Victoria Soto: The Heroine of Sandy Hook

Victoria Soto: The Heroine of Sandy Hook

Mary Mata December 17, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi A Hispanic first grade teacher killed in the Connecticut shooting is being hailed by her community as a heroine for bravely sacrificing herself as “a human shield” to […]

Survey Says: Latinos care about the Environment—what’s the next step?

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The polling has been clear and consistent over this decade and especially this year: Latinos care about and support a wide range of environmental issues and policies—from […]

Latest News About Conn. School Shooting From NY Times

NewsTaco December 14, 2012

Updated by New York Times [Homepage photo by New York Times] Click on picture for complete coverage.

2012 Top moments in Latino Politics, #3

NewsTaco December 13, 2012

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo #3 Mitt Romney’s “Self-Deportation” Comment In an effort to cater to the far-right base, Romney made a comment during the Arizona GOP primary debate that […]

Jenni Rivera in “Filly Brown” (clip)

Mary Mata December 12, 2012

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo Like so many, we were shocked to hear of the untimely death of singer Jenni Rivera. Jenni was an icon in our community, know for […]

2012 TOP MOMENTS IN LATINO POLITICS, #2

Mary Mata

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo #2 D.A.C.A. Executive Order “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Executive Order was issued by President Obama on June 15. It states to U.S. Customs and […]

An Ofrenda for Our Lady of Guadalupe from a Cancer Survivor’s Son

Mary Mata

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Tradition inspires faith but hope perpetuates devotion.  On December 12, Mexican Catholics mark the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531 on a hilltop.  Today, […]

NY Taking Steps to Preserve Spanish Language

Mary Mata

By Hispanically Speaking News Politicians, academics, writers and other representatives of Latino culture took the first step on Wednesday in promoting an initiative that seeks to save and preserve Spanish […]

Why Ann Coulter Doesn’t Care

Mary Mata December 11, 2012

By Latino Rebels Yes, the Latino digital space is burning with columns, analysis, and posts from both sides of the aisle aboutAnn Coulter’s “Tipping Pointo” piece, which basically was full of so much ignorance and […]

Affleck Responds: Why Non-Latino Played Latino Hero in ARGO

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels In October, we ran a piece called “Now Ben Affleck Is Latino: Another Lost Opportunity for Hollywood.” As we tried to stray away from the “we’re offended” line that […]