Why Colleges in Appalachia Are Recruiting Latinos
Why Colleges in Appalachia Are Recruiting Latinos
*An interesting statistic in this piece, kinda geeky. But, six of the 10 states with the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the country are in the Appalachian South. We’re everywhere. VL […]
President Obama will award National Medals of Arts to 3 Latinos
*This is great news! Sandra Cisneros, Santiago Jimenez Jr., and Luis Valdez will be honored by President Obama. VL By National Endowment for the Arts Washington, DC — President Barack […]
The ugly truth behind the palatero GoFundMe campaign
*The ugly truth is that Latino elderly are not prepared or retirement. VL By Jorge Rivas, Fusion (4 minute read) Joel Cervantes Macias says he took this now-famous picture of […]
Hundreds protest ‘racist’ Mexican-American studies textbook at Texas education hearing
*Maybe we should thank the Texas Board of Education for angering Texas Latinos. One of the organizers, Tony Diaz, says there hasn’t been this kind of community energy since the […]
On eve of Hispanic Heritage Month, California congressman proposes American Latino Museum for third time
*This has been in the works for years and there have been several obstacles. I’m happy to see it finally reaching congress. The idea is to house the American Latino […]
New Census data show strong 2015 earnings with Latinos seeing fastest growth
*The good news? That Latino earnings are up to $62,950. The bad? That 28.9 percent of Latinos younger than 18 live in poverty. VL By Valerie Wilson, Economic Policy Institute […]
National Portrait Gallery Announces First Commission of an American Latino
*This is great news, but, why did it take so long? VL By NY Arts (1 minute read) The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has recently added new portraits of prominent […]
The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem
*Catch-22: report says here are few Latino PhD professors because there are few Latino PhD professors. VL By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report/PBS (8.5 minute read) Felecia Commodore came into her job search […]
Some rites of passage for Latino males are requirements
*If a young man is old enough to get a regular driver’s license, he’s old enough to register with the Selective Service. It’s a requirement that could affect federal student […]
The Textbook That Calls Mexicans Lazy
*We have to keep this issue alive and relevant. Share this, talk about it. VL By J. Weston Phippen, The Atlantic (8minute read) For years teachers and activists in Texas had […]
