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👋🏽 Hola mi gente! We're stepping away from Twitter for reasons listed here: n.pr/3NaCQX0
But, this isn't goodbye! Our mission of sharing and celebrating Latino stories @NPR is now on Instagram! We even got a makeover!
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Lindinês always wanted to be a doctor, but for a Black Brazilian, securing a place at the university to study medicine was all but impossible. A law opened a door for her, but it also exposed her to a fraudulent scheme.
Listen now on @radioambulante: n.pr/416vDvm
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"Across the population as a whole, acute myeloid leukemia typically develops in people 65 and older — but it disproportionally affects Hispanics or Latinos, who tend to develop it at ages younger than 65. Doctors and scientists don't yet know why."
🔗: n.pr/43jzJBD
10 Apr 2023
Acute myeloid leukemia is more likely to present in Hispanic & Latino people in the U.S. Genetic mutations make it hard to treat in this population. My story about life-saving clinical trials @SylvesterCancer & the search for answers via @AllofUsResearch:
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In the 1950s and ‘60s, the city government in Palm Springs, CA evicted the mostly Black and Latino working-class residents of Section 14 and destroyed their homes. Now, survivors and their descendants seek reparations. (@LAist) laist.com/news/the-palm-spri…
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Clicked to see why 'Tostada' was trending and was not disappointed. Happy Friday!
7 Apr 2023
Everyone tell Tostada happy first birthday on this earth RIGHT NOW
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Alejandro Forero is a part of the Colombian band Meridian Brothers. He and Eblis Álvarez come up with tropical/Latin dance combinations in their free time and like to combine different rhythms in their dances — much like their music. Tiny Desk coming soon!
🎥: @estefaniammitre
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"I should have had that choice – that right over my own body and over my daughter's body to be able to tell my daughter, 'It is time for you to rest,' because she was going to end up having to rest anyways," Samantha Casiano says. n.pr/3Mq3URN
6 Apr 2023
I reported in February about a woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis in Texas. She spent thousands to go out of state for an abortion.
My latest story is what happens when you can’t afford to do that: npr.org/sections/health-shot…
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For more than a century now, Venezuela and Guyana have been locked in an angry dispute over their border. On Thursday, an international court made a key ruling in Guyana’s favor — with lots of oil at stake. (@WLRN) wlrn.org/latin-america/2023-…
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He migrated from Mexico to Los Angeles. His family says that he was a hard-working man who took care of his mother. But he suspiciously died at the hands of the police.
A special report by @LAist under the extensive investigation from @robertgarrova 👇
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6 Apr 2023
Migró de México a Los Ángeles. Su familia dice que era trabajador y que cuidaba de su madre. Pero murió de forma sospechosa en manos de la policía.
Un reportaje especial de @LAist bajo la investigación exhaustiva de @robertgarrova 👇
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As a #DACA recipient, @bdelossantos1 was granted advance parole to visit his abuela and other family members in Mexico 30 years after he left. Re-entry, however, isn't guaranteed.
He explains why and how he did it In the latest #HowToLA ep from @LAist. n.pr/3mbxMqa
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An Indigenous Maya interpreters collective in Illinois named Pixan Konob’ — which means “the heart of the village” in Q’anjob’al — is aiming to revendicate the distinct Indigenous Languages within their county and break down language barriers. (@ILNewsroom)n.pr/3ZK4uN2
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5 Apr 2023
What do Latines do at NPR's tiny desk? BAILAR. ¿Cómo? Como Dios les de ha entender. 😌
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Lent may be coming to a close, but capirotada is forever.
For Juanita MORE!, the Mexican bread pudding was an expression of her abuela's love. Now, as the matriarch of her chosen family, Juanita makes it as a sign of love for the people she cares for. n.pr/3zxzmWi
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4 Apr 2023
Noticias en Español--from tonight's @NoticiasTPR newscast: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts, an individual is arrested in connection to the deadly Juárez fire, and a Texas judge orders banned books returned to libraries. @TPRNews @NPR @NPRoye
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Red-letter day for me when we can play 2 Live Crew and Debbie Deb in the same hour of public radio. You *will* dance wherever you are when you hear this episode of @WLRNSundial on @WLRN
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4 Apr 2023
TEXAS DRAG BILLS:
State Sen. @RolandForTexas (D-SATX) speaks against SB12 to its author Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola)
Hughes: “This is about protecting children and you know it.”
Guiterriez: “We could talk about protecting children all day long. You haven’t done a whole lot.“
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A network of abortion-rights activists in Mexico is finding ways to offer assistance to women in the United States affected by recently imposed abortion bans in some states — including shipments of abortion pills. (@AZPubRadio) knau.org/knau-and-arizona-ne…
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