Public education fails too many Hispanic students

*Now that school’s out for summer and all that, there’s a wide gap between what Latino parents want for their children and what’s actually happening. Ninety percent of Latino parents want […]

*Now lets work at getting the deported veterans back home. VL By Cristina Marcos, The Hill In a break from previous votes on the issue, the House on Thursday rejected […]

*It was only text submitted for approval for Texas Mexican-American studies, written by a one-time leader of the Texas conservative education movement.  Mexican-American leaders in Texas call it a racist […]

*The Paris review put together excerpts from interviews where authors praised Rabassa and his work, Gabriel Garcia Marquez included. VL By Hillel Italie, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gregory […]

*Seen through the lens of history, the Latino millennial support for Bernie Sanders isn’t hard to understand.  VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos (4.5 minute read) In Berkeley, CA in […]

*True story, when I was a kid growing up two blocks from the Rio Grande I and my little band of street urchins would trudge through the carrizo to swim […]

*It’s sad and fantastic at the same time, that so much good writing has come from the Orlando shooting. This is another very good piece of writing. VL By Justin Torres, […]

*This was home-grown, homophobic, terrorism. It was hate. VL By Sabrina Vourvoulais, Philadelphia Magazine (4 minute read) “We find community and sanctuary on the dance floor. As Latino gay men, we […]

*Reflections from a reporter who has covered seven mass murders. SQ By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog  (4 minute read) Among the healthiest things you learn as a journalist is that […]

*There is a danger in referring the massacre in Orlando as a random act perpetrated by a deranged individual. This was specific and targeted. VL By Marie Southard Ospina, Bustle […]