City Bans Smoking Paraphernalia, Opens Door For Latino Harassment
City Bans Smoking Paraphernalia, Opens Door For Latino Harassment
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas passed an ordinance that would ban anything that could be used to smoke illegal substances on February 8; the ordinance banned pipes but allows […]
Enough With The War On Drugs Already!
Twenty year-old Marisol Marisol Valles García took over as police chief in a small town of Praxedis G. Guerrero on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez after no one else would last […]
Similarities: Egyptian Protests And Puerto Rican Protests
[Editor’s Note: This is a repost from Pa’lante Latino and was written by Christina T. Saenz] The world is watching as the Egyptian people reclaim their government. They are demanding […]
Texas Department Of Public Safety: Avoid Mexico During Holidays
The Texas Department of Public Safety followed the U.S. State Department’s lead in warning people not to travel to Mexico during the holiday season. According to a press release: “‘The safety […]
No Charges For Racist Seattle Cop Who Beat Latino
“I’m going to beat the f***ing Mexican piss out of you, homey. You feel me?” Those were the words of Seattle Detective Shandy Cobane to a Latino man detained by […]
Valley Lawmaker: Texas Troopers to Check Southbound Border Traffic
Texas State Rep. Aaron Peña has filed a bill calling on the state police to monitor vehicles traveling toward Mexico. “If the U.S. is serious about taking out the drug […]
Latino Police Officers Back CA Marijuana Initiative
The National Latino Officers Association is set to approve legalizing mota in California this week. As we previously reported, Latinos don’t smoke as much mota as whites but get arrested […]
