The New American Vanguard: Latinos 50+: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, a study published by Nielsen, indicated Latinos over the age of 50 are "exerting cultural, economic and political influence on the evolving U.S. mainstream."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced a report confirming that new diagnosis of HIV infection has risen sharply among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), despite overall declines in infections among U.S. Latinos during the same period.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report that addresses assimilation and stereotypes surrounding U.S. dwelling immigrants.
Chemicals emitted from older furniture and dollar store products can cause serious health problems, most often affecting children from black and Latino households.
The Center on Reinventing Public Education produced a report October 7 that paints a vivid picture of public education throughout the nation, particularly for student of color and low-income students. The report also identified promising results.
U.S. Hispanics/Latinos who are frequently inactive face increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, even if they exercise regularly, according to recently published research.
Each year Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place during the first full week of October, and those seven days offer a firm opportunity for advocates to fight stigmas, provide support, and educate the public on mental illness condition.
Cristina Garcia, author of six novels, was the keynote speaker at the the fourth annual Comadres and Compadres Writers Conference, which took place Saturday, October 3 at the New School. The full-day event was flooded with creative workshops, networking opportunities and a plethora of writers, agents and editors.
Diverse chamber presidents and Wells Fargo's head of government and community relations, Jon Campbell, recently sat down to discuss a $1.2 million investment to fund training opportunities for diverse-owned small business leaders across the nation.
The Engine of America Small Business Summit, to be held on October 8 in Los Angeles, will be hosted by The Latino Coalition and the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce, helping small businesses to enable profit and fuel the economy.
The "2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses," published in late September, discusses the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. and it confirmed that women-owned businesses will continue to flourish, generate revenue and create employment opportunities.
Within the last five decades close to 59 million immigrants entered the U.S., resulting in a record high foreign-born population for the nation. According to a recent Pew report, despite popular belief Asian immigrant growth has outpaced Hispanic immigrant growth with the past few years as immigrant influxes have slowed. Also, the report revealed immigrants have helped to make the U.S. a younger nation.
Quality early childhood education has a substantial influence on future employment, education and health outcomes, according to a new report published in late September. The research highlighted findings within the Latino community and demonstrated the economic power of investing in early childhood education.
Thanks to outdated standards for ultrasound evaluations, up to 15 percent of multicultural mothers are misjudged as carrying fetuses that are too small. The miscalculation frequently leads to countless women of color being subjected to unnecessary testing and procedures during their otherwise healthy pregnancies.
Although Hispanics make up a large chunk of the U.S. workforce, many are employed in industries that don't provide prosperous economic futures. Alternatively, many are employed in the service industry and other industries that force Latinos to work under deplorable conditions.
Hispanic consumers continue to outspend other groups when it comes to groceries, used cars and phone services. Their $1.3 trillion in economic contribution drives U.S. consumer markets.
The Latino market is hot. This is evidenced by not one but two conferences on how to market to Latinos in the United States.
Portada15's 9th Annual Hispanic Advertising and Media Conference and Engage:Hispanics, presented by Mediapost, were both essentially about reaching not just Latinos as a general population but about reaching the all-important Latino millennials -- the advertiser's holy grail.
Millennialis are so tech-savvy and socially involved that they even use their smartphones and other mobile devices to enhance faith and inspirational experiences. Likewise, "plugged-in" Hispanics are expected to use tech and social media to document their experiences during Pope Francis' U.S. visit.
