WATCH LIVE: Attorneys file lawsuit on behalf of minorities who sought home loans from Navy Federal Credit Union
Civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump, Adam Levitt and Hassan Zavareei will hold a news conference Thursday to announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Black, Latino and Native American plaintiffs who sought home loans with Navy Federal Credit Union.
TELL US: Were you denied a mortgage from Ameris Bank between 2016 and 2021 in Jacksonville?
The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.
Exposition of History, Art and Culture of Puerto Rico | River City Live
October is Hispanic Heritage Month. Jacksonvilleโs Latino community has grown significantly in the past few years. There have been multiple events recently to showcase the many different cultures and tomorrow, the Puerto Rican culture gets some love. The Exposition of History, Art and Culture of Puerto Rico launches tomorrow at UNFโs Adams Center from 10am - 4pm. Itโs a free event that will show attendees the history and more of PR. Rance spoke with event founder Arlene Ortiz to get the inside scoop.
Voices De Hispanos Oral History Project | River City Live
The Jacksonville Historical Society (JHS) in collaboration with Dr. Rebeccaย Dominguez-Karimi, oral historian, is currently conducting oral history interviews from Latino residents of Duval County for inclusion into its archives. The historical society seeks to highlight the culture, history and accomplishments of the Hispanic community of JAX. ย Dr. Dominguez-Karimi is seeking 30 people of Latino heritage between the ages of 14 - 100.ย Rance spoke with her to find out specifics.
In likely California recall, energizing Latino voters is key
Latino voters who have been hard hit by the pandemic could be a key group of voters in Newsom's potential recall election. โIf they're successful in doing that then certainly the Latino vote could be persuaded to vote for the recall," Alvarado said. โLatino voters are incredibly important to our campaign, to Kevin personally, and to our pathway to victory,โ he said. He said the campaign is partnering with community-based organizations that understand the diversity within Californiaโs Latino communities and deploying surrogates to speak around the state. For both sides, the key will be to connect their outreach to Latino votersโ individual experiences, she said.
Roberto Clemente: More than Latin Americaโs baseball star
Roberto Clemente was the first Latino to be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The legacy of Roberto Clemente is still treasured today, proven nearly 50 years after his death. In fact, the Orange County School Board unanimously voted to rename the facility Roberto Clemente Middle on Sept. 21, coincidentally during Hispanic Heritage Month. Becoming baseballโs most prominent Afro-LatinoRoberto Clemente started his Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburg Pirates. The son of a sugarcane worker, Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school.
AP VoteCast: Trump makes inroads with Latinos in key states
But it also showed that candidates can't always take traditional supporters for granted, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Nationally, Biden earned support from roughly two-thirds of Latino voters, while Trump got the backing of about a third. But Latino voters are not a monolithic bloc, given their vastly different cultures, and many U.S.-born Latinos have few cultural ties to Latin America. AP VoteCast also found South Americans made up 3% of the electorate, and they split about evenly between the two candidates. Trump voters remain adamant that the economy is in good shape: About three-quarters call national economic conditions excellent or good.
Gifty new and unusual pandemic-proof games for the holidays
This image shows a party game focused on Latino pop culture. the Tragos Stay Home Pack and includes such activities as showing off your best moves to Bad Bunnys Yo Perreo Sola dance and taking your best shot at duplicating Cardi Bs coronavirus howl. Half the proceeds of the set go to The Immigrant Worker Safety Net Fund. Options in Spanish and English, both digital and in a box, are now widely available. (Tragos Games LLC via AP)
JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking's 'systemic racism'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls โsystemic racismโ in the countryโs economic system. โSystemic racism is a tragic part of Americaโs history,โ said JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in a statement. Citigroup announced last month it is committing $1 billion toward closing โthe racial wealth gapโ in the United States, including $550 million toward homeownership programs for racial minorities. He noted that thereโs a 30% gap between Black and white homeownership, amounting to about 4.5 million households. JPMorgan was one of 27 major New York-based companies that joined a program to recruit 100,000 workers from the city's low-income, predominately Black, Latino and Asian communities over the next 10 years.
New California reopening rules require 'equity' measure
A man wearing a face mask walks past a mural Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in South Central Los Angeles. California's plan to safely reopen its economy will begin to require counties to bring down coronavirus infection rates in disadvantaged communities that have been harder hit by the pandemic. It allows counties to incrementally reopen businesses as they meet more rigid state standards for both numbers for two consecutive weeks. The equity measure will require that positive test rates in its most disadvantaged neighborhoods, where rates are often much higher, do not significantly lag behind the county overall. โWe think it needs to go beyond that because if you donโt have savings, you cannot stay home and not work.
New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workers
This undated photo provided by Panda Bear Films/Latino Public Broadcasting shows Latino construction worker stands outside a Dallas construction site. (Moyo Oyelola/Panda Bear Films/Latino Public Broadcasting via AP)RIO RANCHO, N.M. โ Since the Great Recession, cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Hobbs, New Mexico, have seen construction booms. โBuilding the American Dream,โ a new VOCES/PBS documentary, examines the effects of this construction boom in the American Southwest on Latino workers by telling the stories of those erecting buildings in Texas. The film dives into the lives of one Mexican immigrant family in Texas after their construction worker son dies while on the job. The film, though a partnership with Latino Public Broadcasting, is scheduled to begin airing on most PBS stations on Tuesday to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.
Census: Make sure young children are counted to ensure early learning funding
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ According to the Early Learning Coalition of Duval County, children who start in early learning centers are more likely to graduate high school. โBirth to 5 is one of the most undercounted (categories) because people donโt think to count them in their census,โ Marzullo said. Others, in areas with fewer regular internet users, will get a full paper questionnaire in their first mailer instead. The Census will ask for six pieces of information about each person for its count:Their age and date of birth. Any household that hasnโt responded online will receive the paper questionnaire by mid-April.
Washington has no Latino history museum
The initiative is backed by the group Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino. The journey toward a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino began in 2004. Other museums in the making for minority groupsLatino people aren't the only ones trying to get a national Smithsonian museum. In this congressional session alone, there are similar bills for a Smithsonian Women's History Museum, a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and a National Museum of Irish American History. Of all the bills, the Women's History Museum has the most traction.
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez Open Up About Their Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez are very excited about their upcoming performance at the Super Bowl. "I love that the Super Bowl has two women performing this year. #IPromise#WhatsYourPromisepic.twitter.com/oIwTc1Bllu Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) September 27, 2019A source told ET on Thursday that, while Lopez and Shakira will both be performing at the halftime show, there will be more acts added. "The Super Bowl halftime show will be a melody of numerous acts, performing together at times." RELATED CONTENT:Jennifer Lopez and Shakira Announce Super Bowl Halftime PerformanceJennifer Lopez Says Getting Asked to Perform at Super Bowl LIV Would Be A Dream Come TrueRihanna On Why the Super Bowl Halftime Is Not on Her Radar