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Andres Cantor named 2020 Colin Jose Media Award recipient by U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

Andres Cantor, Telemundo Deportes’ iconic sports commentator has been named the recipient of the National Soccer Hall of Fame 2020 Colin Jose Media Award. The famed commentator received one of US Soccer’s most esteemed awards during a special Telemundo Deportes broadcast on Sunday, October 25th preceding the network’s Chivas versus Cruz Azul match coverage.  As the 13th recipient of the Colin Jose award, Cantor is the first Spanish-Language broadcast personality to be honored with the award, and only the third broadcast media personality regardless of language to be honored with the award since JP Dellacamera in 2018 and Seamus Malin in 2005.

“Lifting As We Climb” Black Women Lead Voter Turnout Despite Barriers [INFOGRAPH]

Research from the Brennan Center for Justice and other advocacy organizations shows that Black Americans still have to confront unique barriers in order to cast their ballots. From reduced oversight of changes in voting laws to the ongoing threat of a global pandemic, Black voters have even more to contend with this election year. Despite historic obstacles and new challenges, Blacks take their right to vote seriously and have some of the highest rates of turnout in the country.

2020 Gen Z Consumer Insights [REPORT]

inZa Lab announced the release of its 2020 Gen Z Consumer Insights Report: How Gen Z Confronts Uncertainty. The report provides an in-depth look at how Generation Z (born between 1996-2010) has changed amidst the political, environmental, economic, and social turmoil of the past year.

2020 Deloitte Holiday Retail [REPORT]

Deloitte’s holiday survey turns 35 this year! To honor the long tradition, we’ve added new elements to our report, including a nostalgic podcastfeaturing retail leaders breaking down some of the industry’s biggest trends, and supplemental data from Deloitte’s Insight IQ.

Young, Diverse Audiences are Leaning into TV News [REPORT]

Amid the many new media offerings available to consumers, it’s easy to lose sight of long-standing, dependable choices—even when they continue to drive significant engagement. The news is one such option, and amid the trifecta of a pandemic, widespread social unrest and a U.S. presidential election, it remains a vital connection to both the world at large and our local communities.

Diversity and Inclusion? Gen Z’s About That

One in three Gen Z survey respondents who’d applied for a job said they’d avoided an opportunity because they feared being treated unfairly due to their gender, ethnic or racial identity in a new survey by Tallo. In the same survey, one in four said the same thing about applying to college.

The Power of Black Community: From Moment to Movement [REPORT]

2020 has been a year of life-changing moments. The COVID-19 pandemic, politics and racial injustice created moments that have affected every single American. For African Americans, the reckoning has extended beyond any single moment, becoming a matter of life and death.

Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication Works to Support Colombian Farmers

The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) has announced a partnership with Farmer-to-Farmer Colombia and Fundación SalvaTerra to help support smallholder farmers in Colombia that are transitioning out of the informal economy, forming cooperatives to grow and taking advantage of economies of scale, while expanding their range of buyers.

UNFUK The Internet

Mozilla and more than 6,000 of our supporters published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. Our demand: Turn off Facebook’s Group Recommendations and Twitter’s Trending Topics ahead of the November 3 U.S. elections.

Most Americans Think Social Media Sites Censor Political Viewpoints

Americans have complicated feelings about their relationship with big technology companies. While they have appreciated the impact of technology over recent decades and rely on these companies’ products to communicate, shop and get news, many have also grown critical of the industry and have expressed concerns about the executives who run them.

“¡MI COMUNIDAD VOTA!” Latino’s Untapped Strength in Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

With the largest number of eligible voters of any minority voting group, Latinos represent over 13% of all eligible voters in the U.S according to the Pew Research Center. But the number of Hispanics who actually vote still has room to grow. Only half of the eligible Hispanic voters were registered in 2018 but that gap has been closing as registration rates are climbing for the 32 million eligible Latino voters in 2020 as we approach this Presidential Election.

Reimagining consumer-goods innovation for the next normal

Business leaders and consumers have adapted after the initial shock of the widespread lockdown that followed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand patterns have started to normalize, supply chains are largely stable, and shelter-in-place orders are being lifted and replaced by physical distancing across the United States.

All About Opportunity: Engaging Asian American Voters Demographics [INFOGRAPHIC]

Amid the onslaught of an estimated $11 billion in political spending for this year’s U.S. Presidential Election, it’s hard to imagine any voter group being left out. But according to the 2020 Asian American Voter Survey, half of Asian voters reported they were not contacted by either major party in the ramp up to Election Day. Turnout among Asian American voters lagged their multicultural counterparts in previous cycles, but this year, many are excited about getting off the sidelines and involved in the process.

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