Classic 1941 Rita Hayworth Photo

Classic 1941 Rita Hayworth Photo

Mary Mata May 31, 2012

Classic 1941 Rita Hayworth Photo, Shot by Bob Landry (via Heritage Auctions) From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Rita Hayworth by Bob Landry (Columbia, 1941) source   This post […]

Celia Cruz Wins! But Your Input Still Needed

NewsTaco May 30, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Several weeks ago NewsTaco wrote about a campaign to get a portrait of Celia Cruz hung in The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The call […]

Dolores Huerta Receives Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Dolores Huerta, the famed civil rights advocate of the farm worker movement, received the nation’s highest civilian honor Tuesday when President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal […]

Losing My Accent, Not Latino Enough?

Mary Mata

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo As I continue to embark on my journey as a single mother and professional writer, I have met an array of people from all walks […]

Sleeping Mexicans! Sleeping Mexicans!

NewsTaco May 29, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio more here… This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” is the Director of San Diego State University’s ever-evolving MALAS […]

Violence Against Women Act: A Human Face

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

By Carlos Sanchez, Voxxi Although she lived with fear, this 42-year old mother took the final step in an abusive relationship by calling police. She had arrived in the U.S. […]

National Report: People Of Color Under Represented In Public Service Leadership

Mary Mata May 24, 2012

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — National Urban Fellows, one of the country’s oldest leadership development organizations, announced today the findings of Diversity Counts: Racial and […]

Decision Makers Continue To Under-Invest In U.S. Latino Population

Mary Mata May 23, 2012

By Latino Briefing Room The U.S. Census Report, or at least the documents from the past four decades, should officially be considered the government’s equivalent of the television broadcast version […]

How Much Culture Is Enough?

Mary Mata

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo You know that moment we all have when you check your Facebook or Twitter and everyone is commenting about one thing? This happened to me […]

For Undocumented Graduates: A Dream Deferred

Mary Mata

By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer This week thousands of University of Texas students are graduating and looking forward to pursuing their careers. Among them are graduates who see nothing […]