Why Texas Redistricting Matters

There’s a huge battle looming at the State House in Austin and the outcome will have an effect on how Latinos across the country gauge and plan their political futures. […]

At best he punted, at worst he miscalculated. Every year since 2003, when Republican Dennis Hastert was Speaker of the House, there’s been a Cinco de Mayo celebration on the […]

by Alejandra Garza de Gutierrez I hope most people who have a sibling will understand me on this one. There is a new study released by the Pew Research Center’s […]

So lets put another myth to rest, the one that says that undocumented workers don’t pay taxes. First of all, lets agree that we understand the superficial error in the […]

Fidel Castro will not be be a part of Cuba’s Communist Central Committee. A man who sent threatening emails to Latino activists is headed to jail in New Jersey. President […]

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times:  why can’t people without papers do it the “legal way”? Well a great story in Newsweek has the answer: […]

[Editor’s Note: The following story published on April 13, last week, details the discovery of a mass grave in Tamaulipas, México. Since, about 145 bodies have been found and about […]

Even though we knew it was coming, now that it’s here, it still stings. Republicans in Texas have taken their first stab at redistricting and — not so surprisingly — […]

According to a new research study published this week in the journal Pediatrics, lack of play time and leisure activity has contributed to Latino kid’s excess weight. Researchers at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital […]

Last week we wrote about the importance of Latino blood donation, but this week I wanted to share my experience donating last week. I’ve been donating blood regularly since I […]