Disney’s Newest Princess Is Latina? Really?

Disney’s Newest Princess Is Latina? Really?

Mary Mata October 19, 2012

By Latino Rebels You know when you have pages like NBC Latino and Remezcla sending you posts about a new Latina Disney princess, the Rebeldes have to check it out. Ok, at first, we […]

Lard, Cheese and the Rewards of an Unhealthy Childhood

Mary Mata October 17, 2012

By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I was a fat kid. I mean, fat. I was so fat; I would start to sweat if I stood still long enough. I would like […]

Autism Does Not Speak Spanish In Latino Children

Mary Mata October 8, 2012

By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco According to a study released earlier this year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism spectrum disorders are up 78% from 2007. That equals […]

Coachella Students Respond to Congresswmn Bono Mack

NewsTaco September 27, 2012

By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated/New America Media Thank you!!!! I heard some of your remarks with the councliman (sic) from Coachella. You were great!!!!!! Unbelievably great!!! Third World Toilet? That was […]

Children’s Citizenship Ceremony at Los Angeles Central Library

Mary Mata September 23, 2012

By Yago Cura, NewsTaco What with all the starched white dress shirts and itchy pants, at first I thought I was at a spelling bee; but, then I realized that […]

Chicago Teacher Asks: “Do You Want to Know What I am Fighting For?”

Mary Mata September 14, 2012

By Real Chalk, Gozamos Do you want to know what I am fighting for? On Thursday, a student in my 8th period class was in tears…she was afraid of the […]

First Group of Dreamers are Granted Deferred Action

Mary Mata September 13, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi One month after the Obama administration began accepting applications for the deferred action program that suspends the deportation of undocumented youth and gives them work permits, […]

OMG! Latino Teens Text The Most while Driving

Mary Mata September 11, 2012

By Tania Haiman, Being Latino A recent study by AT&T revealed that 54 percent of Latino teens “admit to texting while driving compared to 41% of Caucasians and 42% of African-American teenagers.” […]

Tackling Latino Child Hunger Will Bring Prosperity to All

Mary Mata

By Melissa Boteach, Latinovations San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro made an impassioned argument at the Democratic National Convantion that investing in opportunity today leads to prosperity for all tomorrow. Telling the […]

Mayor Julián Castro Delivers More Than A Keynote For My Family

Mary Mata September 4, 2012

By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco The Alamo City’s mayor’s keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention is all the buzz today. As a resident of San Antonio, TX, I am very […]