literature
Selena to Be Inducted Into the Texan Women’s Hall of Fame
*The induction ceremony will take place October 21, at the Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas. VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (3 minute read) If you love Halloween and Selena, […]
‘Latinx is me’: How one letter links controversy, community
*Where do you fall on Latinx? I’m not a fan. I understand that people want a non-binary gender term that fits them. But I don’t think it’ll stick. Because if […]
The politics of American history
*Which great America is Trump talking about? The same one Michelle Obama mentioned, when slaves built mansions? Or the one Eva Longoria spoke of, of Texas-Mexicanos nine generations past? VL […]
Two Latino women seeking election to the Georgia General Assembly
*First, the headline is a copy of the original Atlanta Journal-Constitution headline – I would have gone with Latinas. Second, WOOT! VL By David Wickert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution As The Atlanta […]
The similarity of words between Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, My Little Pony and Borges
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Half-way through my first cup of coffee this morning, while I read the latest account and critique of Melania Trump’s plagiarized RNC speech, I remembered Pierre Menard. My […]
This Alabama newspaper column on immigration from 1893 will blow your mind
*If you can get past the clickbait headline, this is a very good read. It’s an opinion piece written in April of 1893 in the Troy Democrat, from Troy, Alabama. […]
Daughter of unauthorized immigrant campaigns for Trump on the border
*Can someone explain this? No ranting, please, it’s boring. VL By Julieta Chiquillo, Dallas Morning News (1.5 minute read) Miriam Cepeda is a 24-year-old student at the University of Texas Rio […]
Supreme Court Takes One Affirmative Action Step Forward After Many Steps Back
*Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action was great, but it’s a first step on a long road back. What more can be done? VL By Al Kauffman, NewsTaco […]
Puerto Rican farmworkers fired for being less productive than Mexicans, they claim
*I hate it when Latinos are pitted againast each other. VL By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino (2.5 minute read) A group of Puerto Rican farmworkers who were brought to Michigan […]
Smithsonian releases Fresno musician’s songs of the Chicano movement
*This is very cool, and very relevant. VL By Andrea Castillo, Fresno Bee (2.5 minute read) Agustín Lira, whose music became the anthem of the farmworker movement in the 1960s, released […]