LatinaLista — First, there was Benita. Then came Walter. After that, Taha. Now, it’s Herta. These are the names of young people who faced deportation from the Department of Homeland Security because their parents brought them to live in the United States when they were very young, overstayed their initial visits and ended up living [...]
Latino backlash at Republicans who voted against Sotomayor has already begun
LatinaLista — Ever since last week’s Senate vote for Sotomayor, where only 9 Republican Senators — 4 of which will be retiring at the end of 2010 –, articles, blog posts and cable news shows have been talking about whether or not the Republicans who voted against Sotomayor will feel the wrath of Latino voters. [...]
City of Laredo, Texas throws a city-wide Breastfeeding Baby Shower
LatinaLista — There has been ongoing debate for years about the merits of breastfeeding. Everything from whether or not it’s beneficial for the baby to the ethics of breastfeeding in public, the topic always stirs passionate debate. Well, it seems that for the city of Laredo, Texas, breastfeeding is the way to go. City officials [...]
Convention for Progressives, Netroots Nation, live streamed for all to participate
LatinaLista — Each year, hundreds of people get together to share and learn how to better use social media and technology to influence the national dialogue. The annual convention is called Netroots Nation (NN). Netroots Nation amplifies progressive voices by providing an online and in-person campus for exchanging ideas and learning how to be more [...]
One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate
LatinaLista — In yesterday’s Latina Lista post recounting how prisons are the breeding grounds for new tensions arising between blacks and Latinos, one faithful reader, Efren Paredes, Jr., who has been behind bars since the age of 15, in a gross miscarriage of justice, serving three life terms for a crime, that has been extensively [...]
There’s a rise in new and dangerous tensions between Latinos and blacks
LatinaLista — The issue of tensions existing between blacks and Latinos, in this day and age, has always been quickly pooh-poohed. The consensual feeling is that both communities have reached the heights of education, political sophistication and cooperation that the rivalry that once spurred harsh words, resentment, competition and even fights is now only a [...]
