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Texas Group Aims To “Smuggle” Latino Literature Back Into AZ

Mary Mata January 25, 2012

The video shows a man hanging out in front of the trunk of a car filled with books you may recognize, books about Latinos, books written by Latinos. He says […]

Poetry May Not Be About Money, But It’s About Much More

Mary Mata

Obama’s DREAM Act Promise Could Help Millions Of Youth

Mary Mata

In NYC, Pop-Up Playgrounds Get Kids Physically Active

Mary Mata January 24, 2012

The prevalence of obesity in United States children has reached epidemic proportions. The most recent national estimates suggest that the prevalence of at-risk-for-overweight continues to remain alarmingly high, with no signs of […]

Tucson Students Walk Out Over Mexican American Studies Ban

Mary Mata

High school students in Tucson, Arizona walked out of their classrooms Monday in protest over the ban on Mexican American studies in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) recently. NewsTaco […]

Anti-“Gay Conversion” Activist Now Health Minister In Ecuador

Mary Mata

Carina Vance Mafla, is set to take the reins as Ecuador’s new health minister this week, this is particularly salient because she is also a lesbian and has advocated for […]

Bien Hecho: LA Students Use Chicano Moratorium As Inspiration

Mary Mata

On August 29, 1970 in East Los Angeles, a group of Chicanos got together in order to discuss how to best oppose the Vietnam War; included in the mix were […]