By Juana Bordas ncluido I grew up in the early 1950s when Latinos were in a cultural no man’s land. Those were the days when the signs No Mexicans – No Dogs hung in the windows of Texas restaurants…
By Melissa Vargas Incluido EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt likes to argue that EPA should focus more on its “core missions,” yet he comes to Congress to argue that funding for most of those very missions – such as protecting air and…
By Sharita Gruberg, Philip E. Wolgin, Tom Jawetz, Jamila Taylor, Danyelle Solomon, Frank J. Bewkes, Michela Zonta, Jackie Odum, and Harry Stein Center for American Progress Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice receives more than 10,000 complaints…
By Daniel H. Muñoz LatinaLista On Jan. 25, five days after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump issued executive order; “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” The order expanded the list of deportation…
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The eternal hope-on-a-stick for the Latino population has been the promise that one day Latinos would be the majority in this nation. Once that coveted “majority” status was attained, it was felt that finally Latinos would…
By Edward Rincón LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This column was originally published on the Texas Tribune.) Lately, it seems fashionable for politicians to jump on the campaign train to ban and punish sanctuary cities and college campuses — an idea…
By Edward T. Rincón, Ph.D. LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is an in-depth analysis of an important issue that the author rightfully asks “where’s the public outrage?” As a result, the Guest Voz piece runs longer than most…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista NICARAGUA — I’m in a shared taxi in Nicaragua. Next to me is a matronly lady. Up front, sit our middle-aged driver and another man in his 60s. I broach the subject of same-sex marriages….
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista Jesus was listening. I say this as a non-Christian. I’m non-religious, but spiritual. I respect others’ choices, as long as they are respectful. I believe in the power of prayer, or positive energy. I’m a…
By Dr. Amelie Ramirez SaludToday Does your supermarket prominently feature unhealthy foods? Last year, a report found that lower-calorie beverages and foods―including fruits and vegetables―drove the bulk of sales growth for supermarket chains between 2009 and 2013. The public can sign a…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista SAN JUAN DEL SUR, NICARAGUA — It’s 4 a.m. I awake with the roosters. Reach for my smart phone. Tap into the live Election Tracker. Many emotions pass through me. Bottom line, I’m ashamed to…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista “Los ignorantes también votan.” That was a salient remark from Armando, a Costa Rican talking about Tuesday’s U.S. elections. He made an analogy to a former Costa Rican president who left the country after…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista We’re on a somewhat desolate highway in Costa Rica. After waiting about 45-minutes for a bus, we are lucky to meet a couple stopping to check their car’s temperature gauge. They agree to drive us…
By Rose A. Rodriguez LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: As we close Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one daughter shares her memories, reflections and hopes for other mothers and daughters who must overcome a diagnosis of breast cancer.) As an adult, the…
By Gigi Pedraza Latino Connection Cristela Alonzo, as a girl, dreamed about meeting the Backstreet Boys. She dreamed that she would be the best maid ever. She would clean so good that the singers would notice her. It never occurred to Cristela…
By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista We are in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month. Per form, Hispanics are being insulted again not only by the Republican Presidential nominee but by the mainstream press and television/cable news outlets. Non-Hispanic media…
By Edward T. Rincón LatinaLista It is one of the least understood paradoxes of contemporary times: As our nation is experiencing the most dramatic demographic transformation in history, Americans are becoming less familiar with members of their diverse…
By Jason Leclerc LatinaLista Whether patriots disguised as “Indians” or heirs of Attucks at a Woolworth’s lunch counter or drag goddesses marching down Fifth Avenue, the power of disruption has been the overwhelming tool of the otherwise oppressed in…
By Jacqueline Ros LatinaLista If you need me I’ll be there — it’s the implicit promise we make to those we love and it’s why Revolar exists. Revolar is a discreet wearable whose only job is to keep you…
By Dr. Edward Rincón LatinaLista Editor’s Note: In 2014, the University of North Texas established the UNT Dallas College of Law. Unlike the majority of the nation’s law schools, the UNT Dallas College of Law has made it its…
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista In two weeks, school ends for my granddaughter. You may be thinking, that can’t be. It’s August and school is supposed to be starting, not ending. But my granddaughter, who just turned 21 months, has been…
By Leslie Puente-Ervin LatinaLista If you want to send your child to a private school, that’s your prerogative. You pay for that right. Charter schools? They may appear private, but they’re really public. While many receive private funding, the…
By Lydia Gonzalez-D’Ross LatinaLista Our country has waited far too long to fix our broken immigration system. Without controlling our borders, we have knowingly allowed the undocumented population in the United States to balloon to over 11 million individuals….
By Leonardo Huerta LatinaLista Being a son of an immigrant and displaced in a country that has forsaken my people, it is almost taboo to indulge in the beauties of my culture that paint the identity of my…
Leslie Puente-Ervin LatinaLista Over 50 years ago, Brown versus the Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in schools and employment. Even so, sadly, in 2016, the U.S….
