LatinaLista — Immigration lawyers and activists have long known that President Obama’s assertion that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would not deport undocumented immigrants considered low-level threats didn’t match what was happening in the streets. Earlier this month, it was discovered that ICE officials purposely went after those undocumented immigrants, who were supposed to [...]
Viernes Video: Getting to the corazon of the ‘Cuban America’ experience in Miami
LatinaLista — Miami is famous for many things — its nightlife, South Beach, Art Basel, being the Cruise Capital of the World, the Miami Dolphins, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, its beaches…the list goes on. Yet, even a casual visit to Miami immediately reveals why the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United [...]
Video: ‘Lady Pink’ uses the passion for her art to help teens express themselves
LatinaLista — Her real name is Sandra Fabara and this Ecuadorian transplant to New York City is more widely known by her street alias — Lady Pink. Lady Pink is considered one of the most famous graffiti artists of all time. Ironically, she never would have even entered the male-dominated world of graffiti had it [...]
Intrn’l Video: For 35 years, Argentina’s abuelas have been searching for missing grandchildren taken during La Guerra Sucia
LatinaLista — In the 1970s, thousands of young people disappeared in Argentina during what is most commonly referred to as the Guerra Sucia or Dirty War. Young couples were spirited away to never be seen or heard from again. In many cases, these couples were either parents of infants and young children or expecting parents. [...]
Video: Women graffiti artists transforming urban art while redefining feminism
LatinaLista — When Jessica Pabón sees graffiti on the side of a building or on a New York City subway train or in a restroom stall, she doesn’t think of gang members or vandals. She wonders if a woman created the urban art. Pabón studies the works of women graffiti artists. From New York to [...]
Video: Global girl education movement kicks off on International Women’s Day
LatinaLista — Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for wanting to have an education, will always be regarded as the ‘face’ of young girls who must fight against incredible odds to achieve an education — but she is not the only one. In countries spanning the continents, it is estimated there are [...]
