Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said no mas to the misogynist culture women, particularly women of color, have had to endure in American society. In a speech before the U.S. Congress on July 23, 2020, AOC (as she’s known) called out her white, older, male counterpart for calling her “a f**king b*tch.”
It left the nation stunned, but it also led many women to ask themselves: “What took us so long to say something?”
To date, AOC’s speech has garnered almost 16 million views in only a couple of days:
News
Latinos (soon) majority in Texas
KSAT news in San Antonio reports Latinos will soon be the majority in Texas, possibly by 2020, surpassing non-Hispanic whites. According to U.S. Census data at the time of the news report, 39.6% of the population in Texas was Latino, while 41.5% were white.
However, Latinos are a much younger population, while non-Hispanic whites are aging and have much higher death rates. See the report here.
Source: KSAT news | July 5, 2019 | link: https://www.ksat.com/news/2019/07/05/hispanics-will-soon-be-the-majority-of-texans-us-census-estimates/
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Quotable
“By 2020 Latinos will become the largest ethnic group eligible to vote.”