The Movement to Retire Roberto Clemente’s Number From the MLB Is Flourishing
The Movement to Retire Roberto Clemente’s Number From the MLB Is Flourishing
*Great story! There’s a link that’ll take you to a petition that’ll be sent to MLB commissioner Bud Selig to have Clemente’s number 21 retired from professional baseball. What an […]
US Officials: Women, Children Crossing Southwest Border Illegally Drops
*Authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border, non-profits and local governments have been gearing-up for a surge of families and unaccompanied children migrants. But what started as a surge that some people […]
Homeland Security produces first estimate of foreign visitors to U.S. who overstay deadline to leave
*It’s no secret that many of the unauthorized residents in the U.S. overstay their visas. This is the first official count of the overstayers, there are 482,781 in total – […]
Captive Genius
*Wonderful luchtime read! “From the isolation of a psych ward, Mexican immigrant Martín Ramírez became a 20th century master.” VL By Nancy Nusser, The Texas Observer In the 32 years […]
Houston-Based Book Publisher Celebrates A Milestone
*¡Felicidades Nick and Arte Público Press! By the way . . . we’re excited that NewsTaco will soon be partnering with Arte Público. Watch for an announcement soon. VL By […]
Why U.S. Latinos Are Difficult to Poll
*Language, distrust of government officials, the high use of cell phones and low voter participation makes polling Latinos more difficult and less accurate than traditional polling methods. But, as in […]
Young Latino Students Don’t See Themselves in Books
*Latinos are now almost one-fourth of U.S. public school enrollment. Yet, Latino kids rarely see themselves in books written for young readers. VL By Motoko Rich, The New York Times […]
How This Elotero Is Dealing With Gentrification
*Andrés Santos Medina has been selling elotes on the same corner for 20 years. His neighborhood demographics are changing – gentrification. What did he do? He got a Facebook page […]
New Hampshire’s Latino community may be small, but could be decisive in primary
*A small state, a big group of candidates . . .these are the conditions that open opportunities for a small segment of voters. Latinos may be 3 percent of the […]
‘Lucha Underground’ captures diverse L.A. in a wrestling ring, with tights and melodrama
*Cool read. “Latino culture is very pop culture now,” it says. It’s about time, I say. VL By Jeffrey Flaishman, The Los Angeles Times Across the Los Angeles River, in […]
