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The is proud to have been a part of the FIRST LATINO ISSUE FOCUSED L.A. Mayoral Candidate Forum ✊🏾Huge shout out & thanks our incredible community partners for organizing & advocating for 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Watch the full video! Link in Bio

Check out the Recap of the first ever Los Angeles Mayoral Forum

Hosted by ∙∙LA Latino Equity & Diversity Initiative∙∙

Thank you to the Candidates who showed up Karen Bass, Kevin De Leon, Mel Wilson & Mike Feur, and to our Sponsors ZA Lawyers & AlderLaw, PC for helping the LA Latinx Community make history!

Watch the full video & connect with us on our social media channels to get involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wky07zgU_R8

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The LA Latino Equity & Diversity Initiative aims to hold our city leaders accountable and demand they pay special attention to the needs of a population that keeps Los Angeles running.

Dear Superintendent Carvalho: Pledge to Advance Latino Equity Latinos are a huge part of Los Angeles—and its schools. As you take the helm at LAUSD, I urge you to sign the LA Latino Equity and Diversity pledge, an

¡Hola Compañerxs! The LA Latino Equity & Diversity Initiative would like to thank you for your support in our efforts to seek equity for the Los Angeles Latino community. We encourage you to join our campaign & share this page with your network in order to spread our message as far & wide as possible!

Stay tuned for our new upcoming content on the ▪️January 26, 2022 Press Release▪️ and visit our site to learn more about ▪️The Pledge▪️ for , , &

Send us a DM with any questions or to get involved.

▹Latinos are a growing, youthful, and highly productive cohort that will drive future US economic and population growth—and Latino-owned businesses (LOBs) are an overlooked investment opportunity.

▹Despite their enormous importance to the economy, LOBs are underfunded across all sources of capital.

▹This is a clear opportunity for equity investors and LOBs. LOBs need equity investment so that they can direct cash flow to growth. Angels, venture capital, private equity, and other equity sources can serve this unmet need with an expectation of high returns.

▹LOBs appear to struggle with a “scale wall” at around $1 million in revenue, at which point high-cost debt and a lack of equity investments may pose significant challenges in reinvesting cash to scale.

▹LOBs are not monolithic: Six distinct segments need equitable evaluations, new products, and enhanced awareness of funding options, offering opportunities for institutional investors of all types.

Source — Closing the Capital Gap: Fueling the Promise of Latino-owned Businesses

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▪️L.A. Latino Equity And Diversity Initiative▪️
Our mission is to seek equity for the Los Angeles Latino community and its stakeholders by unifying the community and political leaders through advocacy, intentional action, and implementation of the Latino equity five-point plan.

Learn more on our site.

Tens of millions of Latinos are part of the American middle class and they make important contributions to American society and the U.S. economy. Since 1990, the percent of Latinos who have earned a bachelor’s degree has about doubled. An increasing number are earning professional degrees and taking on leadership roles in different fields. According to Brookings, twenty-two percent of the American middle-class is Hispanic.1

However, Latinos continue to face economic challenges. They experience higher rates of unemployment than the population as a whole. Their median household income is only roughly three-quarters that of whites. Hispanic women earn only 54 cents for every dollar earned by white men. The median net worth of Hispanic households in 2016 was only one eighth of the net worth of white households. Hispanics are 1.7 times more likely than whites to live in poverty.

—The Economic State of the Latino Community in America

Visit our site to learn more about the LA Latino Equity And Diversity Initiative.

“Los Angeles County has the largest Latino/a population of any county in the United States, making up nearly five million of its ten million residents. Los Angeles County is also home to 32% of California’s Latino/a population. Among Los Angeles County’s 88 incorporated cities, Latino/as are the largest ethnic/racial group in 48 cities. In addition, 62.5% of elementary and high school students are Latino/a.
The economic and social prosperity of the Los Angeles region is undoubtedly dependent on the prosperity of the Latino/a community.”
—The Latino/a Scorecard Report: A Policy Roadmap for Transforming Los Angeles
Read the full report on our site, link in bio.

“Our ability to overcome the
barriers of racism and sexism, while starting businesses, working essential jobs and protecting our families is a demonstration of our determination and perseverance. Latinas are
overwhelmingly leading and calling for change to ensure their families and communities are
surviving and thriving. The success of the United States is inexorably tied to Latina success.”

—Helen Torres, Executive Director and CEO of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)

Read the full report ▪️“The Latina Pulse: Champions of Change,” An In-depth Study on One of the Country’s Fastest Growing and Most Influential Decision-Makers▪️ on our site.