Latino-Latina Leadership Combo, 1st for Virginia Localities

Latino-Latina Leadership Combo, 1st for Virginia Localities

Mary Mata January 3, 2013

By Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette]

Bishop Highlights Value of Latino Catholics in US Church

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By Estefania Aguirre, Catholic News Agency Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy Catholic News Agency]  

How Latino Legislators Voted on the Fiscal Cliff

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By Sandra Lilley, NBC Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Gage Skidmore]

Census Bureau Rethinks The Best Way To Measure Race

Mary Mata December 27, 2012

By Corey Dade, NPR Click on picture to read story. [Photo by futureshape]

A Latino Christmas

Mary Mata December 24, 2012

By Miguel Perez, Hidden Hispanic Heritage We call it “Navidad,” the Spanish word for Christmas. But literally, it means “Nativity” — and we have no qualms about the birth we […]

La Comay Controversy: Free Speech or Instigating More Hate Crimes?

NewsTaco December 21, 2012

By Robert Deposada, Latinovations Freedom of speech is one of the most important rights we enjoy under our Constitution, and one that we must protect at all costs. However, this […]

Ann Coulter Is Out Brown Is In

Mary Mata December 20, 2012

ByVictor Escalante, NewsTaco What a difference a year makes in the Latino national narrative. January had presidential primary candidates saying outrageous things about Latinos to get elected. With the passage […]

Giving Back – Part of the Latino Immigrant Experience

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Alexandra Aquino-Fike, Being Latino We often hear that the holiday season is also the “Season of Giving.”  These days, when I think about the spirit of “giving back,” I think […]

A Sad, Tragic End to the Year of the Latino

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By Tony Castro, Voxxi Noah Pozner, one of the children killed in the Connecticut school massacre, wanted to be the manager of a taco factory—that’s how much he loved tacos. […]

Getting more Latinos in the Outdoors

Mary Mata December 18, 2012

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This past week, a story via NPR highlighted another benefit of taking to the outdoors. The story referenced a study indicating how participation in nature activities […]