By Mike Ruggeri THE ANCIENT AMERICAS BREAKING NEWS MEXICO — The Mesaoamerican board game “Patolli” has been found by INAH at the site of Dzibilnocac in Campeche during restoration at the Central Tower Building. The game was apparently played during the 600-900 CE period — the Late Classic. Like other Patolli games in the Maya [...]
California Community Colleges Have Poor Transfer Rates for Latino, Black Students
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Researchers at The Civil Rights Project at UCLA released a trio of studies this month showing that while community colleges are the gateway to higher education for most Latinos and blacks in California, few of those students end up transferring to four-year colleges and earning bachelor’s degrees. According [...]
Documentary uncovers Guatemala’s genocidal agenda targeting the Maya
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista GUATEMALA — “Ever since I filmed these Generals in 1982 I’ve wanted to see them pay for their crimes,” says filmmaker Pamela Yates. Accompanied by a fierce determination to unmask a hidden war, Yates originally went to Guatemala in the eighties to make a documentary about the fighting between the Guatemalan [...]
You are a Philanthropist!
By Carlo Lorenzo Garcia Living Philanthropic It doesn’t matter your age, your religion, the color of your skin, the place you grew up, none of that matters, what matters is that you have the power and the unique heritage to become an impressive leader of philanthropy in your community. Watch this video, courtesy of of [...]
Guests Voz: The benefits of contraceptive coverage for women of color outweigh political objections
LatinaLista — The recent attacks by conservatives, from talk show personality Rush Limbaugh to congressional politicians, against having insurance companies cover at no-cost contraceptive coverage has propelled the progress of women’s rights in this nation backwards to a time when women weren’t allowed to show their legs. Just as we see the absurdity of such [...]
Latino Gamer: Can Role-Playing Games Heal?
By Tim Urista Latino Gamer After reading The Function of Role-playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman (2011), I felt it was most appropriate to begin a longer discussion about the healing powers of video games rather than a single review of the issues she raises in her work. In the subsequent parts I will discuss [...]
