How to laugh off the foolishness of Cinco de Mayo

*Why you should read this: Because this is as good advice as you can get on coping with Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. VL By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post (3.5 […]

*Why you should read this: Because Ray Salazar has a bone to pick about silly Cinco de Mayo celebrations – “if wearing a cultural object requires you to explain why […]

*Forget the obvious ridiculousness of the Trump Cinco de Mayo Taco Bowl Tweet. Is there some dog whistle stuff going on just beneath the surface? VL By Tania Lombrozo, NPR (3 minute […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) On May 5th, 1862, a contingent of soldiers on the American continent encountered their enemy along a road that led to the enemy […]

*This article, written by Sudie Hofmann, was published one year ago. I repot it here becasue it puts Cinco de Mayo in proper perspective. Share it with your non-Latino friends, […]

*Here, another attempt to put Cinco de Mayo in perspective. This time NBC News turns the tables and talks about Cinco de Mayo from a Mexican-American perspective. There’s no way […]

By Eddie G I like this. Eddie G’s video is  unique, funny, and succinct. It clears the air, sets the record straight and all that… VL [Screenshot courtesy of Eddie […]

*This is much better than beer fests and sombrero-wearing, maraca-shaking morning TV show anchors. VL By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media/Sun Sentinel Parents need to know that “Portraits of Hispanic American […]

By Elio Leturia, Huffington Post Latino Voices When the media use images of ethnic groups to entertain their audiences, they take many risks. Two TV stations took those risks on Cinco […]

By Hugo Balta, This is simply the worst example I have seen of a discriminatory stereotypical portrayal of any community by any media. The fact that this was done by […]