Mesquite As A Historical, Modern Natural Remedy

Mesquite As A Historical, Modern Natural Remedy

Mary Mata October 21, 2011

By Richard G. Santos These last ten years since moving to South Texas, I have learned to look beyond the surface and have discovered the rich historical, cultural, genealogical and […]

Happy Friday From The Voodoo Glow Skulls

Mary Mata October 14, 2011

When I was in high school in the 1990s I used to listen to the Voodoo Glow Skulls and think they were the epitome of cool. As a matter of […]

When I Was Racially Profiled By LAPD Coming Home From School

Mary Mata October 12, 2011

It was not unusual for me to be enrolled in night school when I attended East Los Angeles College. Classes would go until 10 p.m. and the student body’s groans […]

Latino Arts Galleries In California Suffering Financial Woes

Mary Mata

La Raza Galeria Posada, a Sacramento forum for Latino arts could be shut down soon due to budget cuts and other financial pressures while the recently inaugurated La Plaza de […]

Assemblyman Gil Cedillo On California Dream Act Passage

Mary Mata

A Statement By California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, upon the signing of Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the California Dream Act. I first want to express my gratitude to Governor […]

Borderlands Bill Would Harm Endangered Species

Mary Mata October 11, 2011

By Elly Pepper The public lands surrounding our country’s borders contain wilderness areas, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national monuments, state parks, and hundreds of miles within the national park […]

4th Annual Feria De Los Moles Food Slideshow

Mary Mata October 10, 2011

If you’re anything like me, you love food. As a matter of fact, food pervades your life, and it reminds you of who you are. Because you love food, we […]

Moles, Comida Oaxaqueña At The 4th Annual Feria De Los Moles

Mary Mata

Los Angeles, California — The delightfully overpowering smell of mole filled the air along Olvera Street in downtown here on Sunday as what would appear to be a day-long crowd […]

California Passes DREAM Act

Mary Mata

California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the bill known as California’s DREAM Act that would give undocumented students access to public funding in schools. We wrote about the measure […]

NewsTaco Visits Occupy LA

Mary Mata

Los Angles, California — On a recent Sunday NewsTaco editors Sara Inés Calderón and Renée Saldaña visited the Occupy LA protestors in downtown. Tents, children, dogs, signs, fliers and a […]