New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday appointed acting police chief Edward Caban as the city’s first Hispanic police commissioner in its 178-year history, overseeing the largest police department in the U.S. Mr. Adams, a former New York City police captain, introduced Mr. Caban, 55, during a news conference and said Mr. Caban has been…
Veteran Police Official Edward Caban Sworn in as New NYPD Commissioner
NEW YORK—Edward Caban, who joined the New York Police Department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday as police commissioner, becoming the first Latino to lead the 178-year-old department. Mayor Eric Adams administered the oath of office in front of the Bronx stationhouse where Mr. Caban…
Cruz and Rubio Introduce Bill to Ban ‘Woke’ Term ‘Latinx’ From Federal Use—Here’s Why
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) unveiled a new bill on Thursday that aims to prohibit the use of the “woke” term “Latinx” from official federal use. The Respect for Hispanic Americans Act (pdf), introduced by Mr. Cruz and Mr. Rubio, aims to address what has become a contentious issue in the…
Trump Welcomes Scott to 2024 Race: ‘Big Step Up’ From DeSantis
May 22, 2023
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) formally announced his 2024 presidential bid. His platform is to revive hope in the American Dream. Hear what the South Carolina senator has to say, and how former President Donald Trump is reacting. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been accused of being hostile to black Americans. And now a civil rights group, the National…
5 State Lawmakers Propose Ban on ‘Latinx’ From Official Connecticut Government Use
Five Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut have proposed a bill to eliminate the term “Latinx” from official use in the state government. The proposed bill (pdf), introduced by Democratic state Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr. of Waterbury, seeks to prohibit the use of the term “Latinx” by state agencies and state employees in official communications and forms of…
A Boy Called Sailboat
December 19, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. A Hispanic family finds hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a little guitar, Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told. …
Will Hispanics Save America?
Commentary Opportunity. It’s why we all came here. For generations, immigrants have brought the varying flavors of their life experiences to America, enriching and revitalizing our culture in the process. They came for freedom from government, with no expectations of relying on it. Yet some multigenerational American families—having grown accustomed to our legal structures, living…
Beto O’Rourke Blames Biden for Latino Voters’ Rightward Shift
Beto O’Rourke has blamed Joe Biden’s actions during the 2020 election as playing a part in Latino voters’ rightward political shift in recent years. “Candidate Biden didn’t spend a dime or a day in the Rio Grande Valley—or really anywhere in Texas, for that matter—once we got down in the homestretch of the general election,”…
Hispanic Group Fires Back After Jill Biden Compares Latinos to ‘Tacos’
First Lady Jill Biden received criticism from a Hispanic organization on Monday for comparing the Hispanic community to tacos, prompting her to apologize. Biden’s made an appearance at a San Antonio event called the “LatinX IncluXion” luncheon, which uses the often-ridiculed term “latinx.” “Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community,…
Disappearing Hispanics: Pennsylvania Lists Just 16 Hispanic Inmates in State Prisons
April 21, 2022
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The racial makeup of prison inmates has long been a topic of interest in discussions of policymaking and social issues. Daily records are kept of prison populations to study demographic trends. For example, black Americans are overrepresented in prison, a fact that informs many policy debates. Blacks make up just over 13 percent of the…
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