@julito77

Founder, @latnewsletter (2024), @latinorebels (2011). Sr. Producer/Strategist, https://xitter.cf/t.co/IyURh4svKn. @MSNOWNews columnist. Opinions mine & no one else's 🇵🇷

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The October 19 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @julito77 Trump’s Approval Rating With Registered Latino Voters Now at 24 Percent Seven in 10 say the administration’s policies have harmed Latinos, according to new Pew Research Center survey thelatinonewsletter.org/p/tr…

Trump’s Approval Rating With Registered Latino Voters Now at 24 Percent

Seven in 10 say the administration’s policies have harmed Latinos, according to new Pew Research Center survey

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New for The Latino Newsletter by @julito77 The Hustle Is an Illusion I keep editing, mentoring, and publishing new voices here, at my own pace thelatinonewsletter.org/p/th…

The Hustle Is an Illusion

We wrapped up an incredibly successful Season 1 of American Colony at the end of August, and since the start of September, The Latino Newsletter editorial team has been solo again. I remain its only...

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For one of our #AmericanColony video conversations, George Laws García of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council shares one consequence of colonialism, no matter your position on Puerto Rico's political status.
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Am here for the headline
Federico A. de Jesús@fdejesusfeblesOct 9
Trump wants to impose English as the ONLY language of instruction at Head Start centers. For Puerto Rico that would mean going back to early 20th century Americanization policies that failed. We won’t go back. Read my latest @ElNuevoDia 👉 elnuevodia.com/opinion/desde… #PollitoChicken
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DA YANKEES LOSE 😄
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The October 2 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @julito77 Bipartisan Coalition Demands Work Permits for Long-Term Immigrants More than 250 Latino leaders, from MAGA to progressives, signed the same letter thelatinonewsletter.org/p/bi…

Bipartisan Coalition Demands Work Permits for Long-Term Immigrants

More than 250 Latino leaders, from MAGA to progressives, signed the same letter

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Found out from some Latino Rebels contributors and supporters via messages that LatinoRebels.com is back online again. Happy news!

Latino Rebels

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#AmericanColony love
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"We have big news to share," @julito77 writes in the latest edition of @thelatinonewsletter AMERICAN COLONY Is a 2026 @signalawards Finalist thelatinonewsletter.org/p/am…

AMERICAN COLONY Is a 2026 Signal Awards Finalist

Fifth annual event honors spotlight podcasting’s risk-takers... like us

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The first of our #AmericanColony video conversations is out. Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos thelatinonewsletter.org/p/al…

Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos

The first of our AMERICAN COLONY video conversations

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#AmericanColony is back from now until end of October.
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The first of our #AmericanColony video conversations is out. Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos thelatinonewsletter.org/p/al…

Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos

The first of our AMERICAN COLONY video conversations

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Looking forward to reading your book.
Alberto C. Medina@AlbertoMedinaPRSep 24
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And props to @julito77, who turned a passion project into a powerhouse resource for our communities and who essentially jumpstarted my “career” writing about Puerto Rico.
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My latest opinion for @MSNOWNews Why this Florida Republican just went on the record criticizing Trump’s immigration policies Maria Elvira Salazar called out the president less than two years after winning her district by 20 points. ms.now/opinion/trump-immigra…

Why this Florida Republican just went on the record criticizing Trump’s immigration policies

Maria Elvira Salazar called out the president less than two years after winning her district by 20 points.

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20 episodes for the second season of @LatNewsletter podcast. A fantastic run.
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The September 18 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @julito77 El Tiny Talk The last episode of The Latino Newsletter Podcast’s second season thelatinonewsletter.org/p/el…

El Tiny Talk

The last episode of The Latino Newsletter Podcast’s second season

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We did a podcast about this with @julito77 as the host #AmericanColony thelatinonewsletter.org/podc…

Episode 3: Never Felt Freer

During the Negro Leagues’ golden age, their biggest stars came to play winter ball in Puerto Rico. In the United States, they experienced racism. On the archipelago, they never felt freer. Host Julio...

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When Roberto Clemente spoke in Spanish during a national TV interview after winning the 1971 World Series, it resonated with Latinos everywhere. It is considered by many as an iconic moment, as important as any other in Clemente’s legendary career. #ClementeDay
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How many Hispanic Heritage Month pitches did you receive today from people who have never pitched you before and know nothing about the work you do? Me: At least 20.
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All I want @LatNewsletter to be is a place where we publish the next generation of journalists who pitch us good stories that reflect our communities all over the country. I do enjoy editing their work.
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@LatNewsletterSep 15
The September 14 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by Hector Cervantes One Year After Midway Blitz, Tribune Reporters Reflect on Pulitzer-Winning Coverage “Somebody has to record history. It has to be us.” thelatinonewsletter.org/p/on…

One Year After Midway Blitz, Tribune Reporters Reflect on Pulitzer-Winning Coverage

CHICAGO — Over 100 people gathered Saturday to hear Chicago Tribune journalists share their experiences reporting on Operation Midway Blitz, coverage that earned the newsroom a 2026 Pulitzer Prize.

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We are back from our break with a new edition Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught thelatinonewsletter.org/p/em…

Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught

Those who can regulate themselves under pressure lead better than those who simply demand compliance from others.

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"The Census has collected data on race, ethnicity and origin since 1790." washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump administration proposes changes to census that could exclude millions

If adopted, the changes could exclude millions of residents from the decennial tally, reshaping congressional representation in the country.

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The September 4 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @julito77 What @pewresearch's Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream It can be its own curriculum thelatinonewsletter.org/p/pe…

What Pew’s Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream

I am a Pew nerd, and once again, they found a way to identify a central tenet of why we should be covering the voices of U.S. Latinos in the first place.

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