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Remembering Gus Garcia, Mexican-American Civil Rights Pioneer
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (7.5 minute read) In his heyday, Gus Garcia cut a dashing figure in Texas legal and social circles. He was a key member […]
Mexicans Ain’t White: The Gus Garcia Story
*This is a worthy read, well worth the time invested (it’s only 7 minutes) because not much is known these days about the brilliant jurist Gus C. Garcia, and more […]
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 […]
An Assessment of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Contributions
By Jorge Ponce, NewsTaco Gabriel Garcia Marquez, known to millions as simply “Gabo,” passed away on April 17, 2014, at age 87. Many praised him. Others, especially in the Cuban-American […]
What Americans Can Learn From Gabriel García Márquez About Immigration
*It’s hard to resist the headline, but the story makes a good case of viewing Garcia Marquez’s work and personal story in the light of global immigration, and immigration in […]
Fact: Lee HS in San Antonio will change its name; there are no major high schools in the city named after a notable Tejano
Robert E. Lee High School, in San Antonio, Texas, will be changing its name. That’s what the North East Independent School Board unanimously voted to do last night. But there’s no word on […]
Surge in Hispanic population in Texas yet to translate into mayoral power
*The headline from The Houston Chronicle that says all you need to know about Tuesday’s mayoral election in that city and the defeat of Latino candidate Adrian Garcia. Garcia came in […]
Registering Young Latinos Key To Electoral Change In 2012
By Paul M. Saldaña El Niño is a warm current of water creating change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time, hefty thunderstorms occur on the […]
the Latino daily – Your Monday morning brief
Dallas policeman Patrick Zamarripa, 32, was the second of five officers killed Thursday night by a sniper after a demonstration against police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Zamarripa was a […]
Latino appointments, endorsements and the changing political establishment
*This makes loads of sense. The Democratic candidate field is not culturally diverse, so the campaigns have hired more Latino staffers than ever before, to make up for the deficit. […]