There are 14 article(s) tagged Latino Memphis:

• August 2023

  • Here’s what Calvo wants in the next MSCS superintendent

    Barely one week into his new role, Mauricio Calvo already has ideas regarding the superintendent search, charter schools and student literacy.

    By Alicia Davidson August 10, 2023

• July 2023

  • Making sure all Tennesseans eligible for food assistance get it

    Fewer than half of eligible Tennesseans are participating in WIC, a federal nutrition program that serves low-income children and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women.

    By Aisling Mäki July 30, 2023

• March 2023

  • Mid-South nonprofits grapple with region’s hunger challenges

    The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 25, 2023

• June 2022

  • ‘She was like a super woman’: Cristina Condori was quiet force behind local social justice issues

    “She was someone who believed deeply in the goodness of people and was just a relentless organizer. It was all about easing people’s suffering and helping people network together and be connected.”

    By Jane Roberts June 03, 2022

• August 2020

  • Folk cures, pervasive in Hispanic community, no match for COVID-19

    José Lara was hospitalized this summer with COVID-19 and was treated with remdesivir at Methodist Hospital-North. His heart breaks for friends and family using folk remedies, including lemon juice.

    By Jane Roberts August 06, 2020

• July 2020

  • Latino people getting tested, but layers of complications persist

    In Shelby County, more than 28% of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are Latino. The percentage of positive tests is rising.

    By Jane Roberts July 04, 2020

• June 2020

  • COVID testing lags in Latino community when workers can’t afford job loss

    For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.

    By Jane Roberts June 28, 2020

  • Local DACA recipients say Supreme Court ruling is not permanent solution

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that re-established the program the Trump administration tried to rescind affects 1,800 Memphians, many of them considered “essential” workers in the current pandemic.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2020

• February 2020

  • Tipping Point: Latino Memphis backs Census 2020

    In the same way that your doctor wouldn’t make a diagnosis on your health without first collecting important vitals, the health of a city is determined by census data.

    By Anna Cox Thompson February 07, 2020

  • U.S. Census mounts campaign-like effort in Memphis

    The recent formal opening of the local U.S. Census office came as new immigration restrictions are finding a place in presidential campaign rhetoric. 

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

• May 2019

  • Commission committee backs resolution to support censuring Judge Jim Lammey

    A resolution condemning Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey's social media postings won committee support from county commissioners Wednesday. 

    By Omer Yusuf, Yolanda Jones May 08, 2019

  • Muslim organization calls for disciplinary review of Memphis judge’s comments

    The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Thursday called for a disciplinary review of a Memphis judge under fire for controversial social media postings.

    By Yolanda Jones May 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • ‘La Posada’ features Opera Memphis singers, immigrant detention center replica

    Since September, there has been a replica of a U.S. immigrant detention center cage at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. And on Saturday, Opera Memphis singers and a pianist will perform in that custom-built structure.

    By Elle Perry December 08, 2018

• September 2018

  • MIFA celebrates jubilee year

    Since its founding by church and community leaders on Sept. 15, 1968, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association has spawned a number of organizations and has grown into one of the most important nonprofits in the Mid-South. In fiscal 2018, which ran from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, MIFA served more than half a million meals to more than 3,600 seniors; helped more 3,500 families with utility, rent and mortgage assistance; distributed more than 11,000 food vouchers; connected more than 250 families with permanent, stable housing; and screened more than 7,000 calls through a 24-hour homeless hotline.

    By Elle Perry September 22, 2018