LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Eva Longoria Parker, star of TV's "Desperate Housewives," is to preside over the upcoming 2008 ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, ABC said.

WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- Groups across the United States have responded enthusiastically to Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's call for a national dialogue on race.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Hispanic civil-rights organization has canceled its 2009 convention in Kansas City, Mo., due to a controversial appointment by the city's mayor.

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- Domestic Hispanic support for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is waning, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

MIAMI, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A Miami Cuban-American has asked the National Council of La Raza to help national Hispanic organizations become more non-partisan.