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Transcript: President’s remarks at the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington

Aug 28, 2013, 3:38 PM 0

LatinaLista — President Barack Obama, along with Presidents Carter and Clinton, delivered remarks in honor of the 50 anniversary of the March on Washington. To the King family, who have sacrificed and inspired so much; to President Clinton; President…

Guest Voz

Guest Voz: Latino inmate sentenced as juvenile speaks out on Supreme Court’s life without parole for youth

Jun 25, 2012, 3:52 PM 1

By Efren Paredes, Jr. LatinaLista (Editor’s note: Efren Paredes, Jr. is a Michigan prisoner sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile in 1989. Learn more about Efren) Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion abolishing life without…

General, History, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Three reasons why Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is relevant to all Americans

Jan 18, 2010, 5:17 PM 3

LatinaLista — Depending on which state you live in, today is either the 24th anniversary of observing Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) day or the 10-year anniversary. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after…

General, Guest Voz, Human Rights, Social Justice

Guest Voz: Wrongfully convicted juvenile offender still waits, after 19 years, to be pardoned by Michigan Governor

Dec 4, 2009, 12:08 PM 1

LatinaLista — Nationwide, there are more than 2,200 juveniles serving sentences of life without parole. That figure includes dozens of children as young as 13 years old. Four years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that executing…

Culture, General, Language, Women

The phrase “Wise Latina” is creating a cottage industry

Aug 14, 2009, 8:24 AM 0

LatinaLista — Ever since the Republicans chose to ridicule Sotomayor for her usage of the words “wise Latina” in a speech she gave, it has become the battle cry and impetus for countless “wise Latina” groups to be formed,…

General, Palabra Final, Social Justice

One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate

Aug 12, 2009, 10:10 AM 3

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…

Palabra Final, Politics

Latinos still lag behind African Americans when it comes to garnering R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Jan 19, 2009, 1:34 PM 27

LatinaLista — There’s no denying that today’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. is especially poignant for the nation and for African Americans. With Barack Obama’s inauguration mañana, it would seem that Dr. King’s dream is well on its…

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