Tag Archives: poverty
Maps of Twitter use highlight urban, rural poverty
August 15, 2013 – 1:15 am
The folks at Twitter recently updated their Andes height map for Twitter — adding two additional 3D city maps (Buenos Aires and Moscow) which rise… more
Latino poverty has grown since the 1980s, interactive map shows
July 18, 2013 – 12:27 am
The Urban Institute, a non-partisan think tank has published a new interactive map that shows poverty density in the U.S., as well as the race… more
UpgradeUSA: rent to own a computer
June 4, 2013 – 9:22 am
Americans are practically required to have some sort of computer skills these days. It’s expected. However, for families with lower income, it can be hard… more
Study: No such thing as the Latino vote, Latinos critical to economy
February 26, 2013 – 1:40 am
A recent data set released by the Pew Research Hispanic Center allows us to look at the dominance of the Mexican vote, the crawl to… more
Study: Latinos know English, don’t graduate college and rent
February 20, 2013 – 10:52 pm
The Pew Hispanic Center recently released data on the Latino population in the U.S. The first of Más Wired’s look at the Pew Center’s massive… more
Silicon Valley is thriving, not for Latinos and blacks
February 14, 2013 – 9:44 am
A recent article highlighted the fact that Latinos and African Americans are not benefitting as much from the Silicon Valley’s growing and high standard of… more
Latinos, blacks, take more time to graduate in STEM
January 8, 2013 – 12:27 am
Latinos and African Americans take more time to complete their graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields, according to a new study from… more
Latinos don’t donate to presidential campaigns
November 4, 2012 – 1:44 am
Less than 4% of itemized contributions — those above $200 — to the presidential campaigns came from Latino neighborhoods, according to an analysis by the… more
Help Mexico’s top math student continue her education
November 3, 2012 – 11:05 pm
You may recall the story of Paloma Noyola Martínez. She’s the 11 year-old who is the top math student in Mexico, according to the national… more
Mexico’s top math student lives in a trash dump
October 1, 2012 – 11:20 pm
Eleven year-old Paloma Noyola Martínez is the top math student in Mexico, according to the national Enlace test, and the kicker is that she lives… more
