Alexis Aviles, 22, had it all planned out. The recent University of Richmond graduate was going to move to Chicago and pursue a job with […]
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Community news media, a ‘lifeline’ for Latino families, now under threat by coronavirus
Hundreds of people have been messaging journalist Brenda Murphy on social media on a weekly basis since the coronavirus pandemic started hitting the Latino communities […]
Latino small-business owners work to stay open during coronavirus pandemic
When the coronavirus hit, small-business owners were forced to navigate new territory and make difficult decisions — fully moving operations online, reducing staff or quickly […]
Few Hispanic business owners got coronavirus relief loans, Latino survey finds
A survey of more than 500 Latino small-business owners who applied for coronavirus relief loans found that just 97 of them received money while the […]
Coronavirus package falls short for lenders to Latino, minority businesses
Salvador Quintero had to look beyond traditional banks to get funding for the restaurant he started 20 years ago in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, money that has […]
Coronavirus aid recognizes California’s undocumented as essential workers, Latino advocates say
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to provide some monetary relief to undocumented people who don’t qualify for federal funds during the coronavirus pandemic is a […]
Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession
Octavia Nieto worked for over 10 years as a pastry chef at a bakery in Princeton, New Jersey. Now with the business closed indefinitely, she […]
Latino restaurant owners in New York City struggle to stay afloat amid coronavirus crisis
It’s a new normal for New York City restaurant owner Sonia Henriquez, as the city that never sleeps has come to a virtual standstill amid […]