LatinaLista — The inauguration of President Barack Obama as he embarks on his second term in office holds special significance for the nation and him, historically and personally. President Obama has often stated that the two men he has admired most from history are Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He will be [...]
Video: Latina filmmaker on mission to let women know they don’t have equal rights under the law
LatinaLista — It’s only when arrogant politicians make asinine statements about rape and/or women’s ability to decide for themselves their own sexual health decisions are we reminded that women still do not have equal rights protected under the U.S. Constitution. Kamala Lopez is on a mission to change that. Lopez, a California-based filmmaker, is on [...]
Video: Humorous video highlights serious debate: Is voting a right or a privilege?
LatinaLista — There are 13,000 election jurisdictions in the country. In other words, there are 13,000 different ways that Americans vote, from using different kinds of ballots to having to meet different kinds of requirements. It’s just one of the startling revelations in the first episode of an Op-Docs series called “Electoral Dysfunction.” The featured [...]
Does the U.S. Constitution defend the rights of undocumented immigrants?
LatinaLista — An excellent piece appears in the student-written Yale Daily News about immigration raids that occurred in 2007 in a Latino dominant neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. U.S. Constitution The federal agents came at dawn on June 6, 2007, pounding on doors, yelling in an unfamiliar tongue, storming bedrooms, lining up the men on [...]
