Latinos

Nely Galán, producer, best-selling author and former president of entertainment for Telemundo, is co-launching a new event dedicated to Latino entrepreneurs.

From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they’re the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.

Puerto Rican and Latino voters are gearing up to have their voices heard in the presidential election. Voters are split on who they want in office.  “I don’t want to vote for Trump, never do it. He don’t understand Hispanic people,” Mirva Irizarry of New Britain said.  “I don’t like the other [candidate], Kamala Harris,” Jessica Rosario of Hartford...

In October, UConn’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative conducted a survey among nearly 500 Puerto Rican and Latino voters. The survey shows Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump among participants.

Over the last few years, various terms have emerged to describe those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain. While “Hispanic” and “Latino” remain the most prominent, “Latinx” has become de-facto as a gender-neutral alternative.

The Latino Donor Collaborative released the 2024 LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report, which highlights the key areas of economic growth for Latinos in the United States.

“It might be a little thing, but to me it’s my culture,” the actor said.