“West Side Story” Has Riffed On Shakespeare For Seven Decades. Now Steven Spielberg's Version Breaks New Ground For Latino Inclusion On The Big Screen, Even As It Reignites Debate Over The Portrayal Of Puerto Ricans In New York City
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My hot take: Beyond some of the movie makers’ questionable decisions, there’s much to applaud in the new version of “West Side Story”
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The 2021 Major League Baseball season saw Latin Americans dominate the ranks of elite players. In the World Series, Cuban players solidified their growing role in American baseball, at the expense of the island country’s national team
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A funny thing happened to Reza Salazar on the way to his star turn on stage -- and a role as standard-bearer for a new, more inclusive Broadway
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An investigation documents a drunk mechanic, shackles, a crash landing and minimal regulation among risks migrant detainees face on ice air
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Facing bigotry and violence in their native Honduras, many transgender people choose to flee. Some of those who stay behind look beyond intolerance and work for change
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As controversy rages over the ‘immunization’ of football star Aaron Rodgers, Latino athletes have pushed through misinformation to lead community vaccination campaigns
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In San Francisco and around the country, people borrowed big to pay the rent. Now many are finding the government can’t help them repay that debt
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The 2021 Hollywood Diversity Report Part 2 found some improvement in the casting and hiring of women and creatives of color on television and streaming channels. But for Latinos, representation on small screens remains dismal.
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Food delivery apps have thrived in the pandemic. But food delivery can be risky. So workers in New York used the same technology that powers delivery apps to organize and fight for better conditions
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Life is crazy-busy for Benjamin Alire Saenz. The sequel to his acclaimed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” sits atop the New York Times bestseller list, while Lin Manuel Miranda works on a star-studded movie version of the landmark young adult novel
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After being trafficked and spending two years in an immigration detention center, a Bolivian woman rediscovers her American dream through food and service
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Lawmakers are ringing alarms over a federal study that shows diversity and inclusion for Latinos in media and entertainment is “abysmal”
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Thousands of indigenous migrants toil on California farms, cut off from mainstream health care by language and cultural barriers. Amid the pandemic, new activists from within the community now work to bridge the gap
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A transgender activist’s new book issues a bold call to protect sex workers
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Two desert cities are united by history and culture, but divided by a border wall. Amid the pandemic, one Nogales flourishes, while the other suffers
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The violence Central American migrants encounter on the journey can be deadly. It also threatens the future of the children left behind
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Music Is A Bridge To Empathy For "La Muna." It's Led The Musician To Provide Respite For Migrants, Whose Journeys Inspire Her Songs
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At a time when we are naming systems of oppression, why are some journalists avoiding the word colonialism?
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Last fall, mail-in ballots from Latino voters in some counties in Washington state were more likely to be rejected by election officials. An investigation reveals how bias may be subjecting Latino ballots to greater scrutiny
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