Do Latino Neighborhoods Have More to Fear from Gentrification?
Do Latino Neighborhoods Have More to Fear from Gentrification?
*A fascinating read! It turns out that traditional Latino neighborhoods are more prone to gentrification because new white residents are less likely to move into a neighborhood that has a […]
We Still Need the Voting Rights Act to Give Equal Access
By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, NBCLatino These days, voting is largely uneventful. You show up at the polls, check in, vote, and get your sticker. Long gone are the days […]
How A Florida Law Makes Trayvon Martin’s Death “Reasonable”
By Paul Adams On the 26 of February, a rainy night in Sanford, Florida, Trayvon Martin was walking through his neighborhood to get home to his father after buying Skittles candy […]
A Letter To Geraldo Rivera From A Hoodie-Wearing Black Latina
By Jackeline Stewart Dear Geraldo, A three-piece suit and a tie would not have saved Trayvon Martin’s life. Urging black and Latino parents to “not let their children go out wearing hoodies” and […]
Are Latinos Going To Start “Passing” As White?
Now that it’s common knowledge that Latinos are the country’s burgeoning ethnic group, and given that this group routinely identifies as white on the Census, it begs the question as […]
What’s It Like To “Choose” Between Being Black Or Latino?
Mun2 TV created a very compelling video filled with interviews from afro-Latinos discussing their trials and tribulations with living in a world that tries to force them to “choose” between […]
A Latina Dates A Black Man & The U.S. Approves – Hooray?
By Christina Rodriguez One of the things I’ve learned from my relationship with my African-American boyfriend is that there are people who: are truly accepting of others’ choices think it’s […]
WANTED: A Latino Al Sharpton (Mullet Preferred)
As official Latino spokesperson (via unanimous election), many people presume that El Guapo would readily add the role of “Latino Sharpton” to his resumé – a dapper man, with great […]
Why Isn’t Zoe Saldaña On Any Magazine Covers?
Zoe Saldaña’s career highlights, and the surprising holes in it, were highlighted this week by Allison Samuels in The Daily Beast. Basically was Samuels says is that, despite Saldaña’s huge […]
Cornel West, Latinos Are Also Disappointed In Obama
What do President Obama, Professor Cornel West, Latinos and Immigration Reform have to do with each other? A lot! A great deal, actually! Last week Professor Cornel West, an eminent […]
