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How the Spanos Family Built a Fortune Selling Bologna Sandwiches to Mexican Farmworkers
*Why you should read this: Because a family worth $2.6 billion is asking the City of San Diego, with 1.4 million Latinos – 35 percent of the population, to use public […]
Recognizing an Historic Moment for Utah and Our Nation
*We’re happy to post this piece submitted by Utah state Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck because Mexican-Americans are native to this land and our heritage deserves protection. VL By Utah State Representative Rebecca […]
White flight is creating a separate and unequal system of higher education
*Fascinating! There’s a two-tiered system of higher education that is self-perpetuating and growing wider. Make sure to share this. VL By Anthony P. Carnevale, Washington Post (5 minute read) In the […]
Latino Veterans, by the numbers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Happy Veteran’s Day! To all U.S. Veteran’s, thank you for your service. I’m sensing we all need a break from the barrage of political news. So […]
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 […]
With deportation relief at stake, South’s Latinos could swing presidential race
*Fear in politics cuts both ways. The next president will nominate a ninth justice of the Supreme Court, determine the future of deferred action programs and deportation raids, and have […]
David Bowie in Aztlán
*Fantastic! The a story of a Bowie-inspired rock opera, created by Chicano students in Crystal City, Texas. Well worth the 6 minute investment. VL By Gregg Barrios, The Texas Observer […]
Rep. Filemón Vela – Open letter to Donald Trump
June 6, 2016 Donald Trump 725 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Trump, As the United States Representative for the 34th Congressional District of Texas, I do not […]
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”
*What he said. VL By Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune (1.5 minute read) WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela took a poison pen to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in an […]
Sol Project Aims to ‘Create a New Canon’ of Latino Theater
*This is not only cool, it’s also about time. VL By Joshua Barone, New York Times The Sol Project, a new initiative to raise the profile of Latino artists in theater, […]