As the routes to the U.S. - Mexico border from Latin America become longer and more complex, emerging online networks are fixing everything from flights to visas to move would-be migrants from country to country.
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As more Latinos join urban gardens, the benefits, and obstacles to cultivating roots in the city come into focus.
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Feeling relief after getting laid off, a journalist reflects on her career reporting on the U.S./Mexico border, the cost to her mental health, and what she's learning about recovery.
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A new take on a timeless story showcases the cultural nuance and richness of the Latino culture.
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More women are ‘hitting switches,’ making cars bounce and changing the lowrider scene in Los Angeles. They’re increasingly behind the steering wheels and customizing their cars.
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Young Latinos challenge traditional notions about mental health.
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The families of assassinated reporters in Mexico face emotional and economic hardships and even death threats in the aftermath of the killings. Francisco Pacheco's family doubled down on their quest for justice.
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The lack of personal identification is a barrier for many immigrants across the U.S. The soon-to-be-implemented REAL ID policy threatens to keep more people on society’s margins.
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Can the Border Patrol’s pattern of mistreating migrants without recourse be reversed?
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California is one of three that allows those without full immigration status to get licensed as therapists.
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Amidst a national climate of restriction — with states outlawing critical race theory in schools and conservatives banning books — Arizonans are in a rematch with a politician striking fear in educators who teach identity and racism.
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Teen girls across the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in depression and mental illness, but social media and the pandemic have compounded the challenges for Latinas and other girls of color. Culturally competent therapy, whole-child educational initiatives and community-based solutions can help.
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Climate change threatens nature’s balance in Brazil’s watery Pantanal – the world’s largest tropical wetlands and home to a stunning array of wildlife
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As the first Latina CEO of documentary powerhouse Independent Television Service, Carrie Lozano embraces the recognition and respects the responsibility.
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit by Laredo’s most famous citizen journalist. One dissenting judge said the decision guarantees journalists “will only be able to report information the government chooses to share.”
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Editor’s Note: In the fall of 2019, palabra debuted, featuring a story about Mexican immigrant Maximiliano Trejo who was caught up in the federal immigration court system and faced deportation. The story detailed how a diverse community of friends and neighbors rallied in support of the dedicated family man who’d become a cherished member of a Dallas neighborhood. This new chapter brings the story almost full circle.
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In one Arizona morgue alone in the U.S. there are more than 300 unidentified remains of migrants. Their bones and belongings sit in cardboard boxes in a nondescript trailer in a parking lot.
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En una morgue de un condado de Estados Unidos hay más de 300 personas sin identificar. Sus restos y pertenencias están en cajas de cartón dentro de un trailer anodino en un estacionamiento.
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No existe un mecanismo unificado para cruzar el ADN de familiares que buscan a migrantes desaparecidos con los restos sin identificar en las morgues de Estados Unidos. Entonces ¿quiénes y cómo los identifican? Son las organizaciones no gubernamentales las que se esfuerzan por devolverles la identidad y dar respuestas a sus familias.
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There is no unified mechanism for cross-referencing the DNA of searching families with the remains awaiting identification in U.S. morgues. So who identifies them and how?
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