Not Enough Summer Programs To Feed Hungry Children

Not Enough Summer Programs To Feed Hungry Children

Mary Mata June 7, 2012

By Marian Wright Edelman, Other Words Summertime can be a carefree, relaxing season filled with cookouts, backyard picnics, and trips to the ice cream truck. But for too many kids, […]

Latino Immigrants Fear Evacuations More than Hurricanes

Mary Mata June 1, 2012

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service ALAMO, Texas – June marks the beginning of hurricane season – when many residents of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley find themselves weighing the dangers […]

Changing Face Of America: Fight For Civil Rights Is Not Over

Mary Mata May 31, 2012

By Marc Morial, Other Words We’ve been hearing about it for years, and now the time has come. In May, the Census Bureau announced that for the first time, the birth […]

Where Do Kids Fit In A Presidential Campaign?

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The youngest Americans have been largely overlooked so far in the presidential campaign, according to children’s advocates who are hoping the […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala, Chapter 4

Mary Mata

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 4: Strange News From Home In the summer of 2000, Oscar […]

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Thursday May 31, 2012 Majority of African Americans and Latinos support marriage equality (The Hill): Despite the absence of media coverage on Latinos and marriage equality, numerous surveys tell us that […]

Father’s Day Bonding and its Minor Victories

Mary Mata May 30, 2012

By Oscar Barajas Father’s Day has been given the importance of just another Sunday. Father’s Day is on the weird gauge below Labor Day and just above Flag Day and […]

The San Antonio Spurs Scare The NBA

Mary Mata May 29, 2012

By Voxxi News The San Antonio Spurs have had quite a season. The team from Texas are in the midst of a 18 game winning streak. Coach Gregg Popovich has his veteran laced team […]

Violence Against Women Act: A Human Face

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

By Carlos Sanchez, Voxxi Although she lived with fear, this 42-year old mother took the final step in an abusive relationship by calling police. She had arrived in the U.S. […]

National Report: People Of Color Under Represented In Public Service Leadership

Mary Mata May 24, 2012

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — National Urban Fellows, one of the country’s oldest leadership development organizations, announced today the findings of Diversity Counts: Racial and […]