/tags/latino Latino en-US WLRN Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:30:00 GMT /health/2024-06-24/hiv-young-gay-latinos-prep-lgbtq The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates, including the Southeast. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:30:00 GMT /health/2024-06-24/hiv-young-gay-latinos-prep-lgbtq The Associated Press /podcast/sundial/2023-10-17/alt-latino-becky-g-sundial-music-identity-florida Singer Becky G talks with Alt.Latino after her Tiny Desk performance. Then, Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre join host Carlos Frías to talk about their "El Tiny" concert series. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:06:09 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-10-17/alt-latino-becky-g-sundial-music-identity-florida Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Hispanic or Latino unemployment was 9.3% in December 2020, President Donald Trump’s last full month in office. That rate fell from 8.5% in January 2021, the month Joe Biden was sworn in, to 4.9% in August 2023. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Marta Campabadal Graus /npr-breaking-news/2023-06-08/new-and-noteworthy-podcasts-by-latinos-in-public-media-to-check-out-now Latino stories matter. The NPR One team has podcast recommendations that are as varied and important as the community they come from. Click here to read this story in Spanish. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:01:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-06-08/new-and-noteworthy-podcasts-by-latinos-in-public-media-to-check-out-now Pablo Valdivia, Jack Mitchell /podcast/sundial/2023-03-20/sundial-puerto-rican-artist-ile-on-exploring-feminine-power-through-music Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Ileana Mercedes Cabra, also known as iLe, is set to play in Fort Lauderdale this week as part of her U.S. tour. She began her career as a teenager singing for the alternative hip-hop band, Calle 13 with her brothers. iLe joined WLRN's Caitie Muñoz to talk about her solo career and the inspiration behind her music. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:12:45 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-03-20/sundial-puerto-rican-artist-ile-on-exploring-feminine-power-through-music Caitie Muñoz, Elisa Baena, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /politics/2023-02-28/latino-republicans-push-back-on-partys-immigration-agenda The GOP’s dominance of Florida’s 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party’s inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-02-28/latino-republicans-push-back-on-partys-immigration-agenda Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-01-26/new-latino-and-middle-eastern-or-north-african-checkboxes-proposed-for-u-s-forms The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African." Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:00:00 GMT /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-01-26/new-latino-and-middle-eastern-or-north-african-checkboxes-proposed-for-u-s-forms Hansi Lo Wang /education/npr-breaking-news/2022-10-02/how-ernest-robles-and-the-hispanic-scholarship-fund-opened-doors-for-latinos Ernest Robles, who died in September, started the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with a mortgage on his house. Recipients are praising the organization for opening new career paths for them. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:53:00 GMT /education/npr-breaking-news/2022-10-02/how-ernest-robles-and-the-hispanic-scholarship-fund-opened-doors-for-latinos Ana Perez /arts-culture/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-27/latino-superheroes-are-saving-the-day-in-hollywood Many of the new movie superheroes star Latino actors or have Latino characters. Their origin stories are diverse. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:01:11 GMT /arts-culture/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-27/latino-superheroes-are-saving-the-day-in-hollywood Mandalit del Barco /culture/2022-09-26/how-some-businesses-flounder-with-hispanic-heritage-month-marketing-efforts From superheroes praising tacos to an improper tilde, many businesses fail to connect with members of the community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-09-26/how-some-businesses-flounder-with-hispanic-heritage-month-marketing-efforts Dustin Jones