DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban
DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The trial to turn back a ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona schools has entered its second week. This is the latest in a chain of […]
‘Librotraficante’ Tony Diaz Launches a First of Its Kind Latino Bookstore in Downtown Houston
*Why you should read this: Because in an era when Chicano books are banned and Latinos are used as a political wedge a Chicano bookstore in downtown Houston becomes an […]
How One Law Banning Ethnic Studies Led to Its Rise
*This is a needed read. You know how I like stories about the energy of transformation – that’s what this is. It’s the prevailing energy of the Latino community, a […]
The House on Mango Street Goes to Trial: #MayaVsAZ
*This is important. The legal battle against the Arizona law used to prohibit Mexican-American studies in Tucson will come to a head on January 12, at the Ninth Circuit Court […]
Latino Activists Want Texas Schools To Address ‘Institutionalized Racism’
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Latino activists in Texas are demanding a public school curriculum that reflects the student body, calling on the State Board of Education to […]
Mexicans Ain’t White: The Gus Garcia Story
By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Spoiler alert: The life of Civil Rights lawyer Gus Garcia doesn’t have a happy ending, but the true story of our people lies between the […]
The Libro traficante Oppression Detection Kit
By Tony Diaz, Latino Rebels California. Proposition 187. Pete Wilson. Arizona. HB2811. Jan Brewer. Texas. HB1938. Giovanni Capriglione. Texas. SB1128. Dan Patrick. The Librotraficante Movement is thrilled to announce that America can erase […]
Ethnic Studies Threatened in Texas
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco On a typical day there aren’t many Latinos walking around in front of the Alamo in downtown San Antonio, TX. Aside from the Latino raspa vendors, […]
Libro traficante – Smuggling Banned Books INTO Arizona
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’re big fans of Tony Diaz, AKA el Librotraficante, and the work he’s doing to shed light on the issue of banned Latino books. When the […]
Libro traficantes. Latino Rebels. Zapata’s Disciples.
By Librotraficante, Latino Rebels Latino Rebels Editor’s Note: We are proud to call Tony Diaz, the Librotraficante, a key member of the Latino Rebels familia. I was recently knighted. I […]
