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Virginia elementary school cancels immigration-themed skit amid objections

Mary Mata February 24, 2014

By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post A classroom skit that third-graders were preparing to present in a Prince George’s Countyelementary school was canceled after a parent alerted school officials to material she thought […]

Stuck between two countries

Mary Mata

Do Chicanos Have an Inferiority Complex?

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Thousands gather in Florida, worldwide to support protests in Venezuela

Mary Mata

By Patrick Riley and Alfonso Chrdy, Miami Herald Under a blazing sun and amid a sea of Venezuelan flags, thousands gathered Saturday afternoon in a Doral park in solidarity with […]

Report from Hollywood: Latinas More Often Naked On-Camera

Mary Mata February 21, 2014

By Kat Stoeffel, New York Magazine Alas, the girl-powered Hunger Games did not single-handedly undo the gender imbalance entrenched in the United States film industry. According to the Women’s Media Center’s annual report, the […]

How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever

Mary Mata

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR/alt.latino This month on Alt.Latino, we’re celebrating Black History Month — and this week, that means diving into a genre that’s near and dear to our heart: Latin […]

The Republican Primary Border War Dance

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque , Texas Observer When a normally buttoned-down Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst dons a bulletproof vest and poses next to a machine gun on the Rio Grande, it can […]