Reynaldo Leanos Jr.

New York

@LatinoUSA producer & @newmarkjschool adjunct 📻 Previously reporting on immigration & the U.S.-MX border for @TPRNews. Bylines: @NPR, @NBCNews & more 👨🏽‍💻

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Articles

'We Need to Reimagine Latinidad': Being Latino in 2025

1 week ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

What does it mean to be Latino/Latina/Latinx in 2025? Is Latinidad a fiction? Should Latino be considered a race? On this episode of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa asks those questions in a conversation with Jean Guerrero, journalist and columnist, and Julissa Arce Raya, author and activist. They also speak about colorism, recent headlines, and how simply existing as a Latino today can make you a target.
The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready to say goodbye to what had been already a long time researching migration. “ I had finished my first book on migrants crossing the Sonoran desert and I really wanted to do something totally different,” Jason told Latino USA.
AOC: 'I’m Not Going to Give Them My Fear'

2 months ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

A lot has happened with just a few days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. There’s been ICE raids across the country, threats of tariffs to some of our closest political and commercial partners and intensifying rhetoric against the trans population and more.
Understanding 'LatinoLand' With Marie Arana

2 months ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Eduardo Luna |Marie Arana

“Latinos are not a monolith” is something that we hear almost every election cycle when politicians try to understand and court Latino voters. But arguably no one knows the nuances and realities of this community more than Peruvian-American journalist and author Marie Arana. She recently wrote “LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority,” which explores the complexities, histories and culture of Latinos in the United States.
The Border Has Eyes

Dec 8, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Eduardo Luna

Many have heard of the physical border wall that exists in different parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, but there is also the “virtual wall”. This cyber wall stretches across the border, and it’s made up of things like drones, sensors, cameras, license plate readers and one of the latest additions: surveillance towers.
Ernesto Londoño’s Journey Into Psychedelics

Sep 20, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna |Max Martínez Villalobos

Ernesto Londoño is a national correspondent with The New York Times, where he covers the U.S. midwest. He’s also the author of a new book named “Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics.”Ernesto is originally from Bogotá, Colombia, but he moved to the United States for college in 1999. Later, Ernesto ended up working for major publications like The Dallas Morning News and The Washington Post, where he covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Guns, Latinos and the 2024 Election

Aug 25, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

Gun violence is a top voting issue for Latinos and Latinas this election cycle. In fact, Latines across the country have widely supported gun safety initiatives for several election cycles now — likely because the community is disproportionately impacted by the dangers of guns. The Center for American Progress found that Hispanics are twice as likely to die from gun violence than their white counterparts.
In Conversation With Kamala Harris

Jul 28, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Eduardo Luna

The last few weeks in U.S. politics have been a roller coaster, to say the least. The country has witnessed everything from an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at one of his rallies to mounting calls for President Joe Biden to step out of the presidential race after his performance at his debate against Trump in late June.
Growing Up With the Tiarras

Jun 21, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Tara Terranova

The Tiarras have been playing together since they were just little girls, but they’ve been sisters forever. This power sister-trio consists of 22-year-old drummer Sophia Baltierra, 24-year-old bassist Tiffany Baltierra and 20-year-old lead singer Tori Baltierra. Growing up Tori said her sisters had begun taking music lessons because they naturally showed interest in banging on pots and percussion, but then Tori’s life forever changed one day when she was in third grade.
Dreaming With Luna Luna

Jun 4, 2024 | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Eduardo Luna

Luna Luna is a four member band from different walks of life. The band consists of vocalist Kevin Gonzalez, back-up vocalist/keyboardist Danny Bonilla, drummer Kaylin Martinez and bassist Ryan Gordon. They’re known for mixing nostalgic sounds of the past and fusing them with elements of funk and dream-like pop. “Fans have come up and told us, ‘Oh my God, your music got me through your breakup,’ or, ‘We met each other through your music,’” Gordon said.