LatinaLista — Campaign: Vietnam, Puerto Rico Vietnam, PR—a community or barrio located on the coast of Guaynabo and Cataño, is undergoing an illegal expropriation at the hands of Guaynabo City’s Mayor Hector O’Neill. Vietnam’s demise is a casualty…
Community Stories, South, zNew Headline
Internet radio DJ shares passion with Bluffton, South Carolina Latinos
Nov 10, 2015, 11:18 AM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Ernesto Espinoza, age 43, is handsome, easy going, and possesses a quick sense of humor. He enjoys talking to other Latinos about all the issues that are important to them- their jobs,…
By Michael Lohmuller InSight Crime In its 2015 annual drug assessment, the DEA emphasizes Mexico cartel dominance of the US drug market, highlighting the growing strength of the Jalisco Cartel. Chuck Rosenberg, the Acting Administrator of the Drug…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
How the science of human behavior is beginning to reshape the US government
Nov 9, 2015, 1:02 PM 0
By David Nussbaum The Conversation Back in September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that marked a major turning point in the role that behavioral science plays in helping the federal government achieve policy goals. The order,…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Family residential center remains mystery to local Karnes City community
Nov 9, 2015, 12:18 PM 0
By Aubrie Iverson Voice Box Media Every so often, in every community, an enigma rises to the surface. Living unassumingly in the quiet of a small town or the manicured lawns of suburbia, a mystery neighbor lurks suspiciously out…
LatinaLista — Campaign: The Lost Poems of Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda is celebrated as “the greatest poet of the 20th century—in any language.” Throughout his colorful career as a writer and political figure, he produced love poems to…
Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline
Sandra Cisneros Lets Us In “Her House”
Nov 9, 2015, 11:00 AM 0
By Amelia Orozco EXTRA! She may not be writing her stories on typewriters these days, but author Sandra Cisneros has never stopped writing. She only has one requirement to do so though, and that’s a space of her…
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ListaPodcast: Obama kills Keystone pipeline, NFL star faces renewed controversy, Mexico opens door for marijuana legalization November 6, 2015
Nov 6, 2015, 4:14 PM 0
Obed Manuel Latina Lista Managing editor Obed Manuel gives a brief rundown of the week’s news. Recording and editing by Obed Manuel
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Anonymous sends a message: KKK behavior will no longer be socially tolerated
Nov 6, 2015, 12:57 PM 0
LatinaLista — If anything positive has come out of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, it's the fact that he's "un-hooded" racism in this country. Unfortunately, it's his own racist views that he's revealing. The sad fact is that while many…
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Guest Voz: Current U.S. immigration policy leaves little room for “Justice for All”
Nov 5, 2015, 3:25 PM 0
By Elvira Arellano LatinaLista Editor's Note: Mexican immigrant Elvira Arellano gained international notoriety in 2006 when she sought sanctuary from deportation in a Chicago church. She was eventually deported back to her native Mexico but not before she was named…
By Sarah Jones Council on Hemispheric Affairs At the 2015 Our Ocean Conference, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced the creation of a new marine park off the coast of Chile, which, if created, would be the largest fully…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Documentary Aims Spotlight on Broken Juvenile Justice System
Nov 5, 2015, 1:35 PM 0
By Karen Savage JJIE NEW YORK — She was 11 and in the sixth grade when she went to jail, eventually landing in solitary confinement. Nicole never imagined a petty fight at her Louisiana middle school would lead…
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Crowdfunder: Sending Freedom University’s undocumented students on college tours
Nov 5, 2015, 12:51 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Send Freedom University Students on College Tour! In 2010, the Georgia Board of Regents banned undocumented students from admission to the state’s top public universities simply because they are undocumented. For all other state colleges, they…
Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline
Push to extend Arizona border zone statewide looks to attract shoppers from Mexico
Nov 5, 2015, 12:49 PM 0
By Alexa D'Angelo Cronkite News TEMPE – Walking through Arizona Mills in Tempe announcements of sales can be heard echoing out of the outlet stores first in English, then in Spanish. “I’m buying clothes for myself, my husband and…
Video/Art/Podcast, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Creating a new movement showcasing how everyone’s sense of style is “What’s Underneath”
Nov 4, 2015, 5:45 PM 0
LatinaLista — Elisa Goodkind worked for over 20 years as a New York fashion stylist. Over time, she saw that commercial fashion was less about exhibiting a bold individuality but more about fitting a predetermined mold. At the same…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Study: 90% of Snack Food Ads Push Unhealthy Options to Latino Kids
Nov 4, 2015, 2:23 PM 0
SaludToday Latino kids saw substantially more ads for unhealthy snack foods in the past five years, according to the new Snack FACTS study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. On Spanish-language TV, 89% of snack…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: MUSICAUSTRAL – A musical camp for young musicians to deepen their Latin-American musical identity
Nov 4, 2015, 1:41 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Musicaustral — South American roots music camp Musicaustral is a musical camp designed for young musicians to develop and/or deepen their Latin-American musical identity during a 10-day immersion in the natural context of Frutillar Bajo,…
Community Stories, South, zNew Headline
Facebook doesn’t believe in Pancho Claus
Nov 4, 2015, 1:38 PM 0
By Valeria Merino The Venture With his signature red and black zoot suit inspired by the Chicano movement, Richard Reyes, also known as Pancho Claus, has been a staple among Latinos in the Houston community. But to Facebook,…
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Guest Voz: There is a rich history of immigrants becoming #MoreThanALabel
Nov 4, 2015, 1:02 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This post is part of the Blog Carnival #MoreThanALabel: Immigrant Stories, Simmons College’s online MSW Program’s campaign to promote transcending labels ) “We are a nation of immigrants” used to mean something….
LatinaLista — In 2014, the World Health Organization cited Lima, Peru, a city of almost 10 million, as having the worst air pollution in all of Latin America. Since then, various initiatives have been proposed to relieve the health…
By Diane Maceachern Moms Clean Air Force The Clean Power Plan just hit the national register. It’s goal: to see America’s power plants reduce the amount of climate-changing carbon dioxide they emit by 32%. Utilities have until 2030 to achieve…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Helping inmates understand the meaning of their lives
Nov 3, 2015, 11:36 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Kabbalah Prison Project – The Good Environment The Good Environment is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers who want to help create a safer and healthy environment within prisons. They are effectively working with STATE and FEDERAL prisons in the…
Community Stories, West, zNew Headline
World’s only binational airport skybridge to open in December
Nov 3, 2015, 11:13 AM 0
By Alberto Garcia La Prensa San Diego A gala event at the new Cross Border Xpress bi-national terminal in Otay Mesa gave visitors a first peak around the world’s only airport skybridge to cross an international border. Among…
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Another senseless murder of a college student in Mexico
Nov 2, 2015, 6:03 PM 0
LatinaLista — Though Mexicans know that their democracy extends only to the limits of criticizing their public officials, it isn't enough to deter some people. The latest assassination victim for criticizing public officials is 31-year-old college student José Luis Rodríguez…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Preserving the legacy of Hispanic Link – a trailblazer in breaking through mainstream media
Nov 2, 2015, 3:28 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: The Hispanic Link Legacy Project Mainstream media's proverbial arms weren't always open to covering issues of importance to the Latino community. If the local or national news media gatekeepers deemed the story "unnewsworthy," the nation would…
