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George Lopez, Edward James Olmos And Jackie Cruz On The First Latino They Saw On TV
*This is kinda’ cool, like a game. Who was the first Latino I saw on TV? It was Desi Arnaz, on I Love Lucy. On a U.S.-made film it was […]
It’s 2016 and Latino Representation on TV Is Finally Starting to Reflect Reality
*Well that’s a step in a good direction. VL By Ellie Kaufman, Mic Latinos make up 17% of the U.S. population. They account for 32% of frequent moviegoers. But as […]
Border-inspired Latino artists among 43 in U.S. featured in Smithsonian portrait exhibit
*Check it out. If you’re in Washington DC – Chicano, Latino artists are included, it runs until January 8. We should support our artistas. VL By Luis Gonzalez, Borderzine WASHINGTON – When […]
Getty Foundation to issue $8.5 million in grants for Latino and Latin American-themed shows across SoCal
*This is good news. Latin@ artists are transforming the art world and getting due recognition. It’s being called “an unprecedented series of exhibitions that will add to the scholarship of […]
Latino voters need more than candidates who just look like us
* By Lisa Magaña, Quartz In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party made it clear that its first and only priority was winning the Latino vote […]
History of Latino Conservatism (Part 1)
*I’ll start with what I don’t like about this article. It’s a first part and it leaves you wanting to keep reading. There is so much about this that I […]
Keeping up with the Gomezes: Why marketers should pay attention to the ‘Latino Spring’
*Very interesting piece. It takes the effort involved in changing the U.S. Latino narrative and puts it directly in the hands of national commercial brand managers. It puts the onus […]
Watts Is More Than Two-Thirds Latino. So Why Is Hispanic Leadership Virtually Nonexistent?
*Watts Latinos tend to be recent arrivals, young and Spanish dominant. But the issues that face the Watts community today are generations-old, the same issues that black leaders have been […]
Baltimore Latinos plan march to call for justice and end to violent protests
*There are roughly 26,000 Latinos in Baltimore, mostly immigrants. The march and vigil will begin at the offices of an immigrant aid organization, located in the area where the riots have taken […]
Latinos and Police Abuse
*A good case about why Latinos and Blacks should work together on law enforcement concerns. VL By David R. Ayón, Latino Decisions Unfortunately missing from the raging national debate over recurrent […]