Shannon Heffernan’s work focuses on prisons and jails across the U.S., sexual and gender-based violence, immigration and ...

The thousands of Central American and Mexican children that have come to the US border in the past few years are not getting here on their own. Here are the 10 things you need to know about so-called ...

At the end of 2019, newsrooms across the United States were sent a book for review: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. The book has a white jacket cover featuring blue birds, reminiscent of traditional ...

This election year, housing has emerged as one of the top five concerns for Latino voters for the first time ever. With mortgage rates and housing prices on the rise, the dream of owning a home has ...

Many Latinos grew up listening to the story of La Llorona, but a lesser-known story is that of La Lechuza—the witch who, through magic, can turn herself into giant white owls. But in Texas’ Rio Grande ...

On May 5, 1993, the first episode of Latino USA aired on more than 50 public radio stations across the country. Today, we are celebrating 30 Years of Latino USA with something we’ve never done before: ...

Vicente Montalvo grew up in Echo Park, minutes away from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Little did he know, his family had history that was buried underneath the stadium that opened its doors in 1962.