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 […]
Latinos Need a Voice, Where Is It?
*We’ve had this conversation for years. Do we need a national Latino leader? This piece makes the case that a leader is what Latinos need in the Trumpian era. Are […]
Effort to Create American Latino Museum on National Mall Gets Push in Bipartisan Bill
*This is yuuge! . . . and about time. (*note to self, it’s not a museum, it’s an infrastructure project that happens to be a National Latino Museum.) VL By […]
Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders
* NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Dave Lindorff, Salon (4 minunte read) A pioneering study published recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that black and Latino […]
Diversity is for white people: The big lie behind a well-intended word
*Wow. Do yourself a favor and read this slowly. Talk about diversity is not enough, it says. It’s the term we use when the issue of racism makes white people […]
Menendez, Cortez Masto Want SXSW to Boycott Texas over Immigration Law
*If this gains any traction it’ll be devastating for Texas and send a strong message to what could be the reddest of the red states. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC […]
Slew of Latinos Running in California US House Race Bucking Norms
*Why you should read this: Because whenever the word “slew” is used in politics, it’s got to be interesting. Because California’s 34th congressional district has been a “mata” of Latino […]
News Programs Need To Make Latino Representation A Priority
*Agreed, but we’ve been saying this since the ’80’s. “Demanding” more representation hasn’t worked. That’s why we started NewsTaco, to do it ourselves. VL By Christina López G., Media Matters (4 […]
The Media Cometh
*If you read nothing else on NewsTaco today, read this. Jesse get’s it. It’s what we’re about. VL By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino I often am asked to identify the most […]
Hispanic Journalism Group Will Study Racism in Spanish-Language Media
*Well, this is good. VL By Qimmah Saafir, Colorlines Univision fired host Rodner Figueroa last week for comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to a “Planet of the Apes” character. Figueroa did so […]
