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13 Mexican Indigenous Words You Didn’t Know You Were Using

NewsTaco May 16, 2014

*This is very cool. Many of these I knew, but I had never made the connection between “jacal” and “shack.” VL By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Many Americans […]

Oops: Chipotle Forgot to Include Latino Writers in Its Literary Cup Campaign

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Surviving The Mexican Revolution

NewsTaco May 13, 2014

America Lacks Multicultural Literature

NewsTaco May 12, 2014

*There are wonderful, brilliant Latino writers in the U.S. But editors, publishers, press decision makers, not so much – at least not in the big-box bookselling universe. All the more […]

An Assessment of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Contributions

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By Jorge Ponce, NewsTaco Gabriel Garcia Marquez, known to millions as simply “Gabo,” passed away on April 17, 2014, at age 87.  Many praised him.  Others, especially in the Cuban-American […]

Jack Agüeros, a Champion of El Barrio, Dies at 79

NewsTaco May 9, 2014

*If you don’t know who Jack Agüeros was, take some time to find out. He was a fierce activist and wonderful poet. He fought for NYC barrios with his actions […]

It’s Not “Way Too Early” to Learn the “ABC” of Diversity, ¡Olé!

Mary Mata May 8, 2014

By Elio Leturia, Huffington Post Latino Voices When the media use images of ethnic groups to entertain their audiences, they take many risks. Two TV stations took those risks on Cinco […]