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WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease will launch the first national educational initiative about atrial fibrillation and stroke risk for Hispanic women, Tuesday, May 14 inWashington, DC. This new national initiative will feature an overview of this serious heart condition, the stroke risk associated with afib, the…

In conjunction with Americans for Tax Reform, the Partnership for a New American Economy and the National Immigration Forum Action Fund released poll findings today showing strong support among Republicans – and Americans generally – for the Senate Gang of Eight’s bipartisan immigration reform bill that was introduced last week.…

A national traveling exhibition and photobook visualizing the U.S. Latino experience today through twelve of the most talented photographic voices working internationally. SPAINarts & culture is pleased to present a national traveling exhibition and book, LATINO/US Cotidiano. Literally meaning “everyday life,”Cotidiano is a dynamic look at the rapidly changing nature of the…

As U.S. House Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) announced their intentions to introduce two Band-Aid immigration bills that do nothing to solve our broken immigration system, more diverse voices have come to the fore for commonsense immigration reform, echoing the need for a bipartisan, broad immigration solution.…

U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, released a bipartisan report entitled The Buck Stops Here: Improving U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices that provides recommendations for Congress and the Obama Administration to strengthen anti-money laundering laws and regulations in the United States.…

New York, NY- Cesar Vargas, Political Director of the Dream Action Coalition, responds to earlier twitter exchange with Texas Senator Cornyn. After publishing an op-ed on the Houston Chronicle pointing out the fact that the efforts to derail immigration reform are doomed to fail, the Senator decided to respond on Twitter with a…

  On the same day that the Senate introduced immigration reform legislation last week, hundreds of megachurch pastors, denominational leaders, heads of evangelical organizations and other leaders descended upon Washington, D.C.for the first-ever national “Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action on Immigration Reform.” The Day of Action kicked off with…

Washington,DC[CapitalWirePR]– Regulation of big sugary drinks and processed foods can help reduce alarmingly high rates of obesity among Hispanics, but changes in individual behavior and support from Latino community organizations are also crucial, according to a new report released today by The Hispanic Institute. The report, “Obesity: Hispanic America’s Big…

On Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 7 PM at the Arlington Career Center Atrium located at 816 S. Walter Reed Drive in Arlington, Virginia, Latinos will gather to discuss Latino concerns. The Forum’s primary purpose is on issues  such as access to affordable housing and how redevelopment and forced relocation…

New York City, NY [CapitalWirePR]  April 17, 2013––  As immigration reform gains momentum in Congress, Latino and Jewish leaders across the country have jointly declared their commitment to engaging in this cause for justice and equality. They also will expand on their efforts to other areas of common concern, including…