The Mexpatriate The notorious leader of Mexico’s National Teachers Union, Elba Esther Gordillo, was arrested at the Toluca airport on Tuesday afternoon (after disembarking from her private jet) and charged with embezzlement of union funds amounting to more than…
Videos
Video: The gap between the have’s and the have-nots bigger than anyone imagined
Mar 4, 2013, 1:27 PM 0
LatinaLista — Two reasons Mitt Romney blamed on dashing his presidential hopes, in a Fox TV interview, were that he had a ‘disconnect’ with minorities and that so many people liked Obamacare. “Obamacare was very attractive, especially to those…
By Jessica Crawford The Venture As the National Rifle Association’s numbers grow, it has ramped up minority outreach. Colion Noir, Youtube personality and gun enthusiast, is the latest contributor to NRA News. Critics contend that the NRA continues to…
General, Guest Voz
Guest Voz: The unnecessary suffering of the ‘lost boys and girls’ of the Americas — in the U.S.
Mar 4, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Elizabeth Kennedy LatinaLista (Edtor’s Note: The following is a condensed version of the report “Unnecessary Suffering: Potential Unmet Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Alien Children” published in the Feb. 2013 issue of JAMA Pediatrics) Mental illness is one…
By Andrew Cohen Brennan Center for Justice The need for the Voting Rights Act will die, and it should die, on the day when Americans can say to one another with a straight face that racial discrimination in voting…
Children
Children’s book benefitting Honduran school creates early introduction to doing social good
Mar 1, 2013, 3:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — Honduras is a hard country to live in. It ranks as having a murder rate ten times the global average; it is the second poorest country in Central America; and gang violence rivals drug cartels. For a…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat At one Arizona elementary school, parents are participating in a dual-language program of sorts. Language differences can be a barrier from immigrant Hispanic parents feeling welcome at their children’s schools. But Fox…
By Wayne Jebian CTLatinoNews.com State Rep. Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) with his fair skin, brown hair and blue eyes, does not “look Latino” in the stereotypical way and his last name is not Spanish. Last month, when Lesser asked to…
General, Videos
Viernes Video: Documentary fights back on Latino stereotypes perpetuated in the media
Mar 1, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — How much influence does the media have on how the public sees Latinos? It’s a question that has sparked fierce debate between Latinos and the film and news industries. Yet, every time a media organization takes the…
Causes, General, Nonprofit
Spotlight Nonprofit: ARTS founder looks to Oscar win of Inocente doc to boost visibility and donations
Mar 1, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Trying to convince children who are homeless, victims of child abuse, domestic violence or facing a myriad of ‘adult’ challenges most kids their ages don’t have to worry about that they have a reason to survive can…
LatinaLista — While Republicans still struggle over deciding whether Latino voters are really worth all the extra work, a new infographic should light a proverbial fire under their indecision. The Center for American Progress and Progress 2050 compiled data…
Life Issues
Report exposes roots of wealth gap between whites and minorities
Feb 28, 2013, 4:05 PM 0
LatinaLista — In the ongoing battle in Washington DC over cuts in spending, a popular sentiment politicians like to invoke is the notion that all Americans have to do is work hard to achieve the American Dream. Of course,…
Culture
New bilingual health site refreshingly keeps Latino readers in mind with articles and recipes relevant to Latino lifestyles
Feb 28, 2013, 2:55 PM 0
LatinaLista — Too often, organizations wanting to reach Latinos, both Spanish-speakers and non-Spanish speakers, think it’s enough to translate into Spanish content geared to an English-speaking audience. They are clueless that most Latino readers want to read content that…
Local News, Southwest
Fledgling media project born in El Paso aims to promote tolerance on a global scale
Feb 28, 2013, 9:38 AM 0
By Kimberly García Borderzine EL PASO – Sitting on the couch, a shy look on his face, he looks at his boyfriend working on a laptop. Almost as if sensing his anxiety the boyfriend flashes a reassuring smile. He…
General, Videos
Video: College instructor creates play based on the Latino immigrant experience
Feb 28, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Live theater is hard work. There are lines to be memorized, costumes to be fitted, staging directions to be learned and forget that you have to keep your cool and remember pages of script in front of…
Palabra Final, Politics
The Voting Rights Act is a long way from being ‘racial entitlement’
Feb 27, 2013, 5:19 PM 0
LatinaLista — The yardstick used by Latino leaders to prove we have politically ‘arrived’ has been Latino voter registration and turnout at the polls. Unfortunately, that same measure of accomplishment is being used to prove to the Supreme Court…
Life Issues
New app aims to ‘mPower’ youth by getting them to care about issues
Feb 27, 2013, 4:06 PM 0
LatinaLista — See any young person these days and there’s a good chance they’re not making eye contact with you — they’re too busy texting, talking, reading, watching or listening to their smartphones. It’s a fact of life that…
Social Justice
New report shows less kids going to jail but more children of color remain behind bars or in detention
Feb 27, 2013, 2:51 PM 0
LatinaLista — The Annie E. Casey Foundation released an update on the issue of youth behind bars, which is a mixed bag of news. The good news is that over a 15-year period, from 1995-2010, youth incarceration dropped by 40…
By Rev. David Beckmann Religion News Service “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” WASHINGTON (RNS) This passage from the Gospel…
General, Videos
Intrn’l Video: (Re)-Uniting Cuban music from around the world
Feb 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — For being such a small country, and an island at that, Cuba has produced more than its fair share of popular musical artists and remains a strong influence on Latin music. Thanks to the political turmoil on…
Children, General, Life Issues
New study give high marks to one charter school system instilling in students practices for academic success
Feb 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Charter schools have long been seen by communities of color as the only viable options to a failing public school system. A Stanford University report published in January 2013 found that impoverished black and Latino students especially…
General, Local News, West
Homeless Youth Determined to Get Degree Earns Transportation from Caliber Collision Recycled Rides
Feb 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — As one of 6,000 homeless or unaccompanied youths in the San Diego Unified School District, Jorge Palacios could have easily dropped out of school. But he didn’t. Now, his determination to graduate…
Palabra Final, Politics
New Pew report on political parties’ public approval underscores big concern for future of politics
Feb 26, 2013, 6:03 PM 0
LatinaLista — The news for the Republican Party just keeps getting worse. A new Pew poll underscores by just how much public confidence has waned in the GOP. According to the poll: 62% of the public says the GOP…
American Dreams
Tech industry preparing for virtual immigration march on Washington
Feb 26, 2013, 4:40 PM 0
LatinaLista — Advocates for immigration reform have steadily expanded beyond the friends, families and clergy of the undocumented who lead those impressive mass marches of 2006 demanding Washington fix a broken immigration system. Nowadays, business owners, in all sectors,…
By Jhon Capa Infosurhoy.com The murder of 10 rappers since 2007 in Comuna 13 has not silenced the musicians who serve as the community’s social activists. MEDELLÍN, Colombia – When a bullet silences an artist in Medellín’s Comuna 13,…
