LatinaLista — Today, April 4, marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As in years past, his life and message of nonviolence will be honored, remembered and talked about but, unlike past anniversary observances, it will serve as the premise for a specific challenge to today’s young people — abstain [...]
Colombia: Artists targeted for death in Medellín
By Jhon Capa Infosurhoy.com The murder of 10 rappers since 2007 in Comuna 13 has not silenced the musicians who serve as the community’s social activists. MEDELLÍN, Colombia – When a bullet silences an artist in Medellín’s Comuna 13, the sound of the gun is never louder than the echo of his voice. Since 2007, [...]
Video: Mexicali man creates hotel for the deported
LatinaLista — Immigration lawyers and activists have long known that President Obama’s assertion that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would not deport undocumented immigrants considered low-level threats didn’t match what was happening in the streets. Earlier this month, it was discovered that ICE officials purposely went after those undocumented immigrants, who were supposed to [...]
Promoting Healthy Relationships to Prevent Teen Dating Violence and Abuse among Latinos
SaludToday Hispanic and black high-school students suffer a higher prevalence of dating violence. In honor of February being National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we urge you to check out a new video from Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. The Start Strong program targets 11- to 14-year-olds in several U.S. cities to [...]
Viernes Video: New comedy/drama film based on true events shows the ‘Road to Juarez’ is a two-way street
LatinaLista — What happens when a Mexican American smalltime hustler finds himself back in the mother country abruptly trapped in the middle of a dangerous savage criminal enterprise? He ends up on “a journey to the heart of a past he had struggled to forget, only to learn that it will be the key to [...]
Targeted by Mexico’s Deadly Drug Cartels, Journalists at a Tijuana Newsweekly Risk Their Lives to Report the Truth
La Prensa San Diego As the Drug War Intensifies, Will the Free Press Be Silenced? In 1980, Jesús Blancornelas and Héctor Félix Miranda founded the Mexican newsweekly Zeta. They intended it to stand as an independent voice, different from the rest of the nation’s largely government-controlled media. At the time, reporting the truth about [...]
