At every legislative and federal turn, it seems women’s rights are eroding. Even though the Catholic Church has made it a priority to seriously begin looking at including women in the liturgy, Corporate America seems to be retreating. A…
It really baffles the mind that the GOP think the majority of American voters, of all ages, think their anti-discrimination policies, anti-gender beliefs and anti-help-the-struggling are popular and what Americans want. The faction of the GOP, whose own self-interests,…
The unofficial name for the summit among the three leaders of North America happening in Mexico City is the “Three Amigos.” However, one amigo is already throwing punches; The House passed new rules of which one will defund the…
Voting, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Trump presidency is only part of why things are worse in the country
Oct 23, 2019, 2:44 PM 0
By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The sad saga of the Donald J. Trump presidency continues to worsen. I’m not talking about his constant lying that there was no “quid pro quo” asked of the Ukranian president in the face of…
Immigration, Social Justice, zNew Headline
Visa denial tied to healthcare is another win for Trump’s Nationalist team
Oct 7, 2019, 1:40 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista To say the Trump administration isn’t a fan of immigration, legal or otherwise, is an understatement. In their latest effort to solidify their “America First” doctrine, the White House issued a damning proclamation — only those…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
New Pew poll shows only one federal agency in which most Americans have lost confidence
Oct 1, 2019, 2:40 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The Trump administration has been doing its darnedest to shake public confidence in federal institutions since Trump took office. For example, just today when the lowest manufacturing numbers since 2009 were released, Trump again blamed and…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Jailed at 15 for a murder he knows he didn’t commit. Serving a life sentence now for over 30 years. Many ask: Isn’t it time Efrén Paredes was released from jail?
Sep 30, 2019, 1:00 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Editor’s note: It wasn’t long after I created Latina Lista in 2004 that I was contacted by Efrén Paredes. Efrén had been tried and jailed at the age of 15 for a murder he claims he…
Is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus finally recognizing Latina voters with its newest initiative?; We knew there would be consequences when Trump froze aid to Guatemala, and now it begins.; Are UFO sightings on the increase? Well, it’s enough for…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
A bold new plan to keep child migrants from being victimized under federal watch
Jul 10, 2019, 1:46 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The calls by activists to shut down migrant detention centers have been steady, but little noticed. Yet, after this morning’s New York Times report, those calls no doubt will be amplified by several octaves and taken…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Border policy, practices and migrant mistreatment brings one blogger out of retirement
Jul 9, 2019, 1:38 PM 0
LatinaLista By Marisa Treviño Was it last week or last month when the world was simultaneously repulsed and heartbroken at seeing the image of the young El Salvador migrant father, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, face-down along the weedy shore…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunding: Creating a library for the children of Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador
Jul 19, 2017, 3:24 PM 0
GritoBlast! — In April 2015, a volunteer artist cooperative known as Arte Intercultural Vilcabamba (AIV), was launched in Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador, South America. In two short years, the artist cooperative transformed themselves into a service organization with a single…
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Environment, zNew Headline
International Day for Biological Diversity highlights global challenge to conserve biodiversity in pictures
May 22, 2015, 5:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — These days, it seems among the daily news headlines there’s always one about how some species of animal, insect, plant or marine animal is under attack from the environment, climate change or man. A report in the…
By Aaron de Leon LatinaLista “I remember exactly where I was when I got the letter,” said Zia Queenbees Farm & Field Institute Co-Founder, Melanie Kirby. The year was 1997. Melanie had recently graduated from St. John’s College in…
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Crowdfunder: Finding Freedom: Poetry and Portraits of Former Inmates
Feb 26, 2015, 1:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Finding Freedom: Poetry and Portraits of Former Inmates Finding Freedom is a collection of poetry & portraits from recently incarcerated individuals living at Chicago’s St. Leonard’s Halfway House. Shortly after moving to Chicago, Brandon Crockett volunteered…
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Crowdfunder: Spreading the joy of reading among Bolivia’s poor
Feb 19, 2015, 11:58 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: BiblioWorks’ Fourth Annual Festival of Reading BiblioWorks promotes education and literacy in communities in need. Not only have they established 12 libraries in rural communities around Sucre, Bolivia, but BiblioWorks is committed to raising the profile…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Infested coffee plants have Peruvian farmers growing more coca leaf
Feb 17, 2015, 1:59 PM 0
By Hillary Ojeda Peru This Week Rust-infected coffee plantations have left farmers in Puno poor and leaning towards growing more and more coca to feed and take care of their families, according to El Comercio. From 2013 to 2014,…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Native Hawaiian youth speaks out during White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education
Jan 30, 2015, 11:32 AM 0
By Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz Cultural Survival In early November, I was lucky enough to be asked to testify at a White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York where…
Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline
Early ratings suggest heroin documentary by Arizona State journalism students viewed by 380,000 Arizona households
Jan 21, 2015, 1:56 PM 0
By Bill Slane Cronkite News PHOENIX – Early ratings numbers show that a Cronkite News documentary on heroin addiction simulcast January 13 by all Arizona TV stations was viewed by 380,000 households. To Thalia Williams, a program director with…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Fact-checking in real time the 2015 State of the Union address and GOP response
Jan 15, 2015, 5:13 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Live fact-checking 2015 State of the Union and GOP response PolitiFact was founded in 2007 with the promise of separating fact from fiction in the spin offered by politicians. The journalists behind Politifact were honored to…
Global Views, zNew Headline
The Fun Hogs — Patagonia’s most passionate conservationists and successful entrepreneurs
Jan 9, 2015, 3:55 PM 0
By Judith Lawson LatinaLista “Patagonia is like a lover. Once you know her, she will never let you go.” –Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia (1977) Hardly anyone noticed in 1968 when four dusty climbers piled into an old white van…
Presented by T-Mobile T-Mobile have revealed a new package that is sure to entice many international customers to their fray, with the offer of unlimited international calls in more than 70 countries, including Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Panama,…
By Hajer Naili WomensEnews.org For one woman it started with a quest for a closer connection to God. For another it was the surprising discovery that Islam might help her resist the domination of her Catholic father. First of…
Local News, Washington DC, zNew Headline
Across U.S., graduating Hispanic college classes add ethnic flourish with celebrations of their own
Jul 10, 2013, 1:37 PM 0
By Luis Hernandez Hispanic Link WASHINGTON — At campus auditoriums and chapels around the country, thousands of Latino and Latina college students are organizing and staging elaborate commencement ceremonies this spring to honor their graduates at all levels, from…
