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For Latinos, 2012 Not Just About Immigration, In Today’s Latino Politics Headlines
For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration: It’s easy to see why Latinos have been typecast within the narrow frame of immigration. The vast majority are immigrants or the […]
A Profile On World Class Latino Surfer Bobby Martinez
The LA Weekly wrote a very interesting piece about Latino surfer Bobby Martinez, his career, his rise through the ranks, as well as his ostensible fall from grace, after criticizing […]
A 2011 Retrospective Of Latino Struggles
By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]
Latino Sites In NM, CO May Be Added To National Park System
A preliminary report released by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis may add several Latino sites in New Mexico and Colorado to the […]
TX, Chicago Latinos Affected By EPA Mercury Regulations
By Robert Crowe The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce new rules for mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired and oil-fired power plants. Anticipation of the rules sparked a […]
California, DC, NYC Come Out On Top With Latino Foundation Funding
The Foundation Center in conjunction with Hispanics in Philanthropy published a report recently titled, “Foundation Funding for Hispanics/Latinos in the United States and for Latin America.” The report looked at […]
Milwaukee Latinos 5 Times More Likely To Be Crime Suspects
There are roughly half a million people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Of those, 17% are Latino. But if you were to ask Milwaukee’s Police Chief Edward Flynn, most of those Latinos are criminals. […]
Cultural Competency, New Media Vital To Young Latino Success
Every year I endeavor to advance the capabilities of a strategic sector of undergraduate students by providing leadership training, exposure to new Latino-based research findings and a multidimensional model for […]
Two Texas Representatives Talk Budget, Census & Latinos
By Marc Rodriguez Depending on whom you ask, you’re very likely to hear several different appraisals regarding the overall condition of the state of Texas. “Economically, we’re outperforming the rest of […]
Latinos Face Major Risks From Delays Of Air Pollution Rules
Latinos are among those facing the greatest risk from efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updates to health safeguards protecting Americans from ozone, mercury and other dangerous air […]