Latino Leadership in the Trump Era

Latino Leadership in the Trump Era

NewsTaco April 19, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s Anti-Latino rhetoric is an opportunity for visibility and transformation. Because the transformation must start at the local level. Because the potential for leadership […]

What do you do when you get time to state your case with an incoming president and he sends his c-team?

NewsTaco January 11, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read)  That’s what happened yesterday to a group of Latino leaders who gathered in Michigan for an audience with president-elect Trump’s transition team. To […]

Secretary of Labor Perez Rules Out Maryland Senate Run

NewsTaco March 13, 2015

*This is interesting, but I think predictable. I didn’t think Perez would leave a cabinet position to run for the Senate. But it speakes to the larger question of a […]

Latinos look hopefully for a new generation of leaders

Mary Mata December 30, 2013

By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News Three out of 4 Latinos polled recently said a national Latino leader is needed. But an almost equal number could not name one or […]

Megamarch of 2006 inspired a new generation of Latino leaders

Mary Mata December 16, 2013

By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News It’s 2006, and 19-year-old Arlington native Jennifer Cortez is walking in the megamarch through downtown Dallas. “I saw more clearly then the need for change, for […]

Choosing the right kind of leaders to lead the Latino agenda

Mary Mata December 10, 2013

By Jorge Ponce, NewsTaco Hispanics are at a crossroads with their agenda to undo the underrepresentation that has prevailed in the federal workforce for the last forty-three years. And no […]

We’ve seen the Latino leader. The Latino leader is us.

NewsTaco October 23, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco “Is it important for the U.S. Latino community to have a national leader advancing the concerns of Latinos?” Three out of four people who were asked […]

Three-Fourths of Hispanics Say Their Community Needs a Leader

Mary Mata

By Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project Three-quarters of Latinos living in the U.S. say that their community needs a national leader, but about the same share either cannot name one […]

The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, Inclusion and Contribution ~ Review

Mary Mata June 28, 2013

Melanie Mendez-Gonzalez, Que Means What? Disclosure: Que Means What did receive a complimentary book to review as reviewing this book as part of a Condor Book Tour. No other compensation was received. […]

How Do We Get More Latinos Into Leadership Roles?

Mary Mata May 14, 2013

By Emily Deruy, ABC News/Univision SAN FRANCISCO — The Latino community in the United States is growing and increasingly exercising its collective muscle when it comes to everything from who […]