the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief

FRIDAY, April 8, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! I hope you weren’t expecting a quiet Friday to lead you into the weekend, because there’s lots of news to get this morning […]

*I thought you’d find this interesting. Kern County, California is 51.5% Latino and it generates more than 95% of the fracking oil output in the state. It has one of […]

By Veronica Landa, NewsTaco There’s a quiet, if counterintuitive, victory happening: the population of those infected with HIV is going up, but the number of new infections is holding steady. […]

*What a great Friday story. Some good feelings to start your weekend with a smile, not because we need a reason to be happy, we’re just wired that way. VL […]

*Here’s why this is important: ” . . . studies suggest that fortifying corn masa with folic acid could prevent an additional 40 to 120 cases of neural tube defects […]

*According to research, Mexican-Americans from the border area are the heaviest of the heavy drinkers. I was reared on the border and I say … yep, that’s about it – […]

*This is a cause that doesn’t go away because the use of pesticides doesn’t subside. The chemical in this case, Endosulfan, is, according to an environmental toxicologist, “highly, highly, highly […]

*This is worth reading. An excerpt from a book that asks if sugary drink ad targeting to Latinos is exploitation. It explores the issue with more historical depth and frames […]

*The culprits! Fast-food advertising directed at Latino kids is a factual problem. The good news is that some national chains are voluntarily creating advertisements for healthier foods. VL By Salud Toay […]

*I like the way the story frames Latinos as a transformative force. We are agents of change and we need to be telling that story often. This piece makes a […]