Extra News Chicago has become the unfortunate center of youth violence in America. Recent studies show that homicide is the second leading cause of death among young Latinos, and the first leading cause of death among young African-Americans. Dr….
General, Videos
Viernes Video: The extraordinary tale of one ‘Rebel’ Cubana whose Civil War exploits defy history
Mar 29, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Loreta Velazquez was a brave woman. She had to be. Her bravery was the only thing that stood between her and execution for being a spy. Loreta Janteta Velazquez was a Cuban immigrant raised in New Orleans….
Palabra Final
New report declares Mexican cartels “most significant organized crime threat to Texas”
Mar 28, 2013, 5:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — An annual report by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview, underscores how in 2013 Texas’ biggest safety threat comes from Mexican drug cartels. The report’s researchers say that Mexican cartels pose…
Global Views
Cleaning up Lima’s air — The most polluted in all of South America
Mar 28, 2013, 2:40 PM 0
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Lima is a beautiful city, there’s no denying that fact. It’s got a vibrant day-to-day life comparable to any metropolitan capital in the world. From the hills of Cieneguilla to beaches of…
Causes
New national program creates special text shortcode to help human trafficking victims ‘BeFree’ of abusers
Mar 28, 2013, 1:49 PM 0
LatinaLista — Over the last few years, a lot of good organizations have done a great job in getting people to understand that modern-day slavery is alive and well. Some organizations have gone so far as to list the…
Videos
Video: Young adult author, Matt de la Peña, shares why his bicultural background didn’t make him a natural reader
Mar 28, 2013, 11:31 AM 0
LatinaLista — Getting kids to read, especially boys, has been a challenge for every educator since the dawn of literacy. One self-confessed “reluctant reader” is successful young adult author Matt de la Peña. Growing up in a bicultural family,…
BlogBeat
Equal Pay for Women: Women Still Trailing Behind Despite Higher Education
Mar 28, 2013, 9:14 AM 0
By Rachel Nye NerdScholar NerdScholar compared the top ten best jobs for equal pay and ten worst jobs for equal pay. Between the two groups, the jobs with the worst pay were where women earned 66 cents for every…
By Barbara Chavez Ybarra La Voz de Austin My earliest childhood memory of my Tata Cesar is being in La Paz where we lived with him and my Nana Helen, spending time with him while he would teach me…
Life Issues, Youth
New report highlights 27 occupations that meet the needs of at-risk youth
Mar 27, 2013, 1:52 PM 0
LatinaLista — Next month, First Lady Michelle Obama will return to her hometown of Chicago to address various business and community leaders concerned with the increasing rise in violence among the Windy City’s youth. The White House reports that…
Local News, South
Economic wealth not trickling down to South Texas colonia residents
Mar 27, 2013, 9:57 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian EDINBURG, TX – Speaking at the South Texas Mayors’ Stakeholder Summit, Proyecto Azteca’s Ann Cass Williams said that from a colonia resident’s perspective, the glass is still half empty. “I have not seen…
By Insight Tr3s LatinaLista Earlier this month, Hispanics celebrated the election of Pope Francis, the first Latino to hold the papacy. People of Latin origin are driving Catholicism’s worldwide growth, so clearly the College of Cardinals knew their target…
General, Videos
Intrn’l Video: Chilean film underscores how the torturous legacy of Chile dictator Augusto Pinochet still haunts today through the eyes
Mar 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The dark legacy of Chile dictator Augusto Pinochet still haunts the memories of those unlucky enough to have lived under his terrorizing rule. During the 17 years he was in power, he tortured and murdered thousands of…
General, Global Views
Ana Bella Estévez pioneers a new approach in Spain and Latin America to combat domestic violence
Mar 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It is reported that 10 percent of Spain’s women are victims of domestic violence. Ana Bella Estévez was part of that sad statistic after suffering physical and emotional abuse from her husband for 11 years until she…
Palabra Final, Politics
New study shows California’s online voter registration yielded surprising results that could strike fear in the hearts of critics
Mar 26, 2013, 4:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — Talk of modernizing the voting process always crops up around major elections. Unfortunately, it’s more talk of what can be done than doing it but one area that has gotten a boost from today’s technology is voter…
Social Justice
White House recognizes 11 immigration reform advocates in special Champions of Change ceremony
Mar 26, 2013, 3:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — This morning, the White House hosted a special installment of their ongoing “Champions of Change” series by honoring 11 people “who embody the spirit of Cesar Chavez’s legacy and commit themselves to working in their communities to…
By Hannah Mead Colombia Reports For Colombia’s predominantly Catholic population, the Holy Week is the most important celebration of the year and many processions and religious ceremonies take place all over the country. While some of us associate this…
Call-2-ACT
Call-2-Do-Good: Georgia university for undocumented students asks for calls to state’s legislators to prevent passage of further anti-immigrant bills
Mar 26, 2013, 1:36 PM 0
LatinaLista — Being an undocumented student is hard enough without state legislators drafting bills singling out these students. Legislators in Georgia have been particularly unkind to undocumented students. The policy, adopted last fall by the university system’s Board of…
Local News, Southwest
Environmental groups call on Border Patrol to reduce off-road damage
Mar 26, 2013, 9:55 AM 0
By Gerald Bourguet Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Border Patrol off-road vehicles used to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers are damaging the landscapes of two ecologically sensitive areas of southern Arizona, environmental groups contend. The Sierra Club and…
General, Videos
Video: Daughter of Mexican immigrants, young Latina pursues her version of the American Dream
Mar 26, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — One of the biggest challenges facing young Latinas and Latinos is most often found within their own families. Torn by cultural attitudes and traditionally deep family bonds, the younger generation often finds it difficult to pursue their…
Call-2-ACT, Social Justice
Can upcoming DC immigration rally recapture the spirit and participation of 2006? Maybe
Mar 25, 2013, 3:53 PM 0
LatinaLista — The year 2006 will be forever remembered as the time when the Latino community came together and marched for immigration reform. As anyone who took part in those infamous marches of 2006 that swept the country from…
Global Views
Young Women Make Political Demands in Mexico’s Biennial Lesbian March
Mar 25, 2013, 2:09 PM 0
By Mayela Sanchez Global Press Institute Young women accounted for the majority of participants in the sixth lesbian march in Mexico City last weekend. As many as 7,000 people attended this year’s gathering. Distinct from the festive annual gay…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino EdBeat While Latino children make up the largest racial or ethnic group enrolled in New York City’s public elementary schools, they occupy the smallest percentage of the gifted and talented program’s enrollment. Data obtained…
General, Life Issues
President Obama: I want to sign that (immigration) bill into law as soon as possible
Mar 25, 2013, 12:05 PM 0
LatinaLista — Immigration makes us a stronger. It keeps us vibrant. It keeps us hungry. It keeps us prosperous. It is part of what makes this such a dynamic country. And if we want to keep attracting the best…
Videos
Video: Though smartphone use is on the rise, the digital divide still overshadows disadvantaged communities
Mar 25, 2013, 10:37 AM 0
LatinaLista — The digital divide use to be so easy to define — people without Internet access — via home computers — were said to be at a disadvantage and not just technologically behind the rest of society but…
Local News, Northeast
An Emotional Plea for Latinos to Join the Struggle For Tougher Gun Control
Mar 25, 2013, 10:06 AM 0
CTLatinoNews In a powerful interview, Elba Márquez, the grandmother of Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, one of the young victims of the Newtown massacre, offered a scathing indictment of the country’s political leaders after Senate leaders announced last week that they…
