boxing
Oscar De La Hoya elected to International Boxing Hall of Fame
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times Oscar De La Hoya was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame Tuesday, capping a career spawned in East Los Angeles that featured a 1992 […]
Olympics Spotlight – Joseph Diaz Jr., Boxing
By NBC Latino Staff At 19, Joseph Diaz Jr. is the youngest member of the U.S. men’s Olympic boxing team. For the London 2012 Olympic Games he has one goal […]
10 Books From Latino & LatAm Authors For Your Summer Reading List
*Here’s a good list of suggestions for your summer reading. It’s ambitious – for some – but doable. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Alejandra Oliva, Remezcla (4 minute read) Along with […]
Puerto Rican boxers could be first world champions who are sisters
*¡Campeonas! We’ll be keeping an eye on the December 10th fight. VL By EFEUSA (1.5 minute read) Puerto Ricans Cindy and Amanda Serrano could become the first pair of sisters […]
Why Chicanos Love Fidel Castro But Hate Cuban Exile Politics
*A very interesting point of view. Especially in light of this past election when Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans voted very differently. VL By Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly (9 minute read) […]
San Antonio painter Vincent Valdez unveils work on persistence of white supremacy
*This is well worth the reading time investment. The New York Times call the work “a selfie for 21st-century America. VL By Michael Agresta, The Texas Observer (16 minute read) A […]
After Panhandling His Way to the Rio Olympics, Misael Rodríguez Secures Mexico Its First Medal
*El Chino Rodriguez scored a medal for Mexico. A year ago he begged on the streets to raise money to travel to the qualifiers in Qatar. VL By Andrew S. […]
His Abuelito Worked In The Fields And He Wants To Pay Him Back With A Gold Medal
*Carlos Balderas will be in the ring tomorrow morning in the quarterfinal round at 10:30. He’ll face Cuba’s Lazaro Alvarez, a bronze medalist in 2012. A win would ensure him, […]
11 Of The Greatest Latino Athletes In Olympic History
*A little history to prep for tomorrow’s Rio 2016 opening ceremonies. VL By Carolina Moreno, Huffington Post Latino Voices The Olympics have celebrated both physical ability and the strength of […]
the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief
Photo courtesy of USPS It’s official. The United States Postal Service unveiled its Jaime Escalante commemorative stampWednesday at the League of United Latin American Citizens convention in Washington, D.C. NBC […]