Robert Rodriguez Launches New Channel On Comcast

Robert Rodriguez Launches New Channel On Comcast

Mary Mata February 27, 2012

By Cindy Casares Comcast announced Wednesday it’s making good on its deal with the Federal Communication Commission to “launch 10 new independently owned cable channels, with most backed by African […]

Who Should Win The Oscars, And Who Will Win Them

Mary Mata February 26, 2012

The Academy Awards will be presented today in order to pay homage to the best and brightest of 2011.  I will not be hosting an Oscar party, because most of […]

Rustic Flat Bread Pizza

Mary Mata February 24, 2012

By Aurora Ibarra Pizza night just got a lot better (and healthier)! This flat bread pizza is hearty, full of vegetables and delicious. It takes pizza night at your house […]

NewsTaco Roundup: February 20 – 25, 2012

Mary Mata

Self-deportation takes on a new meaning this week with my top pick, a story lamenting the sad story of massive deportations of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression. There was […]

GOP Primary: The Beginning Of The End Of The Republican Party

Mary Mata

The current crop of Republican presidential candidates are simply too sad to make fun of. They attack each other over issues or topics that the general public cares little about, […]

500 Years And Puerto Rico Is Still A Colony

Mary Mata

By Xavier “Xavi” Luis Burgos My great-grandfather, Marcos Burgos Santiago, died at the age of ninety-nine. His funeral, as my cousin Denise recalled, was larger than life. It seemed as […]

Hablo Y Hablas – Colorín Colorado

Mary Mata February 23, 2012

Anyone who’s taken high school Spanish should recognize this phrase. The entire phrase is, “Colorín, colorado, este cuenta se ha acabado.” Taken literally, the first part doesn’t mean much, but […]

How Can I Convince My Ex-Fiancé To Marry Me?

Mary Mata

Dear Martha, I have been with my boyfriend for four years; the relationship has been very unstable, we break up and get back together all the time. We have formalized […]

One Young Latino Hopes To Change Houston For The Better

Mary Mata

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Joseph Carlos Madden, 28, is running for a seat in the Texas legislature. Originally from Houston, he already directs the Legislative Study Group and is the […]

Latino Civil Rights Figures: George I. Sánchez

Mary Mata

Born in New Mexico in 1906, George I. Sánchez spent his life advocating for a better education system for Latinos and minorities in the Southwest. Born into a poor family in Arizona, […]