Responding to the Migrant Crisis; Latino Converts to Islam
NewsTaco June 8, 2015
*[tweet_dis]Between 2000 and 2011 the percentage of Latino attendance in U.S. mosques jumped from 6 percent to 12 percent. [/tweet_dis]The majority of the converts were reared in the catholic church. There’s […]
Farmworkers Activist Dolores Huerta Will Be Focus of Smithsonian Exhibit
NewsTaco May 28, 2015
*This is the first time the Smithsonian’s One Life series honors a Latina. The exhibit runs from July 3 through May 2016. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News Dolores Huerta […]
Why Latino History Matters
NewsTaco May 27, 2015
*Posting this on NewsTaco is a lot like preaching to the proverbial choir. But I post this for a specific reason, for you to share it. Share this with your […]
Gentrification Spreads an Upheaval in San Francisco’s Mission District
NewsTaco May 26, 2015
*Latino residents in San Francisco’s Mission District say that the rapid spread of gentrification is pushing them out and whitewashing their culture. New “dotcom” residents are paying more than $3,800 […]