Latinos

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected life expectancy, USC and Princeton researchers have found, according to a study published Thursday.

Getting a Covid vaccine as soon as it’s available will be good for your finances, experts say, particularly in hard-hit communities, such as Latinos.

“Latinos have been left out of the representation of American culture,” says U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who hopes the effort will correct their depiction.

The funding for the two museums comes after separate bills for the institutions were blocked earlier this month.

A lone senator from Utah has blocked the bipartisan approval of two new national museums to honor American Latinos and women

The majority of Latino business owners are in sectors that took a big hit from Covid-19, and they’ve been half as likely as White owners to receive PPP loans.

Career coach Caroline Castrillon gives tips on how Latinos in the U.S. impacted by the Covid recession can rebuild their careers and reinvent their futures.

President-elect Joe Biden has tax, economic and education policies that could affect the future of Hispanics in America.

Families of color lag White peers in retirement planning, and the coronavirus pandemic may make this gap even worse. Here’s what experts say could help.

Day of the Dead will undoubtedly be harder this year for Latino families across the U.S. torn apart by coronavirus

A scientist with the La Jolla Institute was granted $1.4 million to study Latino patients’ immune responses to COVID-19. In addition to disparities including; access to healthcare, preexisting conditions and higher chances of exposure to the virus, LJI Research Assistant Professor Daniela Weiskopf, Ph.D., is trying to figure out if Latinos’ immune systems recognize the virus differently than White patients….

NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado shares the details.

According to a report released by the Chicano Federation Monday, there are significant and systemic barriers preventing Latinos from receiving COVID-19 testing and participating in contact tracing efforts in San Diego County.

They are activists who worked for the rights of migrant workers, law makers and politicians as well as fashion designers and innovators. Hispanic Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States accounting for roughly 18% — 60.6 million — of the nation’s total population. Latinos continue to contribute to American culture as musicians, small business owners, chefs, veterans…

Latino activists are joining the multiracial Black Lives Matter protests while trying to draw attention to their history of deadly police encounters

As a result of recent data showing that the Latino community in San Diego County is disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, the county will expand its outreach efforts to Latinos across the region.

The latest numbers in San Diego show that Latinos are the hardest hit community by COVID-19. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more.