LatinaLista — There’s a saying that says “You do the crime, you do the time.” For thousands of teens and young adults who make one stupid mistake in their lives, or even a series of petty, irresponsible mistakes, they are finding themselves locked away in county jails and juvenile detention centers doing their time. In [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Giving homeless children more than a place to call home
LatinaLista — In the late 1980s, two teachers from Plano, Texas noticed that some of their students were carrying large trash bags with them to school every day. The students would stuff the bags in their lockers and collect them at the end of the day. When the teachers asked the students what was so [...]
Guest Voz: Amnesia of women’s roles in American history robs next generation to advance further
By Kamala Lopez LatinaLista As I watched the premiere of Jennifer Lee’s excellent new documentary, Feminist: Stories from Women’s Liberation at the L.A. Women’s International Film Festival, I had an unpleasant déjà vu moment. Once again, I was learning about American women’s history, my history, through random happenstance. This had happened to me several years [...]
Latina UC Berkeley professor lends her voice to Guatemala’s indigenous in genocide trial of former dictator
LatinaLista — UC Berkeley anthropologist and professor, Beatriz Manz, is spending her Spring Break south of the border but it’s not for fun in the sun. Rather, it’s to provide testimony in a court case that is riveting international human rights watchers. Manz, an anthropologist and expert on Guatemala’s Mayan community and the abuses they [...]
Republicans Care About Climate Change
By Dominique Browning Mom’s Clean Air Force My pal Tina Beattie and I talk a lot about what it means to be a Republican who is deeply concerned about climate change. Tina is a founding member of the Moms Clean Air Force’s Leadership Circle, and also the Chair of ConservAmerica; the president, Rob Sisson, is [...]
Gulf Coast Immigration Attorneys Go To Washington
La Costa Latina April 11 is the National Day of Action (NDA), an event sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). On the National Day of Action, hundreds of AILA members from around the country will descend on Washington, D.C. to meet with their congressmen and senators. The purpose of NDA is for AILA [...]
