Racial minority caucuses wrestle for spots in possible Clinton Cabinet
Racial minority caucuses wrestle for spots in possible Clinton Cabinet
*I imagine this to be part race, part elbow-rooming, part debate. We’ll see, if Clinton wins, who gets the appointments. The complaint in the Latino community has always been about […]
The Political Awakening of a Fashion Power Player
*My pick for your lunch break read of the day. Where fashion and politics were destined to meet. VL By Jennifer S. Altman, The New York Times (6 minute read) American […]
Election’s Intolerant Tone Stokes Fears for Latino Students
*Two-thousand teachers were polled about how the presidential campaign had affected schools. More than 66 percent of them said that students—mainly immigrants, children of immigrants, and Muslims— were concerned or […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast, Episode 4, The Latino Vote
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Arizona voters are lining-up at the polls. The Pew Research Center tells us that there are 992, 000 eligible Latino voters in Arizona, that’s 21.5 percent […]
Why This Presidential Election is so special?
*Henry Flores is sick and tired of the same ol’ politics. Here’s how he says we can fix it. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Although we may […]
Standing Rock Youth Put Pressure on Presidential Candidates to Oppose Dakota Access Pipeline
*President Barack Obama had a private meeting with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier on Tuesday. Reports are that the meeting went as “expected.” VL By Yessenia Funes, Colorlines […]
Political Diversity in the Latino Electorate
*The four states with the most Latinos are California, Texas, Florida and New York. Together they are 62 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. and live in states that total […]
Open Letter to Donald Trump: Grow a Pair
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Dear Donald (I hope you don’t mind my calling you Donald), You’d think, given your constant complaints about “the system being rigged,” that the Latino community […]
Latino Voters Continue To Face Barriers At Polling Places
*”Nearly one in five Latino voters (18 percent) reported being told previously that they could not vote. More than one in four (27 percent) of Latino voters reported experienced waiting […]
Attempting To Woo Latino Voters, Marco Rubio Gets Booed At Orlando Festival
*That didn’t go well. VL By Adrian Florido, NPR (7 minutre read) Florida Sen. Marco Rubio got booed off a stage in Orlando on Sunday by a crowd that was overwhelmingly […]