It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors
It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors
In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]
Been in a good political argument lately? There are stats on that, and Latinos are pretty chill
They’re happening more often since Trump set up office in the West Wing. And they’re happening more with White, educated women. That’s what a recent Pew poll found. Latinos, on […]
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read) For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]
Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law
By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]
The moment Florida cops pull over an Afro-Latina and find she’s the State Attorney
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Patrol cops in Orlando, Florida, stopped a white sedan recently becasue they ran the tags and didn’t get a return, plus, the tint on the windows […]
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 […]
Ride Like a Girl
*Do yourself a favor. Give this a read. It’s one of the toughest and mot beautiful of the Mexican traditions. VL Women riders take the reins in the macho world […]
Trump Ditches His Promise to ‘Terminate’ DACA
*It was the right thing to do. VL By Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic (3 minute read) Donald Trump will keep the Obama-era program in place that shielded millions of […]
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 […]
Loving v Virginia and its legacy for Latinos: interracial marriage fifty years later
*As much as Trump may want to build a wall to keep us out, and as much as white America may want to vote us out, America is browning, irreversibly. […]
