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1st Latina NEA President’s Concern: Testing, Teacher Pay and Undocumented Students
By Manuel De La Rosa, NewsTaco The president of the nation’s largest teachers group visited the Rio Grande Valley in Texas as part of a two-day tour to discuss standardized […]
NEA elects Latina to leadership at annual meeting
PRESS RELEASE Delegates make history by voting for new leadership team to head nation’s largest union DENVER – July 04, 2014 – Students across this country will have a historic […]
NM Latina among challengers vying to oust Susana Martinez
* While NM Gov. Susana Martinez defends her administration against allegations of corruption, a slew of Democratic challengers is lining up to oppose her. Latina vs Latina would make an […]
How Gloria Molina changed Latina politics and history
By Tony Castro, Voxxi Gloria Molina is a name that has become synonymous with Latina politics in California. She not only changed Latina politics, some say she invented it. The […]
Southwest Detroit voters elect 1st Latina council member
By Joe Guillen and Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press Raquel Castaneda-Lopez walked into the banquet room of a Mexican restaurant in southwest Detroit Tuesday night to applause from several dozen supporters, many of […]
First Latina running on NJ gubernatorial ticket challenges popular GOP governor
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino New Jersey’s Republican governor Chris Christie has garnered national attention, especially after his active involvement during the state’s devastating Hurricane Sandy. On Tuesday he faces his […]
The Growing Success of Latina Political Candidates
By Christina Bejarano, Latino Decisions The political landscape of the 2008 presidential election, with Obama and Clinton as major party political candidates for president, brought up important questions concerning the impact […]
Clorado Latina recalled over gun control support; says she has “not one iota of regret”
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Angela Giron, a freshman Latina state Senator who was elected to represent a strongly Democratic and working-class district of Pueblo, Colorado, lost her seat Tuesday in […]
Latina Not White Women Have Advantage in Congressional Campaigns
By Kansas City InfoZine Lawrence, KS – infoZine – In her new book, “The Latina Advantage: Gender, Race and Political Success,” University of Kansas political science professor Christina Bejarano explores […]
Latina leaders: Breaking the glass ceiling with a golf ball
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Nine years ago, Azucena Maldonado — who was born in Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles in a family very distant from the world of golf […]