LatinaLista — There’s something inherently wrong when an elected government official insults fellow citizens, regardless of his stand on any issue. By virtue of his political office and power, an elected official should exercise diplomacy when speaking in public. Yet, time and time again, we’ve seen politicians in states like Arizona, Oklahoma and Colorado clearly [...]
Pennsylvania Primary Provides New Litmus Test for Racism
LatinaLista — A common denial heard a lot these days is I’m not racist! Whether it’s CNN’s Lou Dobbs or Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio or every other supporter of punitive measures targeting undocumented immigrants, the denial is the first argument used to provide credibility to an already weak justification — the rule of law. Yes, it’s [...]
Filmmaker of program “Roberto Clemente” urges Latino film community to press PBS to air more shows by or about Latinos
LatinaLista — This week, PBS aired a program about the legendary Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente. The show was part of the PBS series American Experience. Baseball player Roberto Clemente I was planning on blogging about the film but a visit to the web site dedicated to the show can inform you better. And [...]
Guest Voz: Racial Hatred is Alive and Well
By Cecilia Muñoz LatinaLista Cecilia Muñoz is senior vice president of research, advocacy and legislation for the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). As such, she monitors developments across the country resulting from the enforcement/enactment of federal policies as they relate to the greater Latino community. In the following piece, Muñoz talks about the racial [...]
Texas Indigenous Group Pleads for Help from Assault by Homeland Security
LatinaLista — When the term indigenous is used, first thoughts travel to foreign countries. For some reason, indigenous is equated to people who are of low education, speak in their own tongue, dress differently from the mainstream, live in poverty — far away. Rarely does the average person think of an indigenous person as someone [...]
New Pew Research Reveals White Disconnect with Minority Issues
LatinaLista — A new NPR-Pew Research survey, Blacks See Widening Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class, has a lot of interesting findings. Yet, the one that deserves further study is a section on how Whites, Blacks and Hispanics view problems in local communities. White, Black and Hispanic “Survivor” Players (Source: CBS) It’s no wonder [...]
