Latinos

Public commemorations to Latino civil rights leader Cesar Chavez are coming down nationwide amid sexual abuse allegations against him.

The 4th and Mineral Play Area is now Clementina Castro Park, named after a dedicated civil rights activist.

ProPublica reporters have been looking into the living conditions inside the Dilley detention center, where immigrant families and children are held.

The U.S. military raid in Venezuela killed at least 50 people and captured the country’s president and wife. In Milwaukee, residents quickly took action to check on loved ones in Venezuela, or to protest the raid.

Historian Dr. Sergio Gonzalez joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about Hispanic Heritage month and the moment we’re living in.

The life of a paletero, or street vendor, can be long and tiring. It can also be rewarding. And dangerous. This is the story of one local paletero about what the job is like and his journey to Milwaukee.

Cesar Chavez BID has organized a street festival and market to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in a safe way — blocking off the street with vendors and activities for people of all ages.

Owned by Janeth and Lizeth Zorrilla, La Finca offers dishes and drinks inspired by the sisters’ Mexican roots.

As an LGBTQ+ Latina, Carmen Alicia Murguia is driven to create space for other LGBTQ+ people of color in Milwaukee. Whether it's through her activism or her writing, Murguia hopes to help them feel seen.

Wisconsin-native and Latino historian, Sergio Gonzalez's new book, Strangers No Longer, unpacks Latino belonging and faith in Wisconsin and how it informs our communities today.