'Upscale Latinos' Contribute 40 Percent of Hispanics' Trillion Dollar Spending Power

A Hispanic trade organization and a global information and measurement company identified "Upscale Latinos" as the most influential segment in the United States.

Gael García Bernal's Wife, Dolores Fonzi, Does Everything While High & Smokes In Front of Children

The actress has been smoked marijuana for 20 years, and she continues to do it in front of her children.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz on Immigration, Assimilation, President Obama and Language

When it comes to reality -- life off of the page -- the MIT professor, Pulitzer Prize winner and compulsive reader Junot Díaz still flourishes. Díaz recently shared his thoughts on immigration, activism, advocacy and cultural identity in an email interview with Latin Post; the author's answers are as bold and astounding as one might expect from the frank novelist. "I'm an activist before I'm a writer. That's about as much as I can say without sounding ridiculous," said Díaz, who's been extremely vocal about the "sentencia" and stateless Haitians in the Dominican Republic.

Shabazz Napier Speaks Out About Unions; Do Latino Athletes Face Harsher Future, More Obstacles?

Shabazz Napier's comments about his inability to afford food, which came right before one of the most lucrative sporting events of the year in the United States, sheds light on a much larger issue at hand.

Entravision Launch Todobebé.com for Latino Moms and Moms-To-Be: From Pregnancy, Birth, Nutrition, and More

A Spanish-language media company have launched a new website on motherhood and related topics for Latinos across the United States (U.S.) and Latin American region.

Pollster Says Traditionally Conservative and Repulican Arizona Destined To Become Blue State

Do to an ever-growing Latino population, as well as an increase of independent voters, pollsters believe that the state will become majority Democratic will the next few presidential cycles.

Elder Hispanics are Living Longer, But Can't Afford To

Latinos, the fastest-growing multi-racial ethnic lot, are the least financially prepared of all groups when it comes to retirement, even though they have a longer life expectancy than Blacks and Whites; living until they're about 81 years old.

Afro-Latina Teen Held in Adult Prison for 3 Weeks Because She's Under Foster Care

Selina Garcia, a 17-year old foster child and high school student in North Carolina, has just been released after spending 3 weeks in prison for getting into a school brawl.

Latinos Deal With Tougher Consequences Facing Minimum Wage Debate

Connecticut lawmakers Wednesday evening approved legislation that raises the state's minimum wage level to $10.10 an hour by 2017, making it the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.

New York Knicks Fall To Cleveland Cavaliers On Day of Los Knicks Fan Festival for Noche Latina

Los Knicks' Noche Latina night ended in disappointment for a lot of fans, as a bad loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers may have buried hopes of making the playoffs.

Latinos Become Largest Ethnic Group in California, 2nd State to See Trend

According to statistic projections, Latinos have become the largest ethnic group in California.

Pew Research Study Reveals Most Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants are Due to 'Unlawful Reentry'

A new study shows that Barack Obama's deportation of criminal offenders has little justification.

Ian Haney López Shows How Republicans Use Racially Coded Language to Win Votes

Ian Haney López, author of Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, shows us how politicians use racist coded language to influence white voters.

Interview: T-Mobile SVP of Brand Communications DeLuca Talks Hispanic Trends in Mobile Market

Hispanics are interested in three main things from their mobile service: social media, video content, and streaming audio, says T-Mobile's senior vice president of brand and advertising Peter DeLuca. As the fastest growing population in the United States, Hispanics are becoming a key focus group for politicians and advertising firms alike, and DeLuca recently shared his take on Hispanic trends in the mobile market with Latin Post.

Continued Conversation with Panamanian Author Anthony Polanco about Afro-Panamanian Identity

In a conversation about blackness and being Panamanian, Anthony Palanco's grandmother spoke about her mother, who had fair skin, and her father's dark skin and features that's traditionally associated with blackness.

Panamanian Author Anthony Palanco Talks Skin

Panamanian Anthony Palanco author of Verses from the Diaspora: A Poetic Tale of the African Diaspora sat down with Latin Post and spoke about his mixed Panamanian roots, his upbringing in the United States of as a Spanish-speaking Latino with a dark complexion, and Panama's gaParze when it comes to skin politics.
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