Invisible Racism – It’s Not the Racism of Your Parent’s Day
Invisible Racism – It’s Not the Racism of Your Parent’s Day
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco I’ve been watching the discussions over immigration reform and the civil rights movement for a number of years. I began reading about racism while I […]
Why Mexicans Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
By Jim Estrada AUSTIN, TX — St. Patrick’s Day has special significance in Mexico and among generations of families who can trace their history to the old Southwest, particularly among […]
A Latin American Pope? Some Say it’s About Time
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino With Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he is abdicating at the end of February, speculation has already begun on who will fill the Vatican’s top job. And […]
School Social Worker & Photog Give Undoc Students Voice
By Edward Graham, NEA Today All across the United States, undocumented students are forced to suffer in silence because of the constant fear of being deported from the only country […]
Mexican Americans: The Lessons of Latinos, Politics and Baseball
By Tony Castro, Voxxi President Barack Obama isn’t a big baseball fan. His game is basketball. And in a country where baseball will always be the national pastime, that’s possibly […]
Obama to Nominate Thomas Perez as Labor Secretary
By Sari Horwitz and Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Thomas E. Perez, the likely nominee to be the next secretary of labor, was introduced to organized labor under traumatic circumstances. Perez was 12 […]
National High Tech Day Inspires Young Latinos
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s not lost on Latino educators, community and industry leaders that a major part of preparing young Latinos for careers in the 21st century involves science, […]
Escort says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up
By Carol D. Leonnig and Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post An escort who appeared on a video claiming Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) paid her for sex has told Dominican Republic police that she […]
2nd gen. Immigrants: More Mobile & Liberal Than Mainstream
By Pilar Marrero, NewsTaco One of the persistent myths around the immigration of today (mostly Latino, majority Mexican) is that today´s immigrants and their descendants are somehow less able to […]
Bless Me Ultima Cast Interview – Screening Ticket Giveaway
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s surprising to think about it, 40 years since it happened, but when Bless Me Ultima was first published it was banned – burned in places. […]