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Washington 22 hours ago

Washington state equity director fired after complaints of racist comments, fat-shaming colleague

Washington state's equity director was fired after facing accusations of bias against certain genders and racist comments toward Mexican and Hispanic employees.

Media April 8

Original ‘Super Mario Bros’ actor John Leguizamo to boycott reboot because of lack of diversity: ‘Hell no!’

Original Luigi John Leguizamo slams casting in 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': 'They could’ve included a Latin character. Like I was groundbreaking and then they stopped the groundbreaking'

Media March 2

Latino Democrats support 'Latinx' ban, say it is 'cultural appropriation': ‘Hadn’t heard the word until today'

Some Latino Democrats have joined Republicans in calling for a ban of the term "Latinx" in government documents, claiming it is "cultural appropriation."

Media February 22

Ethnic studies professor claims rejecting the term Latinx is 'transphobic': 'Perpetuates violence'

San Francisco Chronicle publishes an opinion piece criticizing those who reject the use of the term "LatinX" as being "transphobic" and perpetrating violence against trans people.

Joe Biden February 21

Biden administration clings to ‘Latinx’ while Hispanic Democrats eye ban

Hispanic Democrats in Connecticut are breaking with the Biden administration by trying to ban the term "Latinx" in government, calling it offensive.

Media February 3

'Latinx' and other woke 'inclusive language' has 'gone overboard,' warn liberal pundits: 'It's a joke'

Liberal CNN guests said Thursday that the left has gone too far with supposedly "inclusive language" like "Latinx" that "nobody has even heard of six months ago."

Connecticut February 1

Connecticut Hispanic lawmakers push to remove Latinx' from government documents: reports

Five Hispanic Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut proposed a bill that would eliminate the term "Latinx" from all official government documentation.

OPINION February 1

Biden's big union policies are a double-whammy to my small business

Never in my life have I experienced the economic or regulatory challenges that I am facing under President Biden.

Latino January 23

AP fact-checked on Twitter for claiming 'Latinx' divides Hispanics: 'Only 3% of Latinos use this term'

The Associated Press was slapped with a fact-check after claiming there is a "divide" among Hispanics over the woke term "Latinx" despite polls consistently showing its unpopularity.

OPINION January 17

Hispanics control electoral future: Here's the top takeaway from 2022 midterms

Politicians and pollsters are now chasing the largest ethnic/racial minority group in the country. If Hispanics control the vote, do we also own the future?