Jockey Who Won ’63 Kentucky Derby Helped Lead Way for Latinos

Jockey Who Won ’63 Kentucky Derby Helped Lead Way for Latinos

Mary Mata April 29, 2013

By Greg Kocher, Kansas City Star Braulio Baeza was born in Panama and lives in New York, but his story is inextricably tied to Kentucky and Lexington. He won the […]

Al Madrigal of ‘Daily Show’ Goes Solo in Special

Mary Mata April 26, 2013

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press/Seattle Times LOS ANGELES — There’s the Al Madrigal who speaks in the crisp, skeptical tones of a “Daily Show” correspondent, whether grilling Arizona foes of Latino […]

Latinos Invited to Vote for the American Latino Museum 2013 Campaign

NewsTaco April 24, 2013

By Yesica Lopez,  NBCLatino Friends of the American Latino Museum are letting you decide what their 2013 will look like. The second annual Campaign Design Contest has announced the five finalists. “We are […]

Target gets Bi-Curious. Fans Don’t go Wild.

Mary Mata

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann When I heard the jingle of a Target ad advertising baby things, I thought it to be a tad saccharine. How many times […]

Latino Freelance Photo journalist Wins Pulitzer

NewsTaco April 23, 2013

By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves Javier Manzano has won the 2013 Pulitzer prize for feature photography.  He is the first freelance photographer to win a Pulitzer in 17 years. Described by […]

Mexico Barbie’s Bad Rap

Mary Mata April 22, 2013

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post CHICAGO — I love Mexico Barbie’s Chihuahua. There, I’ve said it. Let the Latino community slam me for lacking cultural sensitivity if it will, but […]

Shocking Discovery! Naked Latinas Drive Massive Web Page Hits!

Mary Mata April 18, 2013

Glee’s NAYA RIVERA, Yet Another Latina Desnuda! From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio This article was first published in textmex gallerblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” is the Director […]

Umpire Who Allegedly Told Players Not To Speak Spanish, Resigns

Mary Mata

By Huffington Post Latino Voices He’s outta here! An umpire who allegedly told New Mexico high school baseball players they’d be ejected if they spoke Spanish on the field resigned last week, […]

Desde la Logan: What Does Chicano Park Mean to You?

Mary Mata April 17, 2013

By Brent E. Beltrán, San Diego Free Press Since I live across the street from Chicano Park I sometimes take its beauty for granted. I see it every day as […]

‘Evangeline REMIXED,’ Featuring Los Lobos Perez & Hidalgo, Parallels Other Time

Mary Mata April 16, 2013

By Victor Payan, NewsTaco Los Lobos’ multitalented songwriter, drummer and guitarist Louie Perez remembers crossing the bridge from East LA to the West Side as a youth to see his first […]