NCLR Latino Voter Registration Money Fell from $7 Million to $1.5 Million

NCLR Latino Voter Registration Money Fell from $7 Million to $1.5 Million

NewsTaco September 9, 2016

*The-importance-of-the-Latino-vote trope has been louder this year than in years past. But looking at the numbers above you begin to see how it’s been baseless wind. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, […]

New Study Reveals ‘Hollywood Is An Epicenter Of Cultural Inequality’

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*What’s that saying about “the more things change the more they remain the same?” Only 5.3 percent of speaking roles went to Latin@s. VL By Caolina Moreno, Huffington Post Latino […]

With No Latino Moderator, Trump Shapes Presidential Debates

NewsTaco September 6, 2016

*Which Latin@ journalist (excluding Jorge Ramos bacause of his public feud with Trump) would you like to see moderating a presidential debate? VL By Raul  A Reyes, NBC News (4.5 […]

Urban Heat Islands amplify global climate change impacts for Latinos

NewsTaco April 21, 2016

*Take away: “place matters in identifying the most vulnerable populations” to climate change. Read this piece. Inner cities, where most U.S. Latinos live and work, are heat islands, paved-over, radiating […]

The Nation’s Latino Population Is Defined by Its Youth

NewsTaco April 20, 2016

*This article is chock-full of Latino millennial statistics: nearly half of native-born Latinos are younger than 18; one fourth of all U.S. Latinos are millennials; 44 percent of U.S. Latino […]

Facts About the Selective Service for Noncitizens

Mary Mata June 23, 2015

SPONSORED CONTENT (NAPSA)—[tweet_dis]When a young man turns 18, he is required to register with the Selective Service System —it’s the law[/tweet_dis]. It’s important to note that there are few exceptions […]

Doomed by the South: Why the emerging Democratic majority may never happen

NewsTaco February 18, 2015

*An interesting take that challenges the popular political wisdom about how the growing Latino community represents a boon for the Democratic Party. It’s about the possible political realities of assimilation […]

Debunking the Myth That Latinos Are Anti-Choice

NewsTaco November 5, 2014

*Something new to talk about, post-election. As non-Latino politicos strain to understand Latino culture and politics, they’d do well to know that with Latinos aren’t what they appear to be. […]

Right-wing xenophobes, cowardly Dems and the misunderstood Latino vote

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*There’s political theater, political posturing, veiled threats, and then there’s political reality. Here’s a take on what’s really going on with Latinos and the mid-term election votes. VL By Gabriel […]

These Images Show #WhatLatinosLookLike

NewsTaco June 5, 2014

*This is what drives a large chunk of non-Latinos crazy. Latinos look like everyone. More of this kind of media could help discard obsolete racial and ethnic boxes. VL By […]