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Tennessee neighborhoods prepare to defend immigrants
*Why you should read this: Because it illustrates two things, one, that U.S Latinos are coming together to support the immigrants in their communities; and two, that even in the […]
This Week’s Anti-ICE Protests May Signal That Immigration Activism Has Entered a New Era
*Why you should read this: Because this kind of analysis is missing from mainstream media. Because there’s momentum building across the country. VL By Adriana Cataño, Remezcla (4.5 minute read) […]
15 Books by Contemporary Mexican Writers That Make America Greater
*Why you should read this: Because it’s the weekend, and while you’re waiting for the Superbowl to begin (or not) this is a good option to pass the time. Because […]
‘Librotraficante’ Tony Diaz Launches a First of Its Kind Latino Bookstore in Downtown Houston
*Why you should read this: Because in an era when Chicano books are banned and Latinos are used as a political wedge a Chicano bookstore in downtown Houston becomes an […]
Castro brothers confront Trump era
*Why you should read this: Because it begins to answer the question many people have: What’s next for the Castro brothers? VL By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune (6 minute read) […]
Jill Stein Is The Only Presidential Candidate Embracing the Term Latinx This Election
*I’m not a fan of the whole Latinx thing because I get mired in pronouns: is it hx, shx, thxm, hxr, and what about our? Xxr? Anyway . . . VL […]
Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support
*From a U.S. Latino perspective, even among his supporters and GOP partisans, yesterday was a fail for Trump. VL By Katie Gluleck and Kyle Cheney, Politico (3 minute read) Several major […]
Puerto Rican Activists Shut Down the First Scheduled PROMESA Conference in San Juan
*Well, that didn’t go well. PROMESA is the acronym for the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, in other words the oversight organization that’s charged with steering Puerto […]
Documentary Captures LAPD’s Violent Crackdown on Historic 1970 Chicano Protest
*The 46th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium is a week from Friday, on August 29. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (2 minute read) Of all of the massive marches that characterized […]
The Fifth-Graders Who Put Mexican Repatriation Back Into History Books
*These kids are fantastic! Future leaders in training. VL By Lani Cupchoy, Yes! Leslie Hiatt’s fifth-graders are no strangers to politics. Seeking to empower children as agents of change, Hiatt’s […]