Memorial Day Repost: Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times

Memorial Day Repost: Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

(Editor’s note: We republish this article, almost a year to the day after it was first published; first in remembrance of a U.S. veteran, and secondly so that the incident […]

Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

Austin, Texas — “Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots”  is a documentary directed by Mark Ford that premiered at South by Southwest and will be shown on VH1 on May 1. […]

“Jeff” Tries, Fails To Humanize Jeffrey Dahmer

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — “Jeff” premiered at South by Southwest this past week; it is a documentary film that concentrates less on the horrendous actions of Jeffrey Dahmer himself, and more on […]

Marchers In East Haven Promote Respect For Immigrants

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

By Melinda Tuhus, Public News Service  EAST HAVEN, Conn. – Hundreds of Latinos and their allies staged a march and rally in East Haven on February 27, in response to the arrest […]

When The Drug Cartels Are The Guys Down The Street

Mary Mata February 22, 2012

By Wuicho Vargas Violence, I must admit, is taking over the southernmost part of Texas. Here in the Rio Grande Valley we have grown accustomed to it. Sad, but true, […]

María Hinojosa Film Sparks Immigrant Sexual Abuse Inquiry

Mary Mata January 17, 2012

Democratic Congressman Jared Polis co-authored a letter this week asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into sexual violence against immigrants in the custody of the Department […]

Tale Of Latinos In Two Connecticut Cities

NewsTaco December 21, 2011

If you take I-95 east, from New Haven, Connecticut, it’s hard to tell where that city ends and East Haven begins. But if you’re Latino you’d do well to know […]

Milwaukee Latinos 5 Times More Likely To Be Crime Suspects

NewsTaco December 8, 2011

There are roughly half a million people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Of those, 17% are Latino. But if you were to ask Milwaukee’s Police Chief Edward Flynn, most of those Latinos are criminals. […]

1980s Cynicism, Drugs And The DARE Days

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

I grew up during some really strange times. Like 1989. We had already braced through eight years of Ronald Reagan, and George Bush was getting ready to take the helm. […]

Pepper Spray Cop Meme Gets Spicier

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

So as you may or may not have heard, Pocho.com is back — and not a moment too soon! If you haven’t seen the University of California at Davis pepper […]