LatinaLista — The recent re-election of President Obama may not have drawn the same amount of public jubilation as back in 2008 but it reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to stand behind a Democrat who is a man of color. His re-election signals the progress being made towards Dr. King’s vision of looking past the color [...]
Intrn’l Video: Deciphering the mysterious language of Chile’s Atacama Desert
LatinaLista — The most famous example of geoglyphs in South America is found in Peru on the Nazca plain. Yet, South America is rich with examples of other types of glyphs that can be seen on the faces of cliffs, cave walls and desert regions. One of the most fascinating examples of South American geoglyphic [...]
Video: Young Latino turns pain from domestic violence childhood into empowering other victims of abuse
LatinaLista — Javier Espinoza, a first-generation Mexican American and one of five children, grew up witnessing what too many children see every day — daddy beating mommy. The domestic violence that drove Javier’s mom to make the courageous decision to take her children away from an abusive father and start a new life left Javier [...]
Transcript: Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake Introduction We recognize that our immigration system is broken. And while border security has improved significantly over the last two Administrations, we still don’t have a functioning immigration system. This has created a situation where up to 11 million undocumented immigrants are living [...]
Video: Roe v Wade’s evolution from reproductive rights movement to reproductive justice
LatinaLista — Last week’s 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade brought out the usual competing protesters — those who frame the issue solely as a moral fight and those who frame it as fight for women’s freedom. Yet, the fight for reproductive rights goes beyond these two basic arguments. Since the ruling of Roe v [...]
Viernes Video: Sundance film creates a stir about immigration and plight of migrants
LatinaLista — In August 2010, US Border Patrol discovered a decomposing body under the blazing heat of the Sonoran desert, along the Arizona-Mexican border. The find is not unusual. Many migrants attempting to enter the United States unlawfully unwisely choose to travel through some of the country’s harshest and most dangerous terrain. Some make it [...]