LatinaLista — Peru has seen its share of turmoil in its history and many would argue that while things have improved, they stay the same. One group who wants to bring renewed attention to Peru’s problems is the tropical-fusion band known as Bareto. This month, the Lima, Peru-based band released their album Ves lo que [...]
Guest Voz: Do Stand Your Ground Laws Worsen Racial Disparities?
By John Roman MetroTrends Blog A couple of months ago my colleague Mitch Downey and I wrote about how Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws distort the justice system: in states with SYG laws, homicides are twice as likely to be deemed “justified.” In the process of writing that post, we found that there were also [...]
Guest Voz: An open letter to TX Latino Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz
By José Antonio López LatinaLista Editor’s note: Ted Cruz, a Texas Tea Party favorite, beat his opponent this week, a staunch Republican politician and current TX Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. In his acceptance speech, Cruz made a statement that stirred his Tea Party supporters into a frenzy but had one Texan worried enough that he [...]
Guest Voz: Rep. Luis Gutierrez — August 15 is a day of “long-overdue fairness” for young DREAMers
LatinaLista — Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez addressed his colleagues on the House floor regarding undocumented youth and the start of relief action for thousands of DREAMer students on August 15. Mr. Speaker, I believe that there is no greater cause for celebration in America than when we expand civil rights to more of our people. [...]
Guest Voz: Voting is the only way to turn the tide of legislative bigotry and reclaim hard-fought civil rights
By José Antonio López LatinaLista It took 50 years for U.S. voters to elect our first Black President. The fact is that 1964 (not 1776) represents Year One as the birth of equality for Blacks and other minorities in the U.S. The simple reason is that regardless of the freedom documents signed by the U.S. [...]
Guest Voz: Washington on mission to bring more Latinos into Federal workforce
By John Berry LatinaLista At the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) we’ve worked steadily with partners across government to build initiatives that will make the Federal workforce more accessible to applicants, and more responsive to emerging, twenty-first century needs. There is more to be done – but I want to be sure that the [...]
