Latinos
After detention
When immigrants are released from detention centers to await their appearance in court, they often have nothing. Sarah Frank traveled to the border with much-needed supplies. Read more
Matthew Murphy
Searching for heroes
It all started when his son was bullied at school. John Leguizamo stops at Overture Hall with his Tony Award-winning “Latin History for Morons” on June 28. Read more
Kori Feener
“Driver’s licenses for all”
An estimated 10,000 people rallied at the Capitol in support of budget proposals from Gov. Tony Evers: granting driver’s licenses to non-citizens and providing in-state tuition to undocumented students who graduate from Wisconsin high schools. Read more
Tear down the wall
Over the last couple of decades Midwestern dairy farmers and the Mexican workers who endure danger and hardship to come north and milk their cows have developed a deep, interdependent relationship. Read more
Documenting the undocumented
"Los Lecheros,” a short documentary making the round of film festivals, explores the intertwined fates of Wisconsin’s farmers and undocumented dairy workers. Read more
Felicia Clark
Hell on earth
On a scorching Saturday in Madison, a couple marries at the state Capitol. Around the bend, a rally protesting the Trump administration’s policy that has separated children from their parents was taking place. The irony was surreal. Read more
Taking back the walls of Centro Hispano
Several murals were not preserved during the recent renovation of Centro Hispano. Ananda Mirilli says that should not be mourned, but celebrated. Read more
The ties that bind
The process of signing up for DACA required participants to give out a lot of information about their families, who they now worry are at greater risk of deportation. Could decades of hard work by their parents be upended? Read more
Chris Collins
Voice of a community
From humble beginnings as a quarterly newsletter to a biweekly publication with more than 30,000 readers, La Comunidad News has grown and expanded with the Madison area’s Latino population. Read more
David Michael Miller
Going after the Latino vote
The Koch-funded Libre group aims to recruit Hispanics to the Republican Party. But the group backs proposals that hurt Latinos. Read more
Lauren Justice
Sí, se puede
In a show of solidarity and a protest of proposed legislation, thousands cram Capitol Square for a Day Without Latinos. Read more
A language plan for Madison schools
Many of Madison’s Latino families are praising a plan to expand bilingual education in the Madison school district. But some critics worry that the new proposal could create “segregated classrooms.” Read more
Out of the shadows
As Centro Hispano celebrates its 25th anniversary, the organization is looking to director Karen Menendez Coller to lead the way in tackling the major challenges facing the Latino community in Madison and Dane County. Read more
Liz Merfeld
They just want to speak English
Madison College and the Literacy Network team up to help a wide range of students with ESL. Read more
The Farley Center helps farmers of color market produce and even go organic
The Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability outside Verona has been helping farmers of color, especially those with Hmong and Latino backgrounds, with the process of starting CSAs and gaining organic certification. Read more
