LatinaLista — September 26 marks the one-year anniversary when more than 100 young students, from the Escuela Normal Rural of Ayotzinapa, were attacked by local police, resulting in the deaths of 3 students, more then 20 injured, and the…
Latina Lista founder Marisa Treviño and Latina Lista managing editor Obed Manuel sit down to introduce readers to the ListaPodcast and to discuss everyone’s favorite haircut (Donald Trump), the surprising face-off brewing between presidential campaign veteran Hillary Clinton and…
LatinaLista — The one stereotype about Latinos that is true to the core is how family members care for one another. There’s no greater example of that truth than in the film Strike One. According to the film’s website,…
LatinaLista — The name Carlos Varela is quickly becoming known among festival theatergoers thanks to the award-winning music documentary The Poet of Havana. Though mainstream audiences are just now discovering Varela’s story and music and his constant censorship battles…
LatinaLista — In 1961, Jim Tracy, F.W. “Mike” East, and Larry C. Morris were three young Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Their final duty, before the U.S. Embassy shut its doors for what would be…
LatinaLista — Undocumented students, otherwise known as DREAMers, have been signing petitions, staging hunger strikes, marches, rallies and risking arrest for several years now. They risk exposing their legal status in the United States for one common goal —…
LatinaLista — In December 2014, the Nobel Women’s Initiative launched a three-part mini documentary series spotlighting the women of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico who have committed their lives to fighting for human rights. Women Crossing the Line, provides the…
LatinaLista — The murder of Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa has galvanized the international journalism community to demand justice from the Mexican government. In a country rampant with crimes that go unpunished, coverage of the murder has been widespread —…
LatinaLista — The emotional distress of a child having a parent incarcerated has been documented enough in film and books to understand that there is trauma felt by members of the family, but what about when a sibling or…
LatinaLista — Bless Me, Ultíma catapulted author Rudolfo Anaya onto the national literary stage in 1972. His magical plot weave of Hispanic tradition with modern-day challenges, a mix of both English and Spanish text and portrayal of Chicano culture…
LatinaLista — Given the recent disparaging remarks by Donald Trump about Mexican immigrants, it’s always good to be reminded of the long history Mexicans have with the United States. Included in that story, is the diverse growth of the…
LatinaLista — The word “cartel” has become synonymous with Mexico. The term conjures a morbid game of word association: blood-thirsty, femicide, murderers, brutality, depravity, rapists, drugs…fear. For anyone who is involved with cartels, it’s pretty much assumed to be…
LatinaLista — Veracruz, Mexico has been described as possibly the most dangerous place in the world for journalists by Dario Ramirez, director of Article 19, an organization that keeps global track of aggressions against journalists. According to Ramirez, in…
LatinaLista — This fall, the nation will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the most controversial wars in our lifetime — the Vietnam War. It was a war that for the first time caused Latinos to question the…
LatinaLista — Phil Jimenez has been drawing for as long as he can remember. He’s been drawing popular comic characters since at least the age of 7 when he drew a pretty darn good Wonder Woman. Little did he…
LatinaLista — More and more people around the world raising the alarm over humankind’s impact on the environment. Whether it’s overdeveloping land for new homes and disrupting the natural habitats of animals or draining underground water tables or polluting…
LatinaLista — On January 18, 2015, Argentinian special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment. It just happened to be the day before he was scheduled to testify against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and some members…
By Linda Castillo LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following story was originally published on May 9, 2015) Today is the last day of National Small Business Week, a time dedicated to recognize the special impact and achievements made by outstanding…
LatinaLista — Any real movie buff who considers herself an expert in film knows the cinematic masterpiece GIANT. Filmed in 1955, 60 miles from the Mexican border in a small West Texas town called Marfa, GIANT starred some of…
By Obed Manuel LatinaLista In just 23 hours, three young Mexican techies developed a technology that could revolutionize the way retail stores and restaurants serve their customers. During AngelHack Mexico City, a 24-hour hacking marathon that was held at…
LatinaLista — In the small town of Concepción Chiquirichapa in the highlands of Guatemala, two young Mayan girls did an extraordinary thing that gained them international attention. Bucking cultural tradition, Elba and Emelin spoke up for the girls in…
Edmund Pettus Bridge Selma, Alabama March 7, 2015 It is a rare honor in this life to follow one of your heroes. And John Lewis is one of my heroes. Now, I have to imagine that when a younger…
By Obed Manuel LatinaLista GRAPEVINE, TX — The Tarrant County district attorney has asked the Grapevine police department to hold off on releasing the dash-cam video from the night of Feb 20 when Ruben Garcia Villalpando was shot and…
By Cristina Lopez & Jessica Torres Media Matters for America Sunday shows in both English and Spanish treat Hispanics as a single-issue constituency focused on immigration, according to a Media Matters analysis that examined the shows’ discussions and guests…
LatinaLista — Filing government or legal paperwork is a necessary eye-crossing task that most of us have to do more often than we like. Thank goodness we live in the tech age. Software and/or websites have been created to…
