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You don’t hear much about Latino victims of police violence. That could change soon.

NewsTaco April 23, 2015

*It depends on where you’re listening. We’ve read and posted many stories about recent Latino victims of police violence – Jessica Hernandez, Antonio Zambrano-Montes, Ruben García Villalpando. But we’ve also read […]

How does a teacher’s race affect which students get to be identified as ‘gifted’?

NewsTaco April 22, 2015

Villaraigosa tests political waters in the Valley

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Television’s ‘Sábado Gigante’ Problem

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*Very good insights in this article – not so much about Sábado Gigante and Don Francisco, but about media in general and Latino media consumers specifically. It turns out that the […]

Why Hispanics hold the key to the Comcast merger

NewsTaco April 21, 2015

*This headline is misleading in many ways. First, Latinos don’t hold the key to anything in the proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger. Unless you qualify a point of argument as a […]

From Its Wrap to Ingredients, the Tamal Reflects Latino Diversity

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*I never thought of a tamal as a metaphor. But there it is. A delicious metaphor that paints a tasty picture. I’m hungry now … VL By Patricia Guadalupe, NBC […]

Arpaio contempt hearing today: Intent is key

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*There’s been speculation as to whether Sheriff Arpaio could go to jail on the contempt charge. This is a civil case, and Arpaio’s lawyers are hoping for a settlement where […]