Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Rising In California

Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Rising In California

Mary Mata August 12, 2011

A report from the Attorney General of California shows that anti-Latino hate crimes in that state are on the rise. A snippet from The Press-Enterprise shows that these crimes are […]

In Juarez the Prison Inmates Run the Asylum

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque On Monday, July 25, there was a riot in the Cereso state prison in Juarez and 17 people were killed. The prison is divided between the […]

Butt Stabber On The Loose In Virginia

Mary Mata August 4, 2011

A man who enters into clothing discount stores like Marshall’s, Forever 21 and T.J. Maxx has been going around the Virginia area stealthily stabbing women in the rear, then fleeing. This is […]

Narcos Have Killed Any Hope For Reynosa

Mary Mata August 1, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque Reynosa is crumbling under the dark spell of organized crime and narco-traficantes. This is not the city I used to know a decade ago with its vibrant […]

Police Sued For Assaulting Latino Kid With Down Syndrome

Mary Mata July 29, 2011

The Ortiz family in Cleveland, Ohio are suing police there, claiming their 17 year-old son Juan, who has Down syndrome, was assaulted in a case of mistaken identity. The alleged […]

Chihuahua Chases Away Robbers In LA

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

This is one of the cutest stories I’ve seen in a while. I’m loving this little Chihuahua, Paco, who chased away two robbers from his owners’ store. The Los Angeles […]

70% Of LGBT Hate Crime Victims Are Minorities

Mary Mata July 18, 2011

You may recall that 62% of hate crimes are committed against Latinos, or that hate crimes in Washington, D.C. are increasingly against Latinos, and now a new report shows that […]

Washington D.C. Hate Crimes Increasingly Against Latinos, Whites

Mary Mata July 7, 2011

News from our nation’s capital: hate crimes are being redirected away from gays and lesbians and towards Latinos and whites. Interesting, right? Turns out the gentrification of Washington, D.C. has […]

Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

Almost three years after the death of then-two year-old Caylee Anthony, her mother Casey was found not guilty in the death of her daughter. This was one of the most […]

Puerto Rico’s Hostile Environment To LGBT Leads To Murder

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

In 18 months, 18 people from Puerto Rico’s LGBT community have been killed, according to a report from Autostraddle. The murders are the result of homophobia, a tolerant political environment, […]