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Mexican-American street chalk artist uses his paintings to inspire others

Mary Mata September 24, 2013

By Maria Camila Bernal, NBCLatino Explaining chalk street paintings has never been easy. For Mexican-American artist, Julio César Jiménez, it has taken about 10 years to develop, explore and explain […]

The Battle For Barrio Logan

Mary Mata

Latina bicyclists answer macho bike culture with their own chain gang

Mary Mata September 23, 2013

Fewer Latinos will speak Spanish, more non-Latinos will, report says

Mary Mata

By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN (CNN) — It’s no secret that more and more people are speakingespañol in the United States, but what you probably didn’t know is that in the future more of those […]

Junot Diaz Still Feels Like an Immigrant

Mary Mata September 19, 2013

By Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press/ABC News “He has won a Pulitzer, teaches Americans how to write at MIT and his Spanish-sprinkled stories have been acclaimed in the United States. But […]

Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute To Victor Jara, Chilean Folksinger Killed After Coup

Mary Mata September 18, 2013

By Huffington Post Latino Voices The Boss has just boosted his Latino cred. Bruce Springsteen gave a tribute in Spanish to Chilean folksinger Víctor Jara at a concert in Santiago the […]

White House postpones Latino music event

Mary Mata September 17, 2013

By David Jackson, USA Today The White House announced it will postpone the Musica Latina event scheduled for Monday, in light of the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard. A […]