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Lawsuit accuses Miami of ‘racial gerrymandering’ in drawing new voting districts

MIAMI — A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Miami of creating racially segregated districts when officials redrew the boundaries of the city’s voting map in the spring, a controversial process that drew opposition from neighborhood groups over concerns that the plan weakened the political power of Black voters in Coconut Grove.

Miami Herald

Humboldt Park building will block mural — so artist was asked to create new one

“It was an ode to an era,” said artist Antonio Beniquez, who’s been asked to create a mural for the new building that evokes the old mural.

Chicago Sun-Times

More US counties lack a clear racial majority — and people are getting along pretty well, experts say

Some booming suburbs, many of them in the Sun Belt, are becoming as racially diverse as major coastal cities — and often with less racial conflict.

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The beauty company increased the number of Black and Hispanic employees in leadership by 8% and 16% respectively.

Fortune

New property tax increases hit Hispanic wards hardest in Chicago

On the Lower West Side, property owners saw their median tax bill more than double, from $2,275 to $7,239, according to the analysis. In Avondale, another heavily Hispanic neighborhood, the median tax bill went up 27%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Math disparities start in kindergarten

Socioeconomic status greatly affects math scores, and this disparity starts in the first years of schooling

Salon

Latino Media Network clears FCC hurdle in quest to purchase Miami’s Radio Mambí

MIAMI — Latino Media Network, the newly formed media company that stirred controversy when it announced plans this summer to purchase Miami’s Radio Mambí along with 17 other stations in Hispanic markets, has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission to buy the Spanish-language stations from TelevisaUnivision.

Miami Herald

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Alina De Cuba Producer John Martinez O’Felan Talks Latino Representation In Hollywood

John Martinez O’Felan spoke about Latin representation in the film industry, unity among Latinos, John Leguizamo and James Franco

Zenger

DeSantis rewrote the political map in Florida. Will the changes be permanent?

MIAMI — In his victory speech Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that his victory over Democrat Charlie Crist had “rewritten the political map.”

Miami Herald

Hispanics on path to historic gains in U.S. House driven by Democrats

Latino voters still leaned strongly Democratic outside of Florida and helped Democrats in crucial races.

Axios

Disparities in advanced math and science skills begin by kindergarten

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

No red wave, but Republicans continue inroads into long-Democratic South Texas

The GOP flipped only one of the three congressional seats it wanted this cycle. But the party made inroads down the ballot.

The Texas Tribune

‘A terrible message’ for women: Hispanic, Black faculty protest Rosenberg’s return to FIU

Black and Hispanic professors at Florida International University have slammed the university administration for allowing former President Mark Rosenberg to return to campus as a professor in the spring, after he resigned in January amid a harassment scandal.

Miami Herald

Video shows MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki stunned by Florida results

Republican senator Rubio defeated Democratic congresswoman Val Demings in the US Senate race to win his third six-year term

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7 important election night bellwethers

These 7 places will tell us where politics is headed.

Tribune News Service

CDC: Wide gap in how Blacks, Hispanics were treated for COVID-19

ATLANTA — Dramatically fewer Black and Hispanic adult outpatients were given the leading antiviral medication for COVID-19 than White and non-Hispanics — even as medical professionals knew they were less likely to get equivalent treatment because of long-pervasive racial and ethnic disparities.

Axios

DeSantis' Latino support grows as election nears

Latinos could help Gov. Ron DeSantis secure his second term as governor and propel him if he runs for president in 2024.

Salon

GOP attack on democracy goes back to '64

Republicans started complaining about "voter fraud" in Black communities 58 years ago. Look where we are now

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The Latino population has exploded in Maryland. Which political party stands to benefit?

BALTIMORE — Nicholas Simões Machado thinks it’s time for the Maryland Democratic Party to step up its game when it comes to Latino voters.

USAFacts

COVID disrupted decades of progress in math and reading

Only 26% of eighth graders performed at or above NAEP proficient level in math, according to the latest scores.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The discomfiting reality of life expectancy: It’s about economics and opportunity

Life expectancy is down across the United States for the second year in a row — from an average of 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 — with much of the drop attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. But an even more troubling and persistent trend is evident…

Roll Call

Celebrating, reflecting and looking to the future after National Hispanic Heritage Month - Roll Call

Larry Gonzalez and Teresa Puente join the Equal Time podcast to discuss National Hispanic Heritage Month and challenges facing the community.

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Latino oasis in ruby-red Georgia, and the Hispanic vote

ATLANTA — For Zeucis Martinez, life in northwest Georgia has meant straddling two different majorities.

Tribune News Service

Florida Republicans cut further into Democratic support among Hispanics

TAMPA — In a nondescript strip mall in suburban Tampa, with a green “Space Available” sign still hanging above the doorway, lies a small battlefield in the tug-of-war for Hispanic voters in Florida.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois student test scores remain far below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math

Students in all racial and ethnic groups saw their scores drop since 2019, exacerbating historic achievement gaps between white and Asian students and other students of color.

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