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Fort Hood shooter Ivan Lopez had mental health problems

NewsTaco April 3, 2014

*Information is starting to trickle about Army Spec. Ivan Lopez, the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. VL By Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY The man behind Wednesday’s deadly […]

Monuments Matter—Connections to and with Latino Communities

Mary Mata April 2, 2014

Rise of Latina leadership through non-profits

Mary Mata

César Chávez: An American Legend Remembered

Mary Mata

*This is what I like best about the Cesar Chavez movie, the fact that it’s given us a reason to discuss important U.S. Latino history. This article brings up the […]

Lending Circles Help Latinas Pay Bills And Invest

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*I love this! Read this, so the next time someone says Latinas are not entrepreneurs you can tell them about “Tandas.” They break most notions of “boot strap” thinking; rely on […]

Seventy Years Later: The Zoot Suit Riots and the Complexity of Youth Culture

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*This is a good read, now that the Cesar Chavez movie has brought conversation about U.S. Latino history to kitchen tables and social media. Coverage of the Zoot Suit riots […]

Hundreds Protest Police Shootings In Albuquerque

NewsTaco April 1, 2014

*This story hasn’t gotten adequate attention in mainstream media, aside from local NM, and some regional, news outlets. But anytime tear gas is used to disperse a crowd, it merits […]