Is Arizona Racially Profiling Latinos To Deny Them Civil Rights?
Is Arizona Racially Profiling Latinos To Deny Them Civil Rights?
Arizona political leaders seem to be targeting Latinos to prevent them from exercising their civil rights by banning them from the state Capitol. Two things immediately pop into my head […]
Texas Non-Profit Offers Scholarships To White Men Only
A Texas non-profit, Former Majority Association for Equality, has begun to offer $500 scholarships to a group they contend is discriminated against when it comes to funding for higher education: […]
Census: Democracy Requires Addressing Latino Interests
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Sylvia Manzano originally appeared in Latinovations and is re-posted here with permission.] The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the Texas state file including […]
Arizona’s Population Collision With Latinos Leads To Silencing Of Critics
[Editor’s Note: This story was written jointly by myself and Pa’Lante Latino’s Christina Saenz] Carlos Galindo, a 51-year-old Latino in Arizona, was at the state senate building Wednesday when he was […]
Lalo Alcaraz: Rush Limbaugh Criticizes Michelle Obama’s Weight
Lalo Alcaraz, cartoonist and satirist, is at it again. Check out his most recent cartoon, which takes bully Rush Limbaugh to taks for his comments criticizing First Lady Michelle Obama’s […]
Call Me Anything But Mexican
“You don’t look Mexican” is something I hear a lot. I hear it from whites, African-Americans, Asians, Mexican nationals, Latinos from Latin America, just about everyone. Of course, in polite […]
Re-Writing Civil War History From Slavery To States’ Rights
[Editor’s Note: This story, written by David Martin Davies, was originally published by the Texas Observer] EVERY YEAR, AROUND FEB.19, a crowd of tourists gathers in front of the Alamo to […]
Brisenia Flores Update: Shawna Forde Gets Death Penalty
The woman who organized the robbery that ultimately left 9 year-old Brisenia Flores dead has been sentenced to death by an Arizona jury. She had previously been found guilty, for […]
Report: Rubén Salazar Killing An Accident, Documents Yet To Be Released
Rubén Salazar was a journalist critical of the powers that be in Los Angeles when he was hit in the head with a gas canister fired by a Los Angeles […]
Happy Friday From El Chicano!
Just because you weren’t there when El Chicano came onto the music scene, doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate their awesome music. The band came from Los Angeles and combined all […]