Chicago Public Schools Teachers Gain and Lose in Strike

Chicago Public Schools Teachers Gain and Lose in Strike

Mary Mata September 18, 2012

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco For the first time in my life and for the sixth day, I stood on strike by the high school where I teach. On August 31, […]

Chicago Teacher Asks: “Do You Want to Know What I am Fighting For?”

Mary Mata September 14, 2012

By Real Chalk, Gozamos Do you want to know what I am fighting for? On Thursday, a student in my 8th period class was in tears…she was afraid of the […]

With The Chicago Teachers Union, I Will Defend My Profession

Mary Mata August 31, 2012

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Now, it looks like I will have lived through two Chicago teachers’ strikes: one as a student, one as a teacher. After months of contemplation, after […]

Artist Profile: GAIA

Mary Mata August 16, 2012

By Terry Carlton, Gozamos Originally from New York, art schooled and stationed for the time being in Baltimore, and back here with us in Chicago for the week, we bring you the […]

Fat & Happy: Sweet And Hot Pepper Relish Pasta

Mary Mata July 11, 2012

By Monique Costello, Gozamos  Summer conjures up emotions of carefree days and uncomplicated meals. Running through sprinklers and washing cars mean more than slaving in a hot kitchen. It just […]

Mexico’s Michoacán Culture Lives On In Chicago

Mary Mata June 14, 2012

By Antonio Zavala, Voxxi At 27 years old Jose Luis Gutierrez left his home in Michoacán Central Mexico for the United States and became one of 250,000 Michoacán immigrants living in Chicago. Desperate to […]

NewsTaco Roundup: Feb. 26 – March 3, 2012

Mary Mata March 2, 2012

An anti-Latino business, Eva Longoria, Selena, use of the word “undocumented,” the Alamo, Alabama’s immigration law, Mitt Romney, Luis Gutierrez and more made our list of the top stories on […]

When Gentrification Goes Wrong: Chicago Bakery’s Racist Snafu

Mary Mata February 28, 2012

By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo.com Last week In less than 48 hours a controversy erupted within the Humbolt Park community of Chicago. Local Bucktown bakery Tipsy Cake owner Naomi Levine’s insensitive comments […]

A 2011 Retrospective Of Latino Struggles

Mary Mata January 12, 2012

By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Miss Deaf America Also Earning A PhD

Mary Mata January 3, 2012

Rachel Mazique is Miss Deaf America and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Illinois, she entered the pageant world at the behest of the Illinois Deaf Latino Association, who […]