Comedy Central Taps Latino As Contributor for Daily Show

The newest cast member of Jon Stewart’s Daily Show is a Latino named Al Madrigal, a Los Angeles based comic whose work was described in an official press statement: The New York Times […]

The US Commerce Department is putting money directly into Latino communities across the country to bridge the new digital divide. We’ve written about this at News Taco; Latinos access the Internet mostly through their mobile […]

A group of Latino higher education advocates wants to take affirmative action and turn it up a couple of notches. The group met at the Higher Education for Latinos Conference in Phoenix, […]

The last of the three defendants charged in the murder of nine-year-old Brisenia Flores  is scheduled to go to trial on June 1st. But the defendant’s lawyers have filed motions […]

After 18 months of community hearings and 7 months of preparation, President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Education will officially get to work this month. Here’s what we know about the Commission’s work so far, as […]

What do you do if you’re an iconic rock star and have the attention of a filled-to-capacity baseball park where you’re being honored with a “Beacon of change” award? If […]

By Lionel Sosa Lamar, where did you go wrong? You were such a sensitive fellow when we worked together 30 years ago. You’ve always been an anti-immigration advocate but as […]

President Obama seems to be on an immigration bender. Three weeks ago he met with Latino thought leaders to discuss immigration. One week later he convened Latino top-tier entertainers for […]

The Chief of Police of Seattle, Washington, has drawn the proverbial line in the sand. Chief John Diaz has said that he will not tolerate police officers who use racial or ethnic […]

Here’s a good indication as to where Oklahoma lawmakers’ minds are. The Associate Press is reporting An illegal immigration bill being considered by lawmakers this year will target human smugglers […]