortunately all too common and now a deliveryman was caught on camera in a racist tirade while delivering to a Latinx family. The White UPS driver was delivering packages shortly before Christmas, on December...

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Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Latina Second Lady of Pennsylvania, Verbally Assaulted by Racist White Woman

Virginia IsaadOctober 13, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 13, 202006959

Gisele Barreto Fetterman is the wife of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and a formerly undocumented immigrant from Brazil. She recently posted about a racist encounter she had on Sunday at a grocery store near her home outside of...

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Father Discussing Racism Asked “Why Didn’t You Stay in Mexico?”

Virginia IsaadFebruary 5, 2020July 22, 2020

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 5, 2020July 22, 2020029579

Adrian Iraola discussed the racism his son was encountering at school when a white male parent responded by saying “Then why didn’t you stay in Mexico?” The Washington Post reports Iraola shared that his son was called “taco,” “enchilada” and...

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Latino Man Doused With Acid Claims He Was a Victim of Hate Crime

Araceli CruzNovember 5, 2019July 13, 2020

by Araceli CruzNovember 5, 2019July 13, 2020017146

Mahud Villalaz and his family are still reeling from a horrific act of violence, which he is calling a hate crime. The 42-year-old father of two young boys endured burns to his face and neck on Friday night after a...

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