Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?
Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?
By Viviana Hurtado, The Wise Latina Club In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard […]
Obama Operatives Move to “Battle ground Texas” to Make it a Swing-State
By Wayne Slater, Dallas Morning News Former Obama campaign operatives are relocating in Texas as part of a group that plans to use the tools of Barack Obama’s reelection nationally to make Texas […]
Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge Today
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We circled today’s date on NewsTaco’s calendar several months ago. Today is the day that the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) hears arguments in the case […]
Latinos Likely to Decide South L.A. Campaign
By Tony Castro, Voxxi For the first time in history, Latinos on March 5 will either elect a Hispanic or at least decide who represents traditionally black South Los Angeles […]
Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco On February 27th the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a lawsuit originating in Shelby County, Alabama as to why Section […]
Enviro Activists Urged to Reckon with Latino Voters
By Rene Ciria-Cruz, New America Media SACRAMENTO–Latino leaders are urging environmental activists to embrace the diversity of the state if the environmental movement is to succeed. “No new legislation on environmental […]
Latinos Fail to win Latino Electoral Districts
By Nathan L. Gonzales, NBCLatino One year ago, Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen declared himself the best candidate to represent a newly-drawn, Hispanic-heavy congressional district in North Las Vegas. Thirteen days […]
Latino Voters Need Section 5 Today More Than Ever
By Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation for MALDEF In the 2012 general election, an estimated ten percent of votes were cast by Latinos. The record high number was accompanied by media commentary […]
Wisconsin’s rising Latino vote
By Jack Carver, The Cap Times By far the largest Hispanic constituency is found in the Milwaukee-centered 4th District. At 16.9 percent, the Hispanic population in that district mirrors that […]
Latinos Discriminated More in States Covered by VRA
By Latino Decisions New brief filed with Supreme Court documents higher rates of prejudice, voting discrimination and inequality faced by African Americans and Latinos in jurisdictions fully covered by Section […]
