By Ada M. Ãlvarez For being 23-years-old, Puerto Rican-born Ada Alvarez has accomplished a lot. She is the author of two books, is the youngest novelist in Puerto Rico, has her Masters in Science in Mass Communications with an…
LatinaLista — Texas is a majority-minority state. Of the minorities that call the Lone Star state home, 8.9 million are Latinos — making Texas only second to California in having a high Latino population. Along with that distinction is…
LatinaLista — According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer is the leading cause of death in young women ages 15-54. When we think of breast cancer, we think of it as a disease that attacks older women —…
LatinaLista — The Pew Research Center released a report today meant to evaluate how blacks view the state of “black progress,” especially since Barack Obama was elected president. Not surprisingly blacks responded favorably to most of the survey questions….
LatinaLista — It’s estimated that today 7,200 students dropped out of high school — and yesterday and the day before and the day before that and…you get the picture. Altogether, it’s believed that there are over 1.3 million students…
La Prensa de San Antonio.- The time has come to get back into the discipline of work after enjoying a relaxing, worry and stress-free vacation. Many office workers suffer from similar symptoms -they can’t concentrate, fight to keep their…
LatinaLista — After watching Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor field questions from those Congressmen during her confirmation hearings, the popular impression was that this Puertoriqueña was a force to be reckoned with. It seems the publishers of Bluewater Productions…
LatinaLista — The Southern Education Foundation released a report last week, “A New Diverse Majority,” that found, that for the first time in history, more than half of all the students attending public schools in the 15 Southern states…
LatinaLista — Though “Tax Day” isn’t for a couple of months, most families are already eagerly waiting for that W-2 form to arrive in the mail so they can cash in on what the government owes them — especially…
LatinaLista — While the story that broke in the New York Times over the weekend Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail, may have been a wake-up call for the Obama Administration and countless politicians, law enforcement officials…
LatinaLista — The plea appearing on the Latina Lista Facebook page this week was simple: Will you PLEASE help us bring to light and expose this unjust and unfair treatment of U.S.Military Veterans.THANK YOU. The person who posted it…
LatinaLista — A sad and all too often ignored fact is that the people who are on the frontline of Corporate America’s environmental abuses are low-income and/or minority neighborhoods. In 2001, residents of the Commerce/East Los Angeles area were…
LatinaLista — It wasn’t until the 2008 presidential election that most U.S. Americans saw just how much the rest of the world feels they have a say in our internal politics. During the presidential campaign, a day didn’t go…
LatinaLista — This month is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Though most people think it’s an “old people’s disease,” the truth is that Latinos are at risk. As it is, over 3 million people suffer from glaucoma and half of them…
LatinaLista — Yesterday, Latina Lista reported on how the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Washington state’s justice system was found to be racially infected against Blacks and Latinos in how they were treated during the judicial…
By Johnny Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio.- With the much rain the city has received since September, Bexar County has lifted the fireworks burn ban, but residents need to remember that it is still illegal and dangerous to…
LatinaLista — In response to yesterday’s posting about the National Geographic Channel’s online game Border Wars, Latina Lista received a heartfelt apology from the game’s creator for having offended anyone regarding the game. We accept his apology and believe…
By Martha Ramos MEXICO CITY: For some strange reason, I happened to hear a David Foster CD and heard a song that touched me so deeply that I couldn’t help but cry: Bridge over troubled waters, sung by Josh…
LatinaLista — The popular saying of “If you do the crime you must pay the time” is a fair statement. But what if the people who are doing the time didn’t commit the crime? Aside from being punished for…
LatinaLista — When you think of the National Geographic Channel (NGC), you think high-quality, innovative and original. You don’t think sensationalism, uninspired and cheesy but a new series starting Sunday on the National Geographic channel titled Border Wars shows…
LatinaLista — There has always been talk of redesigning the high school curriculum to help close the achievement gap that persists between Anglo students and Latino and black students. Yet Berkeley High School is doing something that, while it…
LatinaLista — Everybody has an idea of what they want to work towards in their lives, or what should be accomplished in their countries and even in the world. When we envision goals for ourselves at this time of…
LatinaLista — While 2009 will historically be seen as the year when Latinos garnered some long-sought respect: Obama named more Latinos to top administration posts than any other president; Sonia Sotomayor cleared Congressional review to earn a seat on…
LatinaLista — With this decade winding down, it’s been interesting to look back to see what kinds of things that once were considered indispensable are now obsolete: floppy disks, answering machines, cassettes…the list goes on. Yet, one thing that…
LatinaLista — What’s the difference between Latino students of one high school versus “Spanish students” at another? The quick assumption would be that they are the same — all Hispanic students. Yet, that’s not true in this case. While…
