When Your 12-Year-Old Son Faces Little League Racism
When Your 12-Year-Old Son Faces Little League Racism
As parents, we walk a fine line between solving our children’s problems and letting them struggle on their own, like when they’re faced with little league racism. My 12-year-old plays […]
Trump doesn’t get that sanctuary cities are about providing public safety
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) There’s a good editorial in the Chicago Tribune that takes Trump’s immigration plan to task. “Can President Donald Trump make America safer by taking money […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel: ‘Chicago Always Will Be A Sanctuary City’
*There are lines being drawn in the sand all over the country. Trump says he will block federal funding to Sanctuary Cities. VL By Richard Gonzalez, NPR (2 minute read) […]
Chicago Public Schools students reveal resilience
*My pick for lunch break read of the day. Chicago teacher Ray Salazar shares some of his students’ inspiring personal essays. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino (1 minute read, […]
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 […]
CNN’s Chicagoland does no good for Chicago Public Schools students
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a conversation about Chicago Public Schools with a group that learned about our schools mainly through the media. […]
Chicago Latino Writing Initiative Launching to Cultivate Latino Writers
PRESS RELEASE Proyecto Latina and Gozamos are partnering to launch a groundbreaking writing initiative to cultivate a new generation of Latino writers and help promote Chicago as a mecca of powerful Latino voices. […]
When Students Prove a Teacher Wrong
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco The goal of every good teacher is to help students be independent thinkers who question ideas and authority figures. And I’ve learned to accept when my […]
Carnitas Uruapan – The Best of Michoacán in Pilsen
By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T Inocencio Carbajal becomes emotional as he shares a very personal story. In the late 70s, as a recent transplant from Uruapan, Michoacán, he had […]
Hispanic Artist Transforms Gang Graffitis into Works of Art
By EFE/Latin American Herald Tribune CHICAGO – A street artist is dedicated to repainting the graffiti daubed by street-gang members around his Chicago neighborhood, transforming the vandalized walls into naturalistic […]
