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Latinos tend to look on the sunny side, including about education
*There are two ways to think about challenges: you can either remain positive and find a solution, or you can feel forgotten and elect an unprepared president. U.S. Latinos choose […]
A fight among Texas legislators, a civil rights budget cut, a US citizen detained by ICE – Is this a “new normal?”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) A Memorial Day scuffle on the floor of the Texas legislature reminded me of something Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes is reported to […]
Law Enforcement Officials Take On DACA Students’ Roles In Colorado Play
*Thanks to our friend Tom Cosgrove for pointing us to this wonderful story! VL By WBUR (6 minute read) “Do You Know Who I Am?” is a one-act show featuring […]
Latino Leadership in the Trump Era
*Why you should read this: Because Trump’s Anti-Latino rhetoric is an opportunity for visibility and transformation. Because the transformation must start at the local level. Because the potential for leadership […]
In discussing immigration, you might be a racist if …
*Why you should read this: Because I’m not a big Navarrete fan, but his “you might be a racist” riff is good. VL By Ruben Navcarrete, Washington Post Writer’s Group […]
Oscars snafu? Let’s hope they don’t blame the Latina
Victor Landa, NewsTaco ( 1 minute read) Not that it was her fault (I have to start with a disclaimer) but the very public snafu at the end of the […]
‘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 […]
Trump, the Wall and the Spanish Language
*Why you should read this: Because, as Ilan Stavans says, the decision “to bring down the Spanish-language side of the White House website is an egregious attack against an essential […]
Ivan ‘Pudge’ Rodriguez bound for Cooperstown
*Why you should read this: Because it’s a wonderful honor for a great baseball player. Because he now joins Johnny Bench as the only tow MLB catchers to be inducted into […]
Latinos in tech prepare for resistance as Trump takes office
*How the 6 percent Latino tech workforce could be key in resisting Trump’s announced immigration plans. VL By Marissa Lang, San Francisco Chronicle (8 minute read) They heard him […]