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Zambrano-Montes Shooting Update: Washington Governor Refuses to Remove Prosecutor From Police Shooting Probe

NewsTaco March 30, 2015

*We’re keeping the Zambrano-Montez police shooting on the front burner. These stories tend to fade quickly in the cluttered newsmedia landscape. They resurface as needed, to illutrate some new story […]

Persistence of Racism

NewsTaco March 13, 2015

Panel of UT Latino community discuss UT’s decision to not take punitive action against Texas Fiji

NewsTaco March 11, 2015

Is Latino leadership self-censoring?

NewsTaco March 9, 2015

*Yes! I’m very glad these questions are being asked and discussed in the media: Why haven’t there been massive protests in the wake of the deaths of four Latinos at […]

Death of Denver Teen Jessica Hernandez Killed By Police Ruled a Homicide

NewsTaco March 2, 2015

*The medial examiner’s report doesn’t coincide with the official police report of Jessica Hernandez’s death. The ME says she wasn’t driving toward the cops when she was shot and that […]

Mexican’s killing by police exposes wounds in a changing town

NewsTaco

*This is one of the most complete stories about the Latino community of Pasco, WA, that I’ve read so far. It gives a good historical perspective. It puts the shooting of […]

Independent autopsy contradicts police report in Latino’s shooting in Washington

NewsTaco February 27, 2015

*Why are we not surprised? VL By Gabrielle Meyer, Voxxi An independent autopsy of a Mexican man who was shot and killed by police in Pasco, Washington has revealed a […]