NYC Latino Politico Arrested At Occupy Wall Street

NYC Latino Politico Arrested At Occupy Wall Street

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

New York City councilman Ydanis Rodriguez  was arrested yesterday with hundeds of others as police there emptied the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park. After almost 18 hours in which […]

Civil Rights Figures: Alice Cardona, 1930-2011

Mary Mata November 3, 2011

Born New York City 1930 to Puerto Rican parents, Alice Cardona spent the rest of her life advocating women’s and Latino’s rights. She began her career providing psychological support to […]

Ay Que Funny Delivers Hilarious, Estrogen Fueled Comedy

Mary Mata October 28, 2011

By Salvi In The City If this year’s movie “Bridesmaids” and its Wilson Philips, laser-ridden, fist-pumping finale taught us anything (other than that it’s perfectly okay to soil yourself in […]

What I’ve Learned Occupying Wall Street And DC

Mary Mata October 17, 2011

By Lacy MacAuley, otherwords.org I was standing on a street one evening near my home in Washington, DC — it seems like ages ago now — with a chatty friend […]

Why Occupy? It’s Personal

Mary Mata October 12, 2011

By María Cardona I appeared on a couple of segments on CNN this week where the topic was the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. A question raised was whether this was […]

Class Warfare: Occupy Wall Street, The Board Game

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

Throughout the country protesters have gathered in the financial centers of major cities to voice frustrations over corporate greed, and, in the movement’s opinion, to bring attention to Wall Street’s […]

5 Reasons To Watch The Web Series “East WillyB”

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

When East WillyB premiered last Spring, the show received a lot of positive coverage upon the release of it’s first episode.  Much was dissected in terms of how the show tackles […]

Occupy Wall Street Movement Begins To Get Organized

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

There’s an ongoing protest that started last month — or did it start when the recession began? — in New York City called Occupy Wall Street. The protest has been […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011

Mary Mata October 2, 2011

There were a lot of stark contrasts this week on our weekly NewsTaco roundup. For example, while we featured a piece by Salomón Baldenegro about Arizona’s racist stance on ethnic […]

Latina Comedian Jesenia Bailey Creates Her Own Showcase

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

Jesenia Bailey found her way into a career in comedy in the most unlikely way — by doing as everything else first. She’s the co-creator and co-producer of the Latino […]