Oops: Chipotle Forgot to Include Latino Writers in Its Literary Cup Campaign

Oops: Chipotle Forgot to Include Latino Writers in Its Literary Cup Campaign

NewsTaco May 16, 2014

*Ooops? See, that’s part of the problem. When media reports on big box business on matters of culture, it’s an ooops.  I normally wouldn’t care what Chipotle did, but this […]

Before ‘Brown V. Board,’ Mendez Fought California’s Segregated Schools

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*There’s so much to take from this. Here are two things that stand out: first, that the Latino fight for civil rights isn’t new, it goes back for many decades; […]

Report: Sixty Years After Brown, Latino Students Are Most Segregated

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*While immigration is important, the advocacy and the political battles have caused Latinos to take their eyes of other important issues to our community. This is one of those issues. […]

Jeb Bush Friends Say Whether He’ll Run For President Depends On His Wife, Columba

NewsTaco May 15, 2014

*Who said Latinas don’t influence GOP presidential politics? Apparently there’s at least one Latina who does. VL By Fox News Latino Several years ago, Columba Bush was at a Republican […]

A power struggle in the Latino strongholds of North Philly

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*Pay attention to what’s happening in North Philly. Latinos are rebelling against the political status quo which does little for their interests. But this story isn’t without its share of […]

Despite GOP fears, Tancredo soldiers on

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*How toxic is Tom Tancredo to the Colorado GOP? His anti-immigration rants are so bad that some  high-level Colorado GOPers have asked him privately to drop out of the gubernatorial […]

US Navy Vet Inspiring Next Generation of Latino Engineers

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*We need more folks like Barry Cordero. How do you reach young Latinos and provide an example for others to do the same? Here’s how. VL By Angel Canales, ABC […]

Here’s Where Republicans Are Winning With Hispanics

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*Here’s an interesting tidbit from this opinion piece: “According to NALEO, Democrats had 115 fewer Hispanic officeholders in 2013 (after a strong Democratic election year) than they did in 2004 […]

Why Net Neutrality Is a Social Justice Issue

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*Net neutrality hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves. That’s probably because  it’s abstract, hard to explain and competes for attention with bread and butter issues that people can actually touch […]

RNC: Eva Longoria’s Latino Initiative Is A Democratic Front Group

NewsTaco May 14, 2014

*Instead of attacking the Latino Victory Project because if its partisanship, the RNC may want to start a Latino political fund of its own. It could be a fund that […]