News Taco To Go: Boys, Votes, Obama, Babies & Violence
News Taco To Go: Boys, Votes, Obama, Babies & Violence
The U.S. is failing Latino Boys Let’s Mobilize One Million Latino Voters In 10 Texas Cities Obama Issues Dream Act Into Law Via Memo All The Reasons I Don’t Need […]
Looking For The Last Place In Monterrey That’s Safe
By Wuicho Vargas McAllen, Texas — It has been more than three years, and the violence in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas has not come to an end. It has gotten […]
Deporting Haitians Only Aggravates Recovery Efforts
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many governments seem to believe that deporting Haitians back to Haiti is a good idea. Despite the painstakingly slow progress to rebuild […]
How Has 40 Years Of The Drug War Affected Latinos?
[Editor’s Note: This column is written by Lalo Alcaraz, a cartoonist, artist and creator of the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha.”] It’s been 40 years […]
In Mexico, Ghost Stories Are Always Real
I cannot sleep when I am in Mexico – especially my father’s hometown of La Rivera, Jalisco. This is because I feel powerful force that I don’t understand, and I […]
In Haiti, 560 Infected With Cholera Daily
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Considering the conditions in the camp, it was no surprise that cholera reigned rampant mere months later. Cholera spreads in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking […]
New Details Emerge In José Guerena Case
So by now we’re all familiar with the story of the twice-Iraq deployed Marine José Guerena who was killed after a Pima County SWAT unit in Arizona shot him in […]
Third Suspect On Trial In Brisenia Flores Case
Two of the people who killed nine year-old Brisenia Flores in her home have been tried, convicted and sentenced. Shawna Forde was sentenced to death plus 65 years and Jason […]
Latino Gang Profiled African Americans In LA
The Azusa 13 gang in the San Gabriel Valley, east of LA, systematically targeted African-Americans in that community with the aim of running them out of town, according to a […]
Latino Kids More Likely To Die In Car Crashes
A new campaign aims to help save Latino children, who tend to die more often during car crashes. The Buckle Up For Life, or Abróchate a la Vida campaign is funded […]