A Latino man from Texas saw his favorable ruling get overturned by the Texas Supreme Court after he sued his former employer for terminating his employment due to an injury suffered on the job. According to Business Insurance, Jorge Melendez was working for Kings Aire Inc., an HVAC company in…

Gaizka Mendieta should know a thing or two about the Spanish Valencia Football Club and their fans, considering he was a key player on the team for over eight years. So when he warned new Valencia CF manager, Gary Neville, earlier this week to learn Spanish, the ex-Manchester United defender…

Once again, students are out protesting against the higher education system in the United States, but this time it’s not over lack of racial diversity on campus. Instead, they’re trying to bring awareness to the issues surrounding high tuition costs and student loan debt. Ami Schneider was one of many…

When smartphones initially rose in popularity, Hispanics in the U.S. were of the first groups to adopt the new technology. As the Hispanic population increases and the rate of Hispanic smartphone ownership increases, it is interesting to note the ways in which Hispanics’ use of this technology is driving this…

The late U.S. President Ronald Reagan is often credited with saying that Latinos are Republicans at heart, but “they just don’t know it yet.” As businessman Donald Trump continues to dominate the headlines (and the polls) surrounding the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Marco Rubio has recently eclipsed…

Maritza Correia McClendon is an Olympic athlete with a plethora of accomplishments under her belt. Not only was she the first woman of Puerto Rican descent to become a member of the U.S. Olympic swimming team, but she was the first black American swimmer to set a record in both…

A troubling new study found a notable lack of support for minority arts organizations, adding that the affected communities may need to support fewer organizations in an effort to sustain others. According to the Los Angeles Times, the University of Maryland’s DeVos Institute of Arts Management commissioned its “Diversity in…

The undocumented community in North Carolina is holding its collective breath as a new bill being introduced by state legislative bodies could make it difficult for immigrants to find employment. According to the Latin Post, North Carolina legislators recently sent Governor Pat McCrory a bill that would have a wide…

Water is essential for life. However, it is also something that people take for granted all the time. If you are preparing your home for any kind of emergency, you should consider what you will do about emergency drinking water storage. Even small amounts of water can take up a…

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles recently announced that it had given out over 500,000 driver’s licenses to immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally. Beginning in January of this year, the California DMV began handing out driver’s licenses via special permits and applications, according to FOX News Latino. The…