‘TV Networks Have Failed Latinos’

‘TV Networks Have Failed Latinos’

NewsTaco December 10, 2010

The National Hispanic Media Council has been doing this for years; grading the big television networks on Latino diversity. Here’s their report card for 2010: CBS,  B-plus ABC, B-minus NBC, […]

Sacred, Secular Images of Guadalupe Proliferate

Mary Mata December 3, 2010

By José Luis Aguirre It’s common to see images of Our Lady of Guadalupe on T-shirts, watches, bracelets, key chains, paintings, murals and even tattoos. Devotion to the patron saint of […]

Lipstick Color: Latino

Mary Mata December 2, 2010

Yes, there’s a lipstick color called “Latino” brought to you by the United Kingdom cosmetic company Rimmel. Here, check it out (upper right-hand corner): I mean, I guess we know […]

GOP’s Next VP Will Be Latino — Supposedly

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

Matt Lewis from Politics Daily has a piece that’s been making the rounds because of it’s scandalous headline, “Why the Next Republican VP Nominee Will Likely Be Hispanic.” Now, while […]

New Book: Latino Migration in North Carolina

Mary Mata October 22, 2010

Interesting new book coming out of the University of North Carolina Press titled The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina.  Written by Hanna Gill, the book explores Latino migration to […]

¡Qué Dios Nos Salve de Vendidos Como Este!

Mary Mata October 20, 2010

Robert Desposada has been a Republican political operative for some time, long enough that the bird-brains at Univisión decided to turn him into a “pundit” that would balance their political […]

Angle’s Racist Tirades Continue — Thanks to Incredible Funding

Mary Mata October 19, 2010

Sharron Angle, who is trying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, has revolutionized hate-politics. Earlier, NewsTaco.Com provided a link to what may be one of the […]

Foundation head calls on Corporate America to quit sponsoring hate speech

Mary Mata October 16, 2010

It was popular revulsion that took immigrant-basher and über hypocrite Lou Dobbs off national TV. It is time to do it again. It is time to force corporate America to […]

‘Hippy’ versus Latina, Body Politics

Mary Mata October 15, 2010

A while back, “Sex and the City” star Krisin Davis said that she was considered “hippy” but had found a way to accept her body.  At the time, I laughed […]

Saying Latinos live longer than whites or blacks is like telling the miserable that the meek will inherit the earth. They may feel better but it doesn’t change their reality.

Mary Mata October 14, 2010

It is well established that Latinos are the population group most likely to get inadequate health care and suffer from chronic maladies like diabetes and coronary afflictions. A recent government […]