Radio show a program of ‘Mexican roots music’

*This falls squarely within the idea of “this is how it’s done.”  Two people following their passion, preserving cultura. Straight from the RGV! (For the uninitiated, that’s the Rio Grande […]

*There is little that gets Taquistas (and Latinohispanicschicanosmexicanospuertoricanscubanosandonandon ) riled-up like the word “Hispanic” does. There is no consensus on the term, for or against, except for the fact that […]

*Dr. Gabriela Lemus,  Executive Director of the Progressive Congress, is in Arizona on a listening tour on immigration. This is the first of several reports that she’ll be filing on NewsTaco. […]

*This ranks high on our list of cool. Good piece by our friend Rebecca Aguilar. VL By Rebecca Aguilar, USA Today Wolf whistles, horn honks and sometimes even catcalls greet […]

*This is very important. What happens in a Corpus Christi, Texas, federal court could put the teeth back into the Voting Rights Act. It’ll be a slow climb, jurisdiction by […]

*A good read for all you Fridaphiles out there. VL By Maria Popova, brain pickings There is something singularly mesmerizing about the fateful encounters that sparked epic, often turbulent, lifelong […]

*This armed zealots at the border thing is not going to end well. VL By Jonathan Clark, Nogales International A group of heavily armed militiamen confronted a team of scientists who […]

*A mariachi Barbie. Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. Granted, Mattel is an equal opportunity stereotyper. They’ll dress Barbie in any and all kitschy national and cultural costumes, even […]

*ICE has been without a Director for more than a year. Saldaña will be the first Latina to run that agency. The President’s approval among Latinos is dwindling, his record […]

*There you go!  This is how it’s done. VL By Rahel Gebreyes, Huffington Post Luz Rivas graduated from MIT as one of the very few women of Hispanic descent, but now […]