The Affordable Care Act And Latinos

The Affordable Care Act And Latinos

Mary Mata March 23, 2012

By Alejandra Campoverdi, White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media As we commemorate the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act this Friday, it’s worth taking a look at the many […]

My Boyfriend Acts Like He’s Still Single

Mary Mata March 22, 2012

Dear Martha: I haven’t been sleeping well lately for reasons due to my work schedule and my relationship. I’m a 30-year-old female professional, and my boyfriend, who’s 29, also works. […]

How To Get More Latinos At South By Southwest

Mary Mata

The South By Southwest festival in Austin Texas just wrapped up, and as one of the Latino-centric news outlets that covered the conference and its three different components — interactive […]

DREAMers Begin Walk From San Francisco To Washington DC

Mary Mata

By Maria-Elena Young, Courtesy of The Curious Ostrich On Saturday, March 10, youth from across the US left San Francisco to walk in support of the DREAM Act. Their organization […]

The Whitewashing Of The 1932 America Tropical Mural In LA

Mary Mata

By Tia Tenopia In 1932, the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros was invited to Los Angeles by the Chouinard Art Institute. During his six month stay, he painted three murals, […]

Latinos Still Underrepresented In Federal Employment System

Mary Mata

A report released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), this week found some gains in the number of minorities being hired to federal positions. The report, “Annual Report on […]

Mexican Americans Key To Future Latino Growth In The U.S.

Mary Mata March 21, 2012

The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new set of data that allows readers to get a more spatial understanding of Hispanic populations in America. This interactive map spans 1980 to […]

What’d Happen Without Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act?

Mary Mata

I started thinking recently about what our country would look like in the future if Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) were to be declared unconstitutional. This is […]

Latinos Are Optimistic, Despite Tough Economic Times

Mary Mata

Despite being hard hit by the recent recession, a recent poll reported that 65 percent of Latinos believe the next generation will be better off than they are. When it […]

Spicy Aztec Chocolate Cookies

Mary Mata

By Melissa Pitts A friend of mine recently sent me an email with the recipe for these cookies, and I am so glad she did! The recipe, originally called “Aztec” […]