“Cumpleaños feliz, te deseamos a ti,” our family sang “Happy Birthday,” to my wife, Adriana. “Cumpleaños felices,” we cheered, not the date when she was born, but instead the date she received a new liver. Adriana was born in April, but we also celebrate her birthday in November, thanks to a life-saving organ transplant operation. […]
Author Archives: Hugo Balta
Hugo Balta is the Associate Editor of The Chicago Reporter. Balta is also the Owner/Publisher of ILLatinoNews, part of the Latino News Network. He is twice president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).
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Racial Bias In Home Appraisals
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Capitalize the B in Brown
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