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Police killings of Hispanics spark protests in Salinas, California

NewsTaco May 23, 2014

*Residents in Salinas, California, are angry and protesting against a rash of police shootings that have left three Latinos dead. VL By Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) — The central California city of […]

Arrested While Brown: Chicago Police Nab Two Latino Men

NewsTaco May 22, 2014

Oklahoma’s Latino Community Prepares For The Next Tornado

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Chipotle Responds To Latino Backlash Over Bookish Branding Campaign

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*This Chipotle literary cups thing caused a ruckus some days ago – no Latino authors were included. It’s a big deal in some circles. Today Chipotle responded with the same […]

Why Do a Majority of Latino Students End Up at Two-Year Colleges?

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*The problem isn’t getting Latinos to enroll in college, it’s helping them to complete a degree. VL By Janell Ross, National Journal In Los Angeles, the announcement last week made for […]

Latino Whiteness? They’re Asking the Wrong Question

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Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s a fact: In the 2010 Census many Latinos, given the option, chose to identify as “white,” as opposed to black or Asian. Other Latinos chose to […]

Republican Latino Assemblyman Denied Entry to CA Latino Legislative Caucus

NewsTaco May 21, 2014

*This brings up a question that’s central to Latino politics. Granted, there are probably layers of buried muck and landmines under this story, but a Latino political organization that claims […]