LatinaLista — With so much happening this weekend, we thought we would combine three days of posts into one. We begin with the headliner, if you will, of the mainstream press: Countdown for Spanish Democratic Presidential Forum Sunday’s Univision…
LatinaLista — Picking on undocumented immigrants has become chic in this country. From politicians to cable talk show hosts, all have figured out they score brownie points if they blame undocumented immigrants with such vices as propelling poverty stats…
LatinaLista — A press release from Univision and the University of Miami announce a full roster of Democratic presidential hopefuls have accepted the Spanish-language television’s network invitation to appear at the Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum.
LatinaLista — When a couple of people who belong to a particular group do something bad, do we demonize the whole group? When Bill Clinton had his affair with Lewinsky, did people condemn the entire Democrat Party? When Tom…
LatinaLista — They’re bad. They’re Brown. And they call themselves the Latino Comedy Project. The latest irreverent look at immigration is offered by this Austin, Texas-based comedy troupe who pokes fun at all those who are screaming that there…
LatinaLista — What is a new video game about illegal immigration that is due to launch in November going to accomplish that countless blog posts, documentaries and news stories couldn’t? Well, for one thing, it’s going to show players…
LatinaLista — The nationwide campaign targeting undocumented immigrants is having the expected impact — emptying out factories, creating fear, increasing racial profiling AND one unexpected consequence that is music to no one’s ears — a sharp drop in Latin…
Have shock-jock radio DJs not learned anything from Imus’ example? Don Imus (Source: wikipedia.org) It would appear not since the latest contributor to the Hall of Fame of Beyond Bad Taste thinks it’s okay to wish death upon a…
LatinaLista — The story of Eli Gutierrez, a North Texan Mexican-American artist who spent his Fourth of July holiday finishing up a 17-hour walk over 50 miles leaving notes in the mailboxes of city council members and mayors to…
LatinaLista — Last week’s Supreme Court decision, that essentially sent this nation’s strides in diversity among public schools back a quarter of a century, had a lot of people searching for the wisdom in such a decision. Supreme Court…
LatinaLista — It is called Tent City and it is the largest immigrant detention facility in the United States. Found in Raymondville, Texas, the detention camp houses mostly undocumented immigrants from El Salvador, and according to peace activist Elizabeth…
LatinaLista — This week in San Jose, California, hundreds of Hispanic journalists are gathered to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Hispanic media is as complex as the Hispanic community — in other words,…
LatinaLista — This week’s commentary by Lou Dobbs is titled “Give it a Rest, Mr. President.” (CNN’s Lou Dobbs) Funny, but that ‘s what a group of Latinos are telling CNN about allowing Dobbs to spew his opinions against…
LatinaLista — There are some topics worth talking about over…and over…and over… and, well, you get the idea. Aside from politics where issues are put to a vote by an assembly of people, I’m talking about the kind of…
LatinaLista — Excuse me if I don’t laugh at the latest comic who thinks it’s hilarious that Ken Burns is including Latinos in his PBS documentary about WWII called “The War.” A monologue joke is one thing, sarcastic comedy…
LatinaLista — Thanks for making the journey across the Blogger border to the new site for Latina Lista. After so many months of dreaming of a better site to not only house my pensamientos but support my fellow Latinas/os,…
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LatinaLista — From short films to a little longer docs or first-run music videos, this section of the new Latina Lista wants to help those creative talents that walk among la raza.
LatinaLista — Being a journalist first and a blogger second, I get impatient not being able to comment. With so many good stories that are crossing my desktop today, my impatience to write something is at an all-time high…
LatinaLista — Every once in a while, I get a question from my peers that challenges me to define myself in today’s changing media world. The question usually goes like this: “Do you consider yourself a journalist or a…
LatinaLista — The immigration debate is still in full force and Latino leaders are finally getting the hang of how to get the message out to the masses — Internet infomercials. Juan Hernandez, who used to work for Vicente…
LatinaLista — With only 24 hours since the deadly shooting at Virginia Tech, people are looking for answers — and milagros (miracles). So, it was rather ironic that a young Latino author named Jeff Rivera sent Latina Lista an…
LatinaLista — What do the firing of Don Imus and PBS’ decision to make Ken Burns rework his World War II epic have in common? Fired shock-jock Don Imus (Source: newsok.com) Well aside from the fact that both instances…
LatinaLista — News being released across the blogosphere from the Defend the Honor Campaign reports that PBS has decided to include the Latino and Native American experience in documentarian Ken Burns’ World War II documentary due to be released…
LatinaLista First, there were THESE headlines: Latinos hurt by digital divide, report says Latinos lagging in Internet use, report states Study finds wide Internet gap among US Latinos US Latinos Less Likely to Use Internet Juan Manuel Reyes- Hernandez,…
