The state of Latino voters in Philly and beyond ahead of the 2024 presidential election

BY NIGEL THOMPSON ON JULY 10 2024

Explore the crucial role of Latino voters in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as the 2024 presidential election approaches. Despite current low turnout trends, discover strategies to mobilize this key demographic and impact the race between Biden and Trump.

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Poll Reveals Surprising Support for Mass Deportations in 2024 Elections, Fueling Divisions Over Immigration Policies

BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON MAY 30, 2024

Immigration is a top issue in the upcoming elections, with increased support for conservative policies, including mass deportations and ending birthright citizenship. Advocacy groups are concerned about ICE arrests of immigrants with pending criminal charges, adding to the debate.

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 "A Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans?"

BY NEMESIS MORA ON MAY 2, 2024

Activist Berta Joubert-Ceci launched her educational tour to promote the decolonization of Puerto Rico in the United States. On April 15th, Joubert-Ceci made her second tour stop in Philadelphia. Here is our coverage.

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Comerciantes de Kensington y sus retos para salir adelante en medio de la crisis de opioides

BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON MARCH 20, 2024

Los propietarios de negocios en Kensington se enfrentan actualmente a una amplia gama de desafíos que están directamente relacionados con la crisis de los opioides. Algunos de estos desafíos incluyen un aumento en las primas de seguros, recolección de basura perdida, campamentos para personas sin hogar y uso de drogas fuera de sus establecimientos. Estos problemas han disminuido el número de clientes y plantean importantes preocupaciones de salud y seguridad relacionadas con el mercado de drogas al aire libre.

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Kensington's Business Community Speaks: The Realities of the Opioid Crisis

BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON MARCH 5, 2024

Business owners in Kensington are currently facing a wide range of challenges that are directly linked to the opioid crisis. Some of these challenges include an increase in insurance premiums, missed trash pickups, homeless encampments, and drug use outside their establishments. These issues have decreased the number of customers and pose significant health and safety concerns related to the open-air drug market.

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The Bok Building: A Space for Cultural Rebirth for the Latine Community in Philadelphia

BY DAISY MURGUIA ON FEBRUARY 13TH 2024

The Bok Building is widely recognized as a hub for artists and a place for community events to be held without charge. Community leaders and artists share their experience with the Bok Building and the impact it has on the community with journalist Daisy Murguia. Artists share the need for a space where people can come together to collaborate and organize.

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Edificio Bok: Un Espacio para el Renacer Cultural en Filadelfia para la Comunidad Latina

POR DAISY MURGUIA. EL 13 DE FEBRERO DEL 2024

El edificio Bok es ampliamente reconocido como un centro para artistas y un lugar para eventos comunitarios que se llevan a cabo sin costo alguno. Líderes comunitarios y artistas comparten su experiencia con el Edificio Bok y el impacto que tiene en la comunidad con la periodista Daisy Murguia. Los artistas comparten la necesidad de un espacio donde las personas puedan reunirse para organizarse y colaborar.

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Mientras la justicia tarda en llegar para Eddie Irizarry, la comunidad latina de Filadelfia se enfrenta a su relación con la policía

POR NIGEL THOMPSON EL 7 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2023

La semana pasada, un juez retiró todos los cargos de asesinato presentados por el fiscal de distrito Larry Krasner contra el oficial Mark Dial, lo que marcó otra mancha más en la historia entre la justicia penal de Filadelfia y la comunidad latina. Es una relación similar para muchas comunidades latinas en todo el país.

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Power Street Theatre’s Comunidades Conectadas discusses the meaning of “home”

BY KIANNI FIGUEREO, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On August 15, and in collaboration with Esperanza Health Center, Power Street Theatre reunited community members to share their stories of immigration, migration, diaspora, and displacement. The ultimate goal was to connect the community around a central theme: home.

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Philly's Latine community rallies in powerful march demanding justice for Eddie Irizarry

BY NIGEL THOMPSON ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Led by local activists, Philadelphia’s Latine community displayed unity and strength in a rally and march dedicated to getting justice for Eddie Irizarry, who was shot and killed by a PPD officer last month.

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Comunidades Conectadas, de Power Street Theatre, analiza el significado de "hogar"

POR KIANNI FIGUEREO, TRADUCCION POR GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT EL 5 DE SEPTEMBER DEL 2023

El 15 de agosto, y en colaboración con Esperanza Health Center, Power Street Theatre dedicó un espacio en Kensington a reunir a un grupo diverso de inmigrantes, latines de primera generación y filadelfianos para que compartieran sus historias de inmigración, migración, diáspora y desplazamiento. El objetivo final era conectar a la comunidad en torno a un tema central: el hogar.

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“Estamos aquí y te escuchamos”: tres cosas que los jóvenes latines quieren que sepa el próximo alcalde de Filadelfia

POR ERICKA CONANT Y GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT EL 9 DE MAYO DE 2023

Jóvenes latines dan su opinión en el evento de Congreso “Tu Voz, Tu Voto”: una conversación bilingüe sobre los temas que más importan a nuestra comunidad y cómo las próximas elecciones son una oportunidad para hacer que se escuchen nuestras voces.

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Un repaso de los candidatos a la alcaldía de Filadelfia: una perspectiva latina

POR ERICKA CONANT Y FOTOS DE ASHLEY ORTEGA EL 26 DE ABRIL DEL 2023

El 16 de mayo, los votantes acudirán a las urnas para emitir su voto por uno de los 12 candidatos a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. La lista de candidatos está grande y competitiva. En este artículo tienes un panorama de los planes de los candidatos acerca de temas relacionados a la comunidad latina.

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A Rundown of the Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates - The Latino Angle

BY ERICKA CONANT ON APRIL 10, 2023

On May 16, voters will head to the polls to cast their vote for one of 12 Philadelphia mayoral candidates, The candidate list is crowded and the race is close, but for those looking for specific information on Latino issues before they vote – ¡Presente! has got you covered.

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¡Presente! Media busca garantizar que los latinos de Filadelfia estén presentes en las elecciones para alcalde de 2023

POR ERICKA CONANT EDITADO POR GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT EL 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2023

El voto latino en Filadelfia tiene el potencial de ser decisivo y poderoso. En una ciudad donde el 15,4% de la población es de ascendencia latina, los jóvenes latinos que van a votar por primera vez podrían estimular el impacto de este grupo demográfico en las elecciones generales de noviembre.

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¡Presente! Media seeks to ensure the presence of Philadelphia’s Latinx community in 2023 mayoral election

BY ERICKA CONANT EDITED BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Latino vote in Philadelphia has the potential to be decisive and powerful. In a city where 15.4% of the population is of Latino descent, young first-time Latinx voters could fuel the impact of this demographic in the November General Election.

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Recognizing, understanding, and navigating guilt with immigrant parents

BY ERICKA CONANT ON JULY 08, 2021

Second generation immigrants have at least one parent who left their homeland. To be raised by an immigrant means that a portion of their shaping and molding of us as a person heavily references their immigration story — their exodus — and the constant comparison of their upbringing from our own.

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