#SCOTUS tosses #Louisiana's congressional map with second majority Black district amid national #redistricting fight

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for #Republican-led states to eliminate #Black & #Latino electoral districts that tend to favor #Democrats & affect the balance of #power in #Congress.

#law #gerrymandering #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-migrant-protections-arguments-updates#0000019d-d995-d8f5-a19f-ffd726160000

Live updates: Supreme Court hears arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court is weighing over the Trump administration’s push to end temporary legal status, or TPS, for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster.

AP News

Robots that cook and clean are revolutionizing the home

New technology developed by Swiss researchers allows robots to manipulate irregular objects and curved surfaces with ease. By leveraging discrete differential geometry, these machines now transfer cutting and peeling skills, successful…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #Afro-Latino #culture #LatinAmerican #latina #latination #Latino #news
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2616796/robots-that-cook-and-clean-are-revolutionizing-the-home/

Opinion | ‘People Here Do Not Consider Themselves Poor. They Consider Themselves Broke.’

Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.

The New York Times

The strategic success of Casillero del Diablo at the 2026 BAFTAs

For the second consecutive year, the Concha y Toro vineyard positioned its emblematic brand, Casillero del Diablo, as the official wine of the United Kingdom’s most important cinematic gala. A to…
#wine #ChileanWine #Afro-Latino #Chile #culture #LatinAmerican #latina #latination #Latino #news #Wine #WinefromChile #WineofChile
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2610366/the-strategic-success-of-casillero-del-diablo-at-the-2026-baftas/

Having a pleasant meal on the patio of my local watering hole. Listening to exclusively #latino music & wondering if the white patrons realize that >half the patrons understand the words. In my #NorCal county >59% speak Spanish. Of course this includes native English speakers like me. Few people realize how diverse California really is.

“This election isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” said De La Cruz, R-Edinburg. “It’s about who you trust with your family’s future...”

Pulido fired back...“Quinceaneras are a part of our culture here,” he said in an interview. “She tried to make it an insult, and I take it as a badge of honor.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/09/bobby-pulido-quinceaneras-monica-de-la-cruz-south-texas-congress/

#CivicEngagement #voting #texas #quinceaneras #latino #latine #latinx #elections #elections2026 #USpol

In South Texas, quinceañera dig becomes campaign fuel for Tejano musician Bobby Pulido

Since GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz said the race “isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” the Democrat has played at a dozen such events in the 15th Congressional District.

The Texas Tribune