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Los Angeles, CA - December 22:Children take turns smashing a piñata at Olvera Street in Los Angeles Thursday, December 22, 2022.  The piñata is part of the Las Posadas nightly procession from Dec. 16-23 which includes statues of Mary and Joseph being carried making stops at businesses along the street.  (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
What are posadas? An explainer of this beautiful Latino tradition.

Posadas are like Christmas caroling, except our tradition is more like a fiesta—and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

National Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Cultural Diversity of Spanish-speaking Americans
National Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Cultural Diversity of Spanish-speaking Americans

Hispanic history and culture take center stage across the US for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo students at Phoenix College gather to fill out voter registration forms on National Voter Registration Day on campus, in Phoenix. Immigrant-rights and grassroots organizations that have been mobilizing Latinos in Arizona for nearly two decades helped propel Joe Biden to victory in a traditionally conservative state.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
The Growing Power of Latino Voters in Arizona

As Arizonans gear up for a heated election season, signs increasingly point to a record-breaking number of Latino voters making their way to the ballot box this fall.

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Chicanos Por la Causa Launches $10 Million ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign

A survey taken in 2020 found that Latino voters identified such issues as the economy, health care, and the COVID-19 pandemic as “very important” to their vote.

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Report: About 6M Adults Identify as Afro Latino in the US

About 6 million adults in the United States identify as Afro Latino, a distinction with deep roots in colonial Latin America, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

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Border Patrol Confirms: Trump’s Wall Doesn’t Work

The 500-mile, US-Mexico border wall has been breached 3,272 times in the past three years by way of basic power tools, angle grinders, and demolition saws.

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Meet Anna Abeytia and Analise Ortiz, 2 Latinas Running for Arizona House

The two are running on a platform that centers around school funding, affordability, and policies that put working families first.