20-year-old Latino wins election as CT state representative
20-year-old Latino wins election as CT state representative
*The young Republican Afro-Latino won his seat in the Connecticut legislature by a 39 vote margin. VL By Bill Sarno, CT Latino News/Voxxi Throughout his teen years, or practically half […]
In Border Disaster, Advocates Seek Names of the Dead
*From the article: “Nearly 6,000 people have died crossing the southern border into the U.S. since 1998 … ” VL By Amy Roe, New America Media With her daughter missing, […]
Harvard and UNC sued over their admission policies
*A note from Dr. Henry Flores: “Need to consider this the first violent blow against civil rights after the mid-term elections. Mr. Blum leads the national effort to dismantle the […]
Ben Ray Lujan chosen as next DCCC chairman
*Lujan, will be the first Latino ever to hold the job of party campaign chairman. This is a big deal in DC. VL By Ed O’Keefe, Washingtom Post House Minority […]
Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela?
*Years ago, before the birth of the Univision behemoth, I worked master control at the Spanish International Network, in San Antonio, TX. We used to load one-inch telenovela reels to […]
Closing the Health Coverage Gap for Hispanic Children
*Good work is being done, yet 11 percent of Latino children are without health insurance. VL By Anna Challet, New America Media NAM Ed. Note: A new study out this week […]
A Mandate to Rule?
*Dr. Flores says that when you drill-down the numbers, 18% is not a Republican mandate. VL By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Republicans are claiming they have a mandate to rule […]
2015 Class of Latino State Legislators to Make History
PRESS RELEASE Latinos will serve in state legislatures of 38 states following Election 2014, with notable gains for Latino Republican state legislators nationwide Washington, D.C. – According to Election 2014 […]
Obama Could Announce Immigration Reform Plan by Next Week
*I get the feeling that the looming political showdown over immigration is a fabricated story. I’m not saying it’s not going to happen, but I am saying that the drama, […]
‘Latinas don’t have DNA to be successful’ comment leads to resignations at CA University
*Oh no they didn’t. You’d think we’d be past this kind of thing already. But no. This kind of insidious idea, coming from where we’d expect more intelligent and informed […]
