On civil rights march anniversary, immigration reform takes center stage

On civil rights march anniversary, immigration reform takes center stage

Mary Mata August 23, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Almost fifty years after the March on Washington, a different kind of civil rights battle is taking center stage. As the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of […]

Illinois House Approves Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants

Mary Mata January 8, 2013

By Lisa Balde, NBC Chicago Click on picture to read story. [Photo by ruffin_ready]

ILLINOIS’ UNDOCUMENTED SHOULD GET DRIVER’S LICENSES

Mary Mata January 7, 2013

(Editor’s note:  The Illinois Senate will vote today, Jan. 6, 2013, on whether or not to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.) By Bianca Cervantes, Hancock College Prep Senior, Chicago Public Schools Americans today […]

Illinois Wants to Give Licenses to the Undocumented

Mary Mata November 19, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo Jr., Being Latino Once again, my home state of Illinois is at the epicenter of the immigrant rights movement. From Fox News Latino: “Activists, administrators of Chicago […]

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 […]

My iPhone Is My Child And My Email Is My Identity

Mary Mata January 6, 2012

By Amalia Deloney, Grassroots Policy Director at the Center for Media Justice Holidays are always fun, if for no other reason than you get to see your family and old […]

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 […]

Chicago Latino Fashion Week, Nov. 1 – 6

Mary Mata October 28, 2011

By Antonio Martinez Courtesy of www.OurTiempo.com Latino Fashion Week (LFW) is only Fashion Week, Nov. 1- 6, in the United States that was created to support the talent of local, national and […]

Record ICE Deportation Numbers Are Nothing To Be Proud Of

Mary Mata October 19, 2011

 By U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bureau released new statistics on how many people are being deported from the […]