LatinaLista — It’s an understatement to say that Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last night for the Democratic nomination was a success. Barack Obama delivering his acceptance speech at Denver’s Invesco Field. (Source: NYTimes) But it wasn’t a success because of the historic speech he delivered or the line-up of speakers that preceded him or even [...]
CDC explains why Puerto Ricans left out of major report documenting HIV incidence among U.S. Latino population
LatinaLista — This past weekend at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the much anticipated report, Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States. One group that was anxiously awaiting the release of this report was the Latino Commission on AIDS. Given the rising incidence of AIDS [...]
McCain’s reversal on affirmative action counters retired Latino general’s claim that officer ranks aren’t sufficiently diverse
LatinaLista — Running for the presidency of the United States can make a person do some weird stuff like changing positions on an issue which at one time was considered the right thing to do and suddenly is considered to be too sympathetic to a constituency under attack. The latest example of “changing the course [...]
Report on “Artists in the Workforce” show writing profession for under-35 to be 80% white
LatinaLista — If you’ve been trying to stay cool this summer by catching up on your reading with a visit to your neighborhood book store or library, you might have wondered why aren’t there more titles by talented Latina/o writers. Well, a little-noticed report released last month, “Artists in the Workforce 1990-2005″ by the National [...]
New poll searching for racial bias in America reveals subtle feelings run deep on both sides of the questions
LatinaLista — As much as some of us would like to think that this election is all about the issues, there’s no denying that a major issue for a lot of voters boils down to black versus white. In fact, the issue has become such a hot topic that there are reports that at the [...]
Texas border town repeals ordinance that divided residents into Americans and “Spanish”
LatinaLista — An interesting story from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley surfaced today. It seems that in 1931 there was an ordinance created in Edcouch, Texas that divided the city into two sides: the American side and the Spanish side. Border town, Edcouch, Texas’ water tower at sunset. (Source: kenanderson.net) For anyone of Mexican or Spanish [...]
