Tucson USD To Un-ban Chicano Books

Tucson USD To Un-ban Chicano Books

NewsTaco July 19, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor A resolution to un-ban the Chicano literature books that had been previously banned by the Tucson Unified School District has been placed on the board’s […]

U.S. Senate Report Signals Shift In Drug War Strategy

NewsTaco July 18, 2012

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer In April, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations sent a team of staffers to Mexico City and Monterrey to assess the state of […]

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Tuesday July 18, 2012 Latinos And The Online Campaign: Where Are They? (kpbs):  It’s conventional wisdom that Latinos will play a key role in the November elections, especially in the West. Democrats and Republicans are […]

Open Letter To George Lopez

NewsTaco July 17, 2012

George, Pretty much every Latino in the U.S. has heard about you calling out Sheriff Arpaio by now. It was great TV. A great laugh. You went on HBO, did […]

Olympics Spotlight – Sarah Robles, Weightlifting

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By NBC Latino Staff U.S. Olympic weightlifter, Sarah Robles, says she is ready to win the 2012 London games. Thanks to a sponsor gift, Joy Robles, Sarah’s mother, will travel along […]

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Tuesday July 17, 2012 Group creates Web site spur Hispanics to vote (Fox News Latino): A group of professionals has launched a bilingual Web site that is aimed at spurring Hispanics […]

Our Unchallenged Students

NewsTaco July 16, 2012

By Esther J. Cepeda, Voxxi If you live in an affluent community with a high performing school district and are familiar with the pressure-cooker environment of endless test-prepping, extracurricular overload […]

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Monday July 16, 2012 Poll: Florida voters favor President Barack Obama’s immigration policies (McClatchy/The Miami Herald):  Florida voters, particularly in immigrant-rich pockets of South and Central Florida, overwhelmingly say they […]

Jazz De Mexico

NewsTaco July 13, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor It’s Friday so we’re serving up a sample of the best of world class Jazz from Mexico. Join San Antonio’s KRTU 91.7’s Jorge Canavati, recorded in the […]

Feliz Viernes – Barbacoa Blues!

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor I was inspired yesterday, by a conversation on the NewsTaco Facebook page. It had to do with what was and was not authentically Mexican or from […]