Congressional Democrats Launch a New Strategy to Restore the Voting Rights Act
Congressional Democrats Launch a New Strategy to Restore the Voting Rights Act
*You can call it the VRA 2.0. When the Supreme Court gutted section 5 of the Voting Rights Act I saw a bright side – that the gutting provided the […]
Good reasons teachers stay in a challenging, unhappy profession
*Ray Salazar does here what he does best: challenge us to think differently about something we think in rote, prescribed ways. So, what makes a happy teacher? This is good reading. […]
EPA Slow to Halt Use of Deadly Pesticide
*This is a cause that doesn’t go away because the use of pesticides doesn’t subside. The chemical in this case, Endosulfan, is, according to an environmental toxicologist, “highly, highly, highly […]
Latino Mayoral candidate falls short in Houston
*OK, ouch. Adrian Garcia resigned as Sheriff of Harris County to run for Mayor of Houston – he came in third. The first and second place finishers, Sylvester Turner and Bill King, […]
Canceling Telemundo Debate Would Be At Odds With GOP ‘Autopsy’
*So I read the GOP “autopsy” to gauge where their heads were back in 2012. Here’s what it said: “It is imperative that the RNC changes how it engages with Hispanic […]
Dear White People/Queridos Gringos: You Want Our Culture But You Don’t Want Us – Stop Colonizing The Day Of The Dead
*I’m not going to overload this space with posts about the cultural appropriation surrounding Día de Muertos. If you read NewsTaco you’ll understand why we only need to post one. […]
How Two Mexican Runners Were Involved in the Most Memorable NYC Marathon Finish of All Time
*How about that! The winner of the NYC marathon, from Mexico, made a wrong turn with 1/2 mile left, but managed to come back to win the race. VL By […]
How a Mexican cowboy laid down a challenge for Hitler and the Nazis
*Fascinating! Imagine 250 contingents of Mexican charros, trained and ready to defend their country against a Hitler invasion. It actually happened. VL By Roberta Bosco, El Pais In 1942, two […]
Bourdain: Trump’s deportation plan would ‘shut down’ every US restaurant
*I know there are many Bourdain fans among you, and you’re fans precisely because of things like this. He stood up for Latino restauranteurs and restaurant staff against Donald Trump […]
Warship honoring Latino Marine christened at Maine shipyard
*This the first US Navy ship named after a person born in Mexico. VL By David Sharp, Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — First in English, then in Spanish, the […]
