Check out my latest for NBC Latino … just in time for tonight’s #Sweet16 game UCLA Men’s Basketball vs Gonzaga Basketball 🏀✨ #MarchMadness   — I know the Jáquez family will be tuning in to watch Jaime Jaquez Jr play ✨

Though Latinos in general have had historically lower overdose rates compared to whites, the number of overdose deaths in the community has nearly tripled in the past decade.
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Raquel Welch was a “stealth” Latina - until she wasn’t. Here’s how her life mirrored changing times, as critics and scholars discuss with ⁦Raul A. Reyes⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/ra…

“It doesn't surprise me 'que no se doblegó,” said an exiled Nicaraguan priest in Miami about Bishop Rolando Álvarez, imprisoned in Nicaragua when he didn’t leave the country. By ⁦Carmen Sesin⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/us…

“Impeding the ability of students to understand the racialized world they live in undermines their ability to gain the knowledge required for making our world truly inclusive and just,' says legal scholar Tanya K. Hernandez ⁦Professor Tanya Kateri Hernandez⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/af…

Amid constant blackouts, what’s the status of renewables and an improved power grid in Puerto Rico? We spoke to residents about the existing challenges. By ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/pu…

NBCU Academy is doing great work with a growing number of academic partners-amazing work! nbcumv.com/mediavillage/i…

Puerto Rico officially privatizes power generation amid protests, doubts, by ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/pu…

'Brown pride' cultural symbol or gang sign divides students, school officials, by ⁦Edwin Flores⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/br…

Critics worry the process could further delay Puerto Rico’s transition to renewable energy, and still not bring access to reliable electricity to an island riddled with power outages. By ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/pu…

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Common words and phrases can be insulting or degrading to people of color. MSNBC’s @Raelyn, NBC Latino's Sandra Lilley, Velshi on MSNBC’s Jared Blake & NBC News’ Nina Sen explain when words can be harmful: nbcuacademy.com/catalog/racist…

“People are concerned about surviving every day ... it is not the concern of the clientele we serve,' said Margarita Solorzano, director at the Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas. nbcnews.com/news/latino/la…

I’m very excited to join NBC News as President-Editorial, building on the deep journalistic chops of such a storied news organization: nytimes.com/2023/01/11/bus…

The gender-neutral term won't be allowed for official use in state government, a move one Latino scholar slammed as part of the 'anti-woke agenda.' By ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/ar…

Sculptures of Mexican icons are missing from an L.A. park. What's going on? By ⁦Edwin Flores⁩
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Harvard Crimson's first Hispanic president battled cancer as a teen. It's back, she writes. By ⁦Edwin Flores⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/ha…

The #GoldenGlobe Latino nominations showcase a younger generation of Hollywood — given that six of them are under the age of 40. Here’s the list, by ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/go…

Months of Bolsonaro’s Trump-like rigged election claims left Brazilians in the U.S. predicting a ‘response’ following his election loss. By ⁦Carmen Sesin⁩ ⁦Isabela Espadas Barros Leal⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/pa…

Latinos are represented in about half the award categories in this year's Golden Globes— and their nominations showcase a younger generation of Hollywood. By ⁦Nicole Acevedo⁩ nbcnews.com/news/latino/go…