LatinaLista — An unique call-to-action campaign uses historical archival footage of famous human rights events and asks viewers “If you believe you would have been there then, Be Here Now.” The Be Here Now campaign, funded by a GOOGLE grant is a collaboration project by Made In a Free World, International Justice Mission and the [...]
She may not win her country’s presidential elections, but Rigoberta Menchú still considers herself a winner
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista When a former coffee-picker stepped forward to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, a light was momentarily cast upon the plight of indigenous people throughout the world. Guatemalan-born Rigoberta Menchú Tum, who was living in self-imposed exile at the time, was awarded the prestigious accolade in recognition of her work: [...]
Video: Latino prodigy fluent in 12 languages — programming languages that is
LatinaLista — Santiago Gonzalez is no ordinary 14-year-old. For starters, he became a full-time college student at the age of 12 at the Colorado School of Mines and is on track to receive his Bachelor’s when he’s 16. Yet, what really distinguishes this child prodigy from Denver, Colorado is that Santiago is fluent in 12 [...]
Video: Documentary shows that the hungry in the nation don’t always have ‘A Place at the Table’
LatinaLista — The politically correct term is “food insecurity” but most people know it as “going hungry.” Over 50 million people in the United States are reported to not know where their next meal is coming from. As a result of the recent recession and continuing hard economic times, people who never before worried about [...]
Viernes Video: La Verdad
LatinaLista — What would happen in a world dependent on Super Heroes to save the day if all the Super Heroes were killed and the villains went on a crime spree? The comic book-based web series La Verdad shows that not all hope is lost. Premiering in December 2012, the five-part web series is set [...]
Video: Tracing the evolution of break dancing to bboying
LatinaLista — It used to be called break dancing but nowadays it’s known as Bboying, and if two aspiring filmmakers, James Oereste and Jimmy Bottom, get their way, the world will see this raw energy dance style recognized as art. INNATE: A Bboy Documentary (so far) follows nine bboys as they take their unique dance [...]
