Pact May End Long-Standing Arizona School Discrimination

Pact May End Long-Standing Arizona School Discrimination

Mary Mata November 13, 2012

By Hispanically Speaking News Groups representing black and Latino plaintiffs have reached an agreement with the Tucson Unified School District that could bring closure to a 1974 lawsuit over racial […]

Latinos Aren’t a Sleeping Giant. Latinos are Awake, Standing and Listening.

NewsTaco November 12, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco There’s a difference between waking up and standing up. And there comes a point where old, tired analogies should be scuttled. Latino politics are at that […]

Dear Rush: Most Latinos Don’t Like “Feliz Navidad” Song

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels At Least Insult Us with a Better Song Yeah, we know Rush Limbaugh will never get it, so what is the point of even giving him attention? […]

Old News: Few Latinos in Mainstream News

Mary Mata

By Yessenia Gutierrez, Being Latino Recently The Huffington Post’s Roque Planas reminded us yet again of the lack of diversity at major newspapers — a topic regular readers are well aware of. […]

Pocho Ocho Reasons Republicans Think Romney Was Defeated

Mary Mata November 8, 2012

By Especial Correspondents, Pocho Ñews Service Gov. Willard “Mitt” Romney lost big last night and the finger pointing has begun. Here are the GOP’s Pocho Ocho top excuses for the defeat: […]

Advocates Lash Back Against Billboards and Voter Intimidation

Mary Mata October 30, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi There are seven days left until Election Day, but as noted in several news reports, tactics of voter intimidation in battleground states can still affect voter psychology. Civil […]

US & UK Media Fail in Coverage of Mexican Beggar Child

Mary Mata October 29, 2012

By Latino Rebels The last few days a story from Mexico made the English-language online media in both the U.S. (CBS News,Jezebel) and the U.K. (The Daily Mail). The story involved a person in […]

Arizona Campaign Builds Against “America’s Toughest Sheriff”

Mary Mata October 25, 2012

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–A movement to oust Joe Arpaio, America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” from office continues to gain momentum in Arizona. Actions range from a Latino voter […]

Joe Arpaio Critics Dress Up As ‘King Arpaio’ And Jesters

Mary Mata October 18, 2012

By Elise Foley, Huffington Post Latino Voices PHOENIX — The nation’s self-professed “Toughest Sheriff” Joe Arpaio is pretty good at getting attention, be it through birther investigations or keeping undocumented […]

Spreading Arizona “Welcome Water” in Texas

Mary Mata October 11, 2012

Maya Escobar and Andria Morales are Up to No Good {and that’s Good News} From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio click the image above for the link mas: http://escobar-morales.com/ […]