These Are the Latinos Nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award
These Are the Latinos Nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award
*I hope you weren’t holding your breath for this. Latinos “remain conspicuously absent” from primetime Emmy awards. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Manuel Betancourt, Remezcla (3.5 minute read) What does Gina […]
Latinos Need a Voice, Where Is It?
*We’ve had this conversation for years. Do we need a national Latino leader? This piece makes the case that a leader is what Latinos need in the Trumpian era. Are […]
“Taco Trucks at Every Mosque” Celebrated Latino and Muslim Unity
*This is perfect! It should be done everywhere. VL NewsTaco FOOD FRIDAY By Denise de la Cruz, OC Weekly (4 minute read) Orange County’s Muslim and Latino communities broke […]
Effort to Create American Latino Museum on National Mall Gets Push in Bipartisan Bill
*This is yuuge! . . . and about time. (*note to self, it’s not a museum, it’s an infrastructure project that happens to be a National Latino Museum.) VL By […]
10 Books From Latino & LatAm Authors For Your Summer Reading List
*Here’s a good list of suggestions for your summer reading. It’s ambitious – for some – but doable. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Alejandra Oliva, Remezcla (4 minute read) Along with […]
Latino, Asian-American Square Off in California’s U.S. House Race
*This is today’s big Latino political story. Polls close in Los Angeles at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time. This is going to be a classic voter mobilization race – whoever gets […]
This Man Created the ‘Aztec of the City’ Comic to Give Mexican Americans the Superhero They Deserve
*This comic book artist is trying to raise money to take the characters he created in 1993 to the next level and a larger audience. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By […]
Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
* By Jane C. Timm, NBC News (7.5 minute read) More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature […]
These Rare Photos of Frida Kahlo Show Her Life Before She Became an Artist
*Why you should read this: Because there are many Fridaphiles among our NewsTaco readers. Because these are photos that some of her most avid fans haven’t seen (we think?) VL […]
Native American Students Push San Diego State to Retire Controversial Aztec Mascot
*Why you should read this: Because, as SDSU professor Ozzie Monge says, “the use of indigenous groups as mascot[s] . . . make[s] students and faculty “accidental racists” in “redface.” […]
