Chilling: Enraged Mexican Soccer Fans Fill Stadium With Call for Justice
Chilling: Enraged Mexican Soccer Fans Fill Stadium With Call for Justice
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This happened recently at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. A Mexican Soccer League game between the Pumas of U.N.A.M. and America. At the 43rd minute of […]
The American Stories That Cannot Be Untold
*I’ve read several stories, online and not, that try to establish a link between the Latino community and the concerns over the no-indictment of police involved in the deaths of […]
Hardship on Mexico’s farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
*From the article: ” … thousands of laborers at Mexico’s mega-farms endure harsh conditions and exploitation while supplying produce for American consumers.” VL By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times The tomatoes, […]
Latino roots fuel Pope Francis’ radical quest to reform Catholic Church, biographer says
*It’s reported that Pope Francis doesn’t operate through bureaucracies, rather he leans on friendships and relationships. I this one of his Latino traits? VL By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino […]
Obama Uses Nashville Backdrop to Make Appeal on Immigration
*An estimated 40,000 undocumented immigrants in Tennessee are eligible to stay in the U.S. under Obama’s executive action. VL By Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg News President Barack Obama tried today […]
Meet Pancho Claus, Santa Of The Borderland Barrios
*I love a good Pancho Claus story. … only in the borderlands. VL By Andrea Gompf, Remezcla In 1956, Lalo Guerrero – otherwise known as “the father of Chicano music” […]
“Latino Urbanism” influences a Los Angeles in flux
*Fascinating look at how Latino culture is leaving a mark on public spaces. We tend to overlook architecture as something that can be influenced by culture; it was just a […]
Will GOP-led Congress Debate Minimum Wage in Light of Demographic Changes?
*From the article: Latinos “are more likely than both whites and blacks to earn poverty-level wages. In 2011, 43.3 percent of Latinos were employed in jobs earning poverty level wages.” […]
Todo Se Olvida – Everything Gets Forgotten
*Sam Quiñones is one of my favorite partners/contributors. He’s a wonderful storyteller. Do yourself a favor, read this. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Out in Riverside, the other […]
Low-crime, walkable neighborhoods promote mental health in older Latinos
*This study should expand our understanding of mental health. We’re used to looking at individual and family links to mental health, but neighborhoods and other “macro-systems” contribute to an older […]
