These Are the Latinos Nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award
These Are the Latinos Nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award
*I hope you weren’t holding your breath for this. Latinos “remain conspicuously absent” from primetime Emmy awards. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Manuel Betancourt, Remezcla (3.5 minute read) What does Gina […]
Trump voting panel tells states to hold off sending data while court weighs privacy impact
By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post (5 minute read) President Trump’s voting commission on Monday asked states and the District to hold off submitting the sweeping voter data the […]
School Lunch Shaming: A ‘Hidden’ Type of Bullying for Latino Kids
*The story tell us that “Latino kids comprise about 1 in 4 of the kids participating in the National School Lunch Program.” That’s why this report is important. Read it, […]
Ride Like a Girl
*Do yourself a favor. Give this a read. It’s one of the toughest and mot beautiful of the Mexican traditions. VL Women riders take the reins in the macho world […]
Immigrants Cost Taxpayers, Then Pay More Than Most
*This is a conversation-changer. Yes, immigrants cost more at the beginning, but they more than make up for that cost in the long-term. The adult children of immigrants contribute more […]
Seated next to Mexican leader, Trump says he wants Mexico to pay for wall
*¿Otra vez con la misma canción? You’d think that by now he would have told us how he intends to pull that off. VL By Rafael Bernal, The Hill (2.5 minute […]
Latino Support Grows for Same-Sex Marriage
*Acceptance of same-sex marriage has grown since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor. VL By Edwin López Moya, Al Día (3 minute read) US society support for same-sex […]
Defunding women’s health clinics worsened Latina disparity in preventive care
*Ever since Texas and Wisconsin defunded abortion clinics, Latina preventive care has decreased. VL By Medical Express (3.5 minute read) Defunding women’s health clinics in Texas and Wisconsin […]
Henry Cisneros: Why Can’t Americans See Latinos Are Country’s ‘Saving Grace’?
*Good question. I think it’s because we’re not the ones telling our story. We need to fight for our narrative. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News (1.5 minute read) SAN […]
Recipe: Mazapán Mexican Candy
*As always from Adán, not just a recipe but historic and cultural context as well. Let me know if you tried the recipe. VL NewsTaco FOOD FRIDAY By Adán Medrano, […]
