How Trump Won: White Working Class Voters Motivated by Fear of Immigrants not Economic Woes

How Trump Won: White Working Class Voters Motivated by Fear of Immigrants not Economic Woes

NewsTaco May 11, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because we’ve been saying this all along. Because mainstream media has been excusing political racism. Because ya basta with the whitewash. VL By Jason Le […]

George Zimmerman, not so black or white

Mary Mata July 12, 2013

By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. There is no disputing that and whether he did so in self-defense as he claims or as some sort of macho vigilante act […]

Are Latinos Going To Start “Passing” As White?

Mary Mata March 7, 2012

Now that it’s common knowledge that Latinos are the country’s burgeoning ethnic group, and given that this group routinely identifies as white on the Census, it begs the question as […]

El Guapo’s Guide To Decoding Popular Racism

Mary Mata December 8, 2011

El Guapo is a creature of habit. Thursdays he likes to do laundry as he watches novelas. And because he is trying to go green, he pulls up the hamper […]

Would A Latino James Bond Alter Stereotypical Perceptions?

Mary Mata September 1, 2011

By Dustin Mendus The idea of an African-American 007 has been tossed around in the past few years, if my memory serves. “Bond 23,” the next installment in the long-running […]

Achievement Gaps Between White And Latino Students

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the executive summary for a report released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. You can read the entire report here.] The […]

Website Aims To Be Resource For Multicultural Families

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

Seeing as how about 15% of all marriages in the United States are between people of different races or ethnicities, and given recent Census results suggesting this trend will likely […]

Texas Non-Profit Offers Scholarships To White Men Only

Mary Mata February 28, 2011

A Texas non-profit, Former Majority Association for Equality, has begun to offer $500 scholarships to a group they contend is discriminated against when it comes to funding for higher education: […]