Maria Ramirez Uribe
ReporterMaria Ramirez Uribe is a Report for America corps member covering issues involving race, equity and immigration for WFAE and La Noticia, an independent Spanish-language news organization based in Charlotte.
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The process of becoming a U.S. citizen can be long, difficult and expensive for many. That's why national, North Carolina and Charlotte organizations are working together to make applying for and becoming a citizen more accessible.
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Bank of America is awarding Charlotte’s Latin American Chamber of Commerce with a $200,000 grant to launch an online e-commerce platform for local Latino-owned businesses.
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Golden Door Scholars, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to college students who are in the U.S. illegally, is accepting applications until Oct. 10.
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Rep. Alma Adams partnered with the Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program, also known as RAMP CLT to host a pop-up clinic helping Mecklenburg County residents with their emergency rental assistance applications.
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A new outdoor play highlighting the experiences of the local Latino community will take audiences on a physical journey. UNC Charlotte is premiering its commissioned play “Migrant X” Oct. 2-6.
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Two North Carolina nonprofit organizations will each receive a $100,000 grant as part of the Hispanic Federation’s new $1 million initiative to support legal services for immigrants.
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Nikola Taylor was only 8 when her family fled Poland in 1982. Now she uses her personal experience moving to a new country without speaking the language to support other immigrants in North Carolina.
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Bank of America and Cornell University have partnered to give Charlotte-area Latina women an entrepreneurship certificate.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a ruling requiring President Joe Biden’s administration to comply with a lower court’s decision mandating the government to reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols policy.
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Latinos saw the largest increase of any racial or ethnic group in North Carolina over the last decade, according to data from the 2020 census.