Hispanics and black comprise over half of the U.S. prison population, even though the two groups make up less than one-third of the overall U.S. population.
The beginning of May marks the start of National Small Business Week this year, and just in time comes the 2016 list of the best and worst places in America for Latino entrepreneurs to start up their enterprises. Where should you start building your dream?
New Yorkers born between 1985 and 1996 make up about one-fifth of the city's population, yet they settle for low-wage jobs that don't utilize their skillset. The 9.3 percent unemployment rate for Latinos is higher than any other ethnicity, save African-Americans.
A Pew Research study finds a steady of influx of young Hispanics being born in the U.S. sparked a surge in English proficiency among Latinos over the last decade plus.
Business is booming for Latino entrepreneurs, especially in Southern California, where the growth in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses (HOBs) has bloomed despite the recession and tough economic recovery. But revenues for those enterprises haven't grown at the same pace.
The world is getting bigger and a new study by researchers from Imperial College London revealed the data behind it. Published in The Lancet, the study compared the body mass index (BMI) of nearly 20 million adults over the years from 1975 to 2014 with several significant findings including the fact that obesity is at an all-time global high -- even outnumbering the people who are underweight.
A new National Foundation for American Policy study finds half of U.S. start-ups worth upwards of $1 billion were founded by immigrants. The non-partisan organization recently shared their findings along with the stern recommendation that laws governing the flow of immigrants into this country should be made easier for those looking to launch businesses.
The lack of a social safety net is a challenge for undocumented immigrant families and contributes to inequality. A new study found that immigrant Latino families being excluded from public assistance not only increases the childhood poverty rate, but affects documented Latino children as well.
Giving immigrants more opportunities to succeed in innovative fields is a good idea, especially since the biggest innovations tend to come from immigrants and not graduates (or dropouts) of elite colleges, according to new research.
A new study from Pew Research revealed how most of the Afro-Latinos living in the United States identify themselves with a good chunk of them reporting their racial identification as either white or Hispanic.
Mental health issues are tough, but they are even more difficult for the young and unprepared. There is an alarming rise in the psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and young adults in California, even compared to the youth of other ethnicities.
The latest numbers have confirmed that the Latino population now outnumber the white population in the state of California. Many demographers predicted the shift occurring some time in 2014, and it did, although it couldn't be officially confirmed until the new population figures were reported by the Census Bureau in the summer.
