Race Does Exist — In The Way We Treat Each Other

Race Does Exist — In The Way We Treat Each Other

Mary Mata February 21, 2012

A few days ago, an acquaintance of mine said that “race doesn’t exist.” This honestly was a bit confusing to me. Our entire nation and world are affected by race daily on the […]

Texas Teacher To Latino Student: “Go Back To Mexico”

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Shirley Bunn said something several months ago that has slowly been gaining notoriety, a notoriety that seems to be growing with time. She’s a math teacher at a junior high school in […]

Protesters To Big Oil: Don’t Mess With Texas

Mary Mata

By Rocky Kistner As Congressional Republicans and Big Oil allies in Washington try to resuscitate the massive Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, people on the frontlines have opened a new campaign to stop the […]

The Next Online Explosion: Original Latino Web Series

Mary Mata February 20, 2012

By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo.com In December of 2011 more than 43 billion videos were viewed online with the average viewer watching 23.2 hours of online video content according to comscore. The […]

AZ Sheriff, Congressional Candidate Threatens To Deport Gay Lover

Mary Mata

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu resigned his post as co-chair of the Mitt Romney campaign in Arizona after Phoenix New Times reported that he threatened a former lover with deportation […]

The Murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata Goes Unsolved

Mary Mata

By Cindy Casares This week marks the one-year anniversary of the mysterious murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata, a Brownsville native, who was gunned down on a stretch of […]

NewsTaco Roundup: February 13 – 19, 2012

Mary Mata February 19, 2012

We had a great mix of stories this week. There were a pair of Latino professors who were awarded the National Humanities Medal, tips for Latina teens, chicken tortilla soup, […]

Happy Friday From M.E.D.

Mary Mata February 17, 2012

M.E.D. (aka Medaphoar) is an MC from Oxnard, California who’s worked with the renowned L.A. record label Stone’s Throw for over a decade. Sticking with today’s theme of interracial relationships, his […]

Red Quinoa Bowls And Veggies

Mary Mata

By Aurora Ibarra Quinoa is a South American grain, with a vast array of nutritional benefits. It has a high protein content (12-18%) and, since it contains a surprisingly balanced […]

Latinos, Asians Have Highest Rates Of Intermarriage

Mary Mata

According to a recent study published by the Pew Research Center, intermarriage is on the rise. In 2010, 15% of all marriages in the U.S. were by people who married […]