The Latino Who Filmed The Eric Garner Video Is Behind Bars
The Latino Who Filmed The Eric Garner Video Is Behind Bars
*The night after he recorded the Eric Garner murder, cops drove by Ramsey Orta’s street, shinning lights into his house. VL By Christopher Mathias, Huffington Post (3.5 minute read) The man […]
Is it too late to register to vote in your state? Check here
*This is useful. There’s not a lot of time left to register to vote in November. What’s the deadline in your state? VL By Darla Cameron, The Washington Post (4.5 […]
Green Salsa Serrano en Molcajete
*I know one of you is going to try this this weekend. Let us know how it turned out. VL By Adán Medrano, Adán’s Blog Green Salsa, Serrano chile, is […]
16 Hispanic heritage spots on public lands
*Only one-in-ten visitors to national parks is Latino. Yet many national parks preserve U.S. Latino heritage. VL By The Wildreness Society (12 minute read) For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we […]
Loretta Sanchez dabbed. Kamala Harris threw shade
*Sanchez’s campaign tried to spin it on Twitter saying the dab was the reason she led among millennials. But she trails in favorability polls by 32 points. VL By Liam Dillon, […]
Latino unemployment rises to 6.0 in September
*You’ll hear reports that the employment picture in the U.S. is getting better, and it is, overall. But when you dive in to the Latino employment numbers, there’s another story. […]
Latino Leaders Whip Out #ThatMexicanThing to Criticize Trump
*It’s on! Mike Pences’s #Mexicanthing remark sparked a quick and wide backlash in the Latino community, getting people fired up. VL By Dennis Romero, LA Weekly (3 minute read) During […]
Latinos in America Are Far More Likely Than the Average Citizen to Breathe Polluted Air
*This is a top issue for U.S. Latinos – 1.8 million Latinos live within a half-mile of oil and gas facilities. But there’s been no mention of it from the […]
This Is the Largest Exhibit on Mexican Art in 60 Years
*Beautiful! If you happen to be in Paris between now and January. . . VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (2 minute read) Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are undoubtedly two of […]
First female Hispanic flight director will be Grand Marshal for Sun Bowl Parade
*This is a big deal – not so much the parade, but the flight director thing is huge. These are her creds: “Kerrick, the flight operations directorate division chief for […]
