Yesterday, I received a SMS survey (fyi: text message via phone) that asked me how I would rate my fear of armed violence on Election Day or in the days afterward. Maybe I’m naive, but while I don’t totally…
While many are celebrating Vice-President Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP choice, headlines underscore how life is propelling forward with a renewed sensitivity of oppressive policies, discriminatory practices and blatant racist attitudes. For example, Facebook finally…
As we wait to see how the Supreme Court will decide the fate of DREAMers, Democrats open an investigation into why Trump administration denied DACA recipients this basic necessity; The military has long enjoyed the service of Latino, Native…
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New report reveals Millennials of color having to overcome more challenges to perform civic duty
Nov 20, 2013, 4:07 PM 0
LatinaLista — It doesn’t take a genius to know that the surest way to instill the pride of civic participation in young voters is to make the experience positive. But a new report from the multi-racial civil rights organization…
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North Carolina’s Republican legislators conduct their own brand of outreach to Latinos, Blacks and low-income
Apr 4, 2013, 4:56 PM 0
LatinaLista — Whenever people talk about ‘voter suppression” and tie it in with such things as Voter ID laws, it usually elicits skepticism. After all, what’s wrong with having to show your ID to prove you have the right…
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The bravery of one New Mexico mayor highlights ongoing voter suppression against Latinos
Oct 12, 2012, 5:50 PM 24
LatinaLista — Charles Starkovich made national headlines this week when he just couldn’t take the rampant discrimination against Latinos in his small town of Raton, New Mexico. It’s not that anyone was blatantly mistreating Latinos in public in this…
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Guest Voz: Going Undercover at the GOP’s Voter Vigilante Project to Disrupt the Nov. Election
Aug 24, 2012, 10:53 AM 0
By Steven Rosenfeld Alternet The Republican True the Vote project is a well-funded scheme with training sessions for activists across the country. Will it work? I was nervous getting onto the flight to Denver. Since 2004, I have been…
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Former FL GOP Party Chairman testifies his party feels threatened by voters of color and acted against them
Aug 10, 2012, 5:38 PM 9
LatinaLista — The chilling admission recently by former Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer should have garnered more national outrage than it did. Not just in Florida, but across the country. Television stations in the Sunshine State report that…
