It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors
In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]
She Was a Realtor. And a Gang Leader.
Latino Climate Politics, or Seeing God’s wrath in the hurricanes
Hacking Hockney: the Mexican American painter bringing Latino culture into art
In the 1960s, a young David Hockney, infatuated with the sun and sensuality of the west coast, introduced the world of high art to the markers of Los Angeles domestic bliss. […]
Aztecs, Mayans marveled at eclipses — and predicted them with precision
By Liliana Valenzuela, Austin American-Statesman (2.5-minute read) Astronomers across the ages have looked up to the skies and marveled at eclipses. Using different numerical systems, the Aztecs and the Mayans observed eclipses and […]
Devotion to Virgin of Guadalupe Alleviates Stress of Immigration
By The University of Alabama News (3 minute read) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Mexican immigrants living in a rural Mississippi county highly devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe coped better with immigration-related stress […]
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 […]