San Antonio has been a breeding ground for Latino Rights Organizations
San Antonio has been a breeding ground for Latino Rights Organizations
By Al Kauffman, San Antonio Express News San Antonio, distinctively Latino for all of its history, is naturally distinctive in another respect: as birthplace and incubator for scores of state, […]
Latino Groups Urge Congress to Honor Latinos in the Military with Immigration Reform
By Melissa Castellanos, LatinPost According to LULAC, Veterans Day will kick off the national groups’ push for action for commonsense immigration reform. On Nov. 12, Latino community leaders will hold a […]
How Much Safer Can Safe Border Cities Get?
By Margaret Moran & Luis Torres, LULAC For the past three years, El Paso, Texas has been ranked as the safest city in the country, according to a report from the […]
Latino Civil Rights Figures: George I. Sánchez
Born in New Mexico in 1906, George I. Sánchez spent his life advocating for a better education system for Latinos and minorities in the Southwest. Born into a poor family in Arizona, […]
What Are Puerto Ricans Doing In Texas’ Redistricting Process?
What the heck do conservative Puerto Ricans have to do with the political plight of South Texas Latinos? It’s a good question, with a somewhat complicated answer. Earlier this week, when […]
Latino Civil Rights: Héctor P. García
Héctor Pérez García was born in Mexico and immigrated to south Texas during the Mexican Revolution. His hard won education — he had to hitchhike 30 miles each way to […]
Latino Civil Rights Figures: LULAC
LULAC stands for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The organization was founded in 1929 as a way to combat discrimination and empower Latinos in the U.S. The […]
Texas Redistricting Case Is In The Hands of 3 Federal Judges
All of the arguments in the federal law suit against the State of Texas’ redistricting scheme have been made. The Plaintiffs – The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC); LULAC; MALDEF – have […]
Initiatives Target Improving Latino Health
[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from LULAC.] America’s health challenges include dramatic increases in diabetes, obesity, heart ailments and other diseases driven by sedentary lifestyles, obesity and […]
LULAC Criticized for Mentoring Latino Students
Sometimes you can’t win for losing. It turns out that LULAC, trying to do a good thing in Farmers Branch, yes that Farmers Branch, in north Texas, is being criticized […]