By Kim Weichel, CEO Peace X Peace Participating in the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) conference at the UN is one of the highlights of my year. It is the time when thousands of accomplished and passionate women of all ages come together in one place to share their work, wisdom, experiences, [...]
Fearless youth confront Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio
By Gustavo Martínez Contreras Mojado Citizen (Editor’s note: The following is a translation of the original post that appears on Mojado Citizen) While the immigrant youth in Georgia face the possibility of being banned from all public colleges and universities, a group of undocumented young activists challenged Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his practices with a [...]
Child Mummy Exhibition Generates Controversy in Argentina
By Ivonne Jeannot Laens Global Press Institute Some years ago, a group of archaeologists found the frozen corpses of three indigenous children atop a volcano, which they determined had been Inca sacrifices. Today, the perfectly conserved corpses are on exhibition at a museum in northwestern Argentina, where thousands of people come to see them every [...]
Three trends that Latinos need to pay attention to
By Andres Ramirez LatinoYurbano Here are some trends that Latinos need to pay attention to, and start to prepare for, in order to take advantage and capitalize when the time arrives. As a consistent central theme we will need time and education to be ready for these opportunities. Those that are ready and enter first [...]
Guest Voz: Early Education and Parent Engagement are Keys to Unlocking the Latino Dropout Crisis
By Betty Molina Morgan, Ph.D LatinaLista After spending 30 plus years in public education, I’ve been a witness to many student challenges and accomplishments over the years. For me, a particular reward was witnessing the achievements of Latino students who were supported and encouraged by parents engaged in their educational success. No two family situations [...]
Too early to tell if drug war in Mexico is being won
By Slyvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War “Head of Northern Command says it is too early to tell if drug war in Mexico is being won.” Here’s an excerpt from this article translation from Mexico’s La Jornada, and found on America’s MexicoBlog: “The head of U.S. Northern Command said today it is ‘too early to [...]
