DAPL Pipeline Destroys Sacred Grounds
DAPL Pipeline Destroys Sacred Grounds
*This is an important story, and it’s not getting anywhere near the attention it deserves. VL By Dave Archambault Sr., Indian Country News/New America Media (4.5 minute read) Dave Meyers is the […]
Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination
*Latino millennials say they’ve experienced discrimination more than other age groups. Why do you think that is? (Without disparaging millennials . . .)VL By Jens Manuel Krogstad and Gustavo López, […]
The unarmed Latinos killed by police in 2015
*This year to date, the count is 16 unarmed Latinos kiilled by police. The count is a raw number, it doesn’t explain circumstances. Still, I think Al Día News is […]
The world isn’t paying enough attention to Latin America’s child-bride problem
*The good news, NGO’s are working with girls in rural Latin America where 97% of those participating in the program remained unmarried throughout its duration. VL By Rachel B. Vogelstein, […]
Family of unarmed Latino man killed by Long Beach police want federal probe
*With all the attention going to the events in Baltimore, this incident has gone mostly unnoticed. It happened on April 21, and police say they believed 19 year-old Hector Morejon […]
Civilians Can Record Police Encounters, But When Is It Interference?
*FYI. It’s important. VL By Hansi Lo Wang, Code Switch The arrest of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in North Charleston this week, […]
Latino Groups Plan Protest, Vigil and March to Mark two Months Since Pasco Police Shooting
*Latino community organizations in Pasc, Washington, have been relentless in their organizing and in their calls for an independent investigation into the shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montez. Pasco police shot and […]
Police killings of Hispanics spark protests in Salinas, California
*Residents in Salinas, California, are angry and protesting against a rash of police shootings that have left three Latinos dead. VL By Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) — The central California city of […]
As Honduras Unravels, U.S. Struggles to Cope with Refugees
*As people flee Honduras the sad thing is that few survive the trek across Mexico into the U.S. The tragedy is that it isn’t news. Few reports, like this independent […]
Race to Enroll Latinos as Obamacare Deadline Looms
By John Michaelson, Public News Service (with data and editorial assistance from NewsTaco) AUSTIN, Texas – With a major deadline looming for all to have health care coverage or face possible […]
