Why You Need To Vote, Now

Why You Need To Vote, Now

Mary Mata April 4, 2012

By Phillippe Diederich If you’re one of the undecided, I will give you a few reasons why you need to vote, now! Riots! When I read the headline about riots in […]

Your federal Income Tax Return: Last Minute Filing Tips

Mary Mata

By Michael Lohr If you haven’t yet filed your federal income tax return, you are probably starting to feel a little anxious; maybe even starting to panic somewhat?  After all, […]

This Month in Film: April’s New Releases

Mary Mata

By Gabrielle Adelle, The Young Folks We’ve entered April! After a pretty good March for movies, now is the time when Hollywood dumps an assortment of movies on us. Most are […]

Walmart Model: Latinos Are Great Hope For U.S. Economy

NewsTaco

I read this sentence this morning: Hispanics are achieving a status as super-consumers that is making other minority groups and even the mainstream consumer look anemic. After I was done […]

Sesame Street Hires Latino Expert

NewsTaco

I’m curious to see exactly how Sesame Street is going to portray Latinos. The iconic children’s television show recently hired an expert to guide them in their effort to accurately include the […]

Finding the worst reputation to make my father look good

Mary Mata

I think one of my father’s biggest disappointments was the fact that he wanted me to get into Quebradita culture. He wanted me to get into the fashion – he […]

First Republic Of Texas Born 199 Years Ago

Mary Mata

By Richard Santos An historic event occurred 199 years ago this week at San Antonio de Bexar that is still ignored in history textbooks and the media at large. On […]

Latinos And Their Views Of Identity

NewsTaco

(Editor’s note: This is a verbatim, just released, press release by the Pew Hispanic Center. I thought it was pertinent to make it available to the NewsTaco community. I’ll be ruminating on […]

Obama Will Sue Sheriff Joe For Violating Latino Civil Rights

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The problem with making a lot of noise when you go after undocumented immigrants, ala sheriff Joe Arpaio, is that you’re making a lot of noise. When you do that you draw attention, […]

Latinos Care About Clean Air

Mary Mata April 3, 2012

By Adrianna Quintero The Obama Administration and EPA announcement that it will establish the first national limits on carbon pollution from new power plants is great news for anyone that cares about […]