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Trump demonizes immigrants. So why is he winning so many Latino votes?
Democrats are losing their grip on the Latino vote. I visited the Texas border to find out why.
Jack Herrera
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Latinos 'face an epidemic of invisibility' in film. A new report unpacks how Hollywood falls short in diversity
A study from USC Annenberg's Inclusion Initiative found that less than 6% of characters in films fr…
Gwen Aviles
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Latinos are reimagining Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight diversity
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebration of Latino cultures. But some say it commodifies communities …
Gwen Aviles
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Being Latino is about much more than just speaking "perfect Spanish"
Discrimination can be an issue for Hispanics who don't speak Spanish. But experts tell Insider that…
Nicole Forero
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The Latino electorate is growing. What does that mean for the future of American politics?
There are Republican Latino voters and Democratic Latino voters in presidential elections but voter…
Gwen Aviles,Camila DeChalus
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How Hurricane Maria pushed young Puerto Ricans towards supporting independence
Four years after Hurricane Maria, young Puerto Ricans debate commonwealth status of the island. Why…
Gwen Aviles
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Meet the author on a mission to combat the invisible 'Kissing Bug' disease affecting Latinos communities
Journalist Daisy Hernández's argues Chagas disease affects mostly Latinos and Latinx immigrants in …
Gwen Aviles
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How one Latina therapist went from almost quitting therapy to helping Latinos overcome mental health stigma
Latinx Therapy seeks to address the mental health crisis facing Latinos, many of whom see depressio…
Gwen Aviles
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Advocates say Latinas who make less than their white colleagues are 'screaming into the void' on Equal Pay Day
Latinas still make less than white men. This Latina Equal Pay Day, here's what experts say can be d…
Gwen Aviles
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Every month is Hispanic Heritage Month for this Google exec. Here's how one Latina is making the tech giant more inclusive.
Google executive Perla Campos shared how being raised by a single mom who's Mexican American shaped…
Marguerite Ward
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Jill Biden apologizes for comments comparing diversity among Latinos to 'breakfast tacos'
"The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the La…
Oma Seddiq
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Paul Ryan tries to distance himself from Trump's 'out of left field' comment about a Latino judge
The saga surrounding whether Ryan would endorse Trump began nearly a month ago, when he told CNN's …
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Lauren Sánchez said she's taking Spanish lessons with her kids because her 'biggest regret' is not being fluent in it
Lauren Sánchez said she missed out on her grandmother and mother's Spanish conversations growing up.
Erin Liam
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3 people describe the shock of discovering through at-home DNA tests that they were a different race than they'd thought
Some people who were raised as white say they found out through at-home DNA tests that they're actu…
Jane Ridley
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The families of gun violence victims urged Congress to take action. But lawmakers showed no signs of agreeing.
Family members gave tearful testimony about the loss of their loved ones during the hearing before …
Jake Epstein
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How a tiny Mexican art store in one of NYC's priciest neighborhoods has thrived for 20 years despite skyrocketing rents
Leor said she had no idea what she was doing when she started a small business in 1999, and she sti…
Jennifer Ortakales
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For over 35 years, Rosanna Durruthy has advocated for a more inclusive corporate America as an openly queer leader. Now, as LinkedIn's head of diversity, she's clearing the path for other LGBTQ professionals.
Durruthy spoke to Insider about the trials and triumphs of her ascension to corporate America and h…
Marguerite Ward
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Leaked Wayfair documents reveal massive race disparity in company leadership as it grapples with employee-led crisis over furnishing border camps
A 2018 study of federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data from 22 major Silicon Valley c…
Kate Taylor
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A $15 federal minimum wage could be on the horizon but economists are mixed on how it may pass and its impact
Democrats want to pass the measure through budget reconciliation, a quick legislation process that …
Erin Snodgrass
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Kenosha residents say the way police handled the 2 shootings this week tell you all you need to know about whether the city is racist
Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been thrust into the national reckoning on racism and police brutality afte…