Pocho Ocho Tips For Latino Astronauts (Like José Hernández)
Pocho Ocho Tips For Latino Astronauts (Like José Hernández)
So you want to follow José Hernández into outer espace as a Latino astronaut? Here’s our handy list of tips for a safe and successful mission: 8. Do not order the […]
Law Firm Sues Over José Hernández’s “Astronaut” Title
By Paul Adams Having conquered the agricultural fields of California and the infinite black abyss of space, José Hernández is now taking his talents to the grinding media battlefield of […]
The Racism In The Trayvon Martin Case, Voter ID Is The Same
The recent shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida led me to think more deeply about the issue of race in America today. I’m old enough to have remembered municipal buses […]
How A Florida Law Makes Trayvon Martin’s Death “Reasonable”
By Paul Adams On the 26 of February, a rainy night in Sanford, Florida, Trayvon Martin was walking through his neighborhood to get home to his father after buying Skittles candy […]
“Give Chase” Is A Movie Where “Brown” People Are Just People
Imagine being able to turn on the television, or walk into a movie theater, and seeing people living their fictional lives that look like you. What if Latinos, blacks, Asians […]
A Letter To Geraldo Rivera From A Hoodie-Wearing Black Latina
By Jackeline Stewart Dear Geraldo, A three-piece suit and a tie would not have saved Trayvon Martin’s life. Urging black and Latino parents to “not let their children go out wearing hoodies” and […]
The DOJ Rules For Texas Voters, Against Voter ID
By Rafael Anchia, Texas State Representative, District 103 On March 12, 2012 the Department of Justice (DOJ) stood up for Texas voters by refusing to pre-clear the strict photo ID […]
What’d Happen Without Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act?
I started thinking recently about what our country would look like in the future if Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) were to be declared unconstitutional. This is […]
Latinos Keep Asking, “GOP Why Don’t You Like Me?”
By Jose Cruz The relationship between the GOP and Latinos could be summed up in a 80s teen romantic comedy. They are the two young kids who actually like each other, […]
Immigration Rhetoric In GOP Primary Harmful To Latinos
By Gus K. West Immigration has surfaced as one of the top issues in this Republican presidential primary — thanks in no small part to the United States’ ever-growing population […]
