Foothill Principal Apologizes for #CHUNTI Sign Held During Basketball Game
Foothill Principal Apologizes for #CHUNTI Sign Held During Basketball Game
*So this begs the obvious question, given the assault on expression in Paris. Does this qualify as freedom of expression? It’s clearly wrong, and insulting. VL By Gustavo Arellano, OC […]
Obama’s plan to make community college free, explained
*This is a game changer. According to the National Conference of Sate Legislatures 58 percent of Latinos currently enrolled in higher education are attending community colleges. Yet the national completion […]
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 […]
There, But for the Mambo, Go I
*Eduardo Diaz tells us there’s a fundamental difference between the Cuban people and the Cuban government. He sees real change fo rCuba, but not fast change – it’ll take time. […]
Top issues Latinos want the 114th Congress to address
*Another take of Latino Politics and the 114th Congress. Last week Suzzane Gamboa, of NBC News took a stab at a list. This one’s from Latinovations staff. Some marked differences: […]
#JeSuisCharlie? No, I’m really not Charlie Hebdo: Here’s Why
*Take time to read this. It’s much too easy to click “like” and feel we share pain, persecution. When truthfully, many of us would be shocked at Charlie Hebdo’s published […]
From @LaloAlcaraz: The pen > the sword #charliehebdo
*I’ve been waiting to see how our friend cartoon satirist Lalo Alcaraz would respond to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. He didn’t disappoint – he never does. The pen […]
Why Latinos have the best Christmas Season
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco While the rest of the world is packing Christmas in boxes, stowing them away for another year, people across Latin America and Spain are still making […]
Obama seeks help of Mexico’s Pena Nieto on Cuba, immigration
*No report yet if Obama and Peña Nieto discussed the missing 43 students in Mexico. Interestingly, Fox News chose to include Cuba in their headline about a meeting between the […]
Mexicans ask, ‘Where is #MoisesSanchez?’ after journalist’s disappearance
*Meanwhile … what we take for granted is a precious commodity for others. In Mexico another journalist is missing, he reported on the illicit drug trade. VL By Al Jazeera, […]