By Jacob A. Jones Hispanic Link News Service Black beans again? It seemed my mother’s favorite dish somehow manages to make it to the table more than once every couple of weeks. Moros y Cristianos, or black beans and…
By Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez LatinaLista San Antonio is what the entire United States will look like in 40 years, some say. That’s good news, but not all good. San Antonio’s large Latino population contributes immeasurably to the diverse…
By Joe White LatinaLista Inspirational Teachers……….You know who they are. They made us want to get up and give our best until there was nothing more to give……and then give some more. They moved us. They made us work….
By Dr. Joseph C. Alvarnas Hispanic Healthy Living As Hispanics continue their ascent as the largest and fastest growing minority group in the U.S., tension points between the healthcare and the Hispanic communities are growing as well, fueled by…
By Nancy Landa Mundo Citizen It seemed like yesterday when I arrived in London ready to begin the academic year in a weather that was surprisingly warmer than I expected. I was eager to develop the ability to look…
By U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez LatinaLista Today, in 100 cities nationwide, fast-food workers are speaking out and taking action. Their message is simple: they want a wage that allows them to raise their families without living…
By Jamie Weinand LatinaLista “Today we say, enough is enough! We have been denied the most elemental preparation so they can use us as cannon fodder and pillage the wealth of our country. They don’t care that we have…
By Lamont Lilly LatinaLista Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. An official response from Durham police chief,…
By Ivan Marte LatinaLista A September ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court stripping Dominican citizenship of children born in the Dominican Republic (DR) to undocumented parents takes the human rights issue to a whole new level, especially since…
LatinaLista — Temperatures have plummeted here in Dallas, Texas along with a cold rain chilling everyone to the bone – a not too common occurrence in “Big D.” But given today’s sad anniversary – 50 years since President John…
By Matthew Campanella LatinaLista Alongside the Interstate 8 freeway carved through the desert moonscape of the In-Ko-Pah mountain range, on the California side of the U.S.-Mexico border and just one hour east of downtown San Diego, is a dry…
By La Chica de la Dieta LatinaLista Have you ever considered the possibility that the weight loss advice we’ve been given for the last 40 years could actually be flawed? This could explain why diets don’t work. If you’ve…
By Yvette Donado LatinaLista English is the dominant language of the United States. Yet, because we are a ‘nation of immigrants,’ the U.S. Census reports that over 60 million people, ages 5 and older, speak another language than English…
By Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista British historian EJ Hobsbawm died just over a year ago. His works had a tremendous impact on my generation of progressive historians. He would take a theme and deconstruct it by using meticulous…
By Amy Tannenbaum National Women’s Law Center Today is Halloween and I’m likely dressed up as Rosie the Riveter – but more importantly, it’s the 35th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The PDA amended Title VII of…
By Aura Bogado Colorlines (LL Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts (taken out of order) from the full article Dispatch From Eloy: Detained, and Waiting for Reform.) Every Saturday morning for the past two years, Alejandra Pablos’s family woke…
By Rep. Luis Gutiérrez LatinaLista We have all heard that later today, an immigration bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives in order to keep the issue moving forward. I plan to sign-on to that bill that,…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Last July, salsa singer Marc Anthony, responding to a question on television’s stereotyping of Latinos, answered that “the entertainment industry doesn’t owe us anything.” While Mr. Anthony is entitled to his opinion, he like…
By Katherine Vargas White House blog As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, the White House is launching a new blog series focused on how affordable, quality health care can enhance the lives of Hispanic Americans. This week,…
By Ana Champagne LatinaLista I am a mental health clinician and a former refugee from Nicaragua – raised in two cultures or shall I say “two worlds”…”this one” and “that one” or “The Latina” and “The Americana.” Upon arrival…
By Claire Maria O’Brien Eléctrica in the Desert It’s impossible to wrap one’s head around outraged government denials of racial profiling and general harassment of Latino people in the Southwest. Perhaps the best way to bring this virtual military…
By Dr. Lino García, Jr. Rio Grande Guardian Ever wonder why Tejanos and other residents celebrate “El Grito” of September 16, 1810 on Texas soil? Simply because “El Grito” falls within the historical context of what was then called…
By Eliot Shapleigh Rio Grande Guardian EL PASO, TEXAS – In 2000, when George Bush left Austin to run for President, Rick Perry was quietly sworn in to become Texas’ 45th Governor. Rick Perry has now been in office…
By José de la Isla Hispanic Link News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. — We are getting only half the story when it comes to the health care of the aged. To be sure, nearly 83 percent of all adults have…
By Kenyon Farrow RH Reality Check On August 22, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act, which is composed of two bills seeking to create more levels of accountability…
