California, DC, NYC Come Out On Top With Latino Foundation Funding

California, DC, NYC Come Out On Top With Latino Foundation Funding

Mary Mata December 20, 2011

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 […]

Bien Hecho: Raúl Borbón, Activist And Educator

Mary Mata

In late November, the Latino community of Pasadena, California lost an ardent and tireless advocate of immigrant and education rights, Raúl Borbón.  After a yearlong battle with cancer, he passed […]

Hard Work, Not Occupation, Is Key To The American Dream

Mary Mata December 15, 2011

By Hector Barajas, Director of Strategic Communications at Revolvis Consulting Enough already with this Occupy Wall Street nonsense. Don’t get me wrong, every month I write that check for my […]

Juan’s Restaurante: Where Nopales, Health And Yummy Meet

Mary Mata December 13, 2011

There has been but one time in my life where I relished the opportunity to drink a mouthful of seeds and eat weird-looking green food, and that was last week […]

More Latinos Than Whites Applied To CA State Universities

Mary Mata December 8, 2011

California State Universities saw record numbers of applications this year, but more interestingly, Latino applicants outnumbered white applicants for the first time ever (based on self-reported data). Here’s the CSU […]

1980s Cynicism, Drugs And The DARE Days

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

I grew up during some really strange times. Like 1989. We had already braced through eight years of Ronald Reagan, and George Bush was getting ready to take the helm. […]

Beyond Baroque, The Center For LA’s Poetry Scene

Mary Mata December 6, 2011

Beyond Baroque is a literary center in Los Angeles that’s housed in the old Venice City Hall. Originally a magazine, Beyond Baroque got its start as a storefront phenomenon and […]

Pepper Spray Cop Meme Gets Spicier

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

So as you may or may not have heard, Pocho.com is back — and not a moment too soon! If you haven’t seen the University of California at Davis pepper […]

Lawsuit Over LA County Latino Seat In The Works

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

In Los Angeles County earlier this year race came front and center when the Board of Supervisors voted down the creation of another Latino seat and now it seems a […]

Finding Meaning In My Childhood Chanclazos

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

Most of my friends were always amazed by the way I acted around my mother. I never drank around her and nor did she ever see me drunk.  I never […]