Ever since Trump took office, the name of the game in DC is — D-R-A-M-A! Not even the worthy kind but the one of Trump and his circle’s own making. It’s a ride that is wearing thin. That’s why…
National Trust for Historic Preservation (Editor’s Note: A petition has been created on Change.org to help spearhead the creation of a Civil Rights National Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Below is the petition and a link to it.) In…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
As another year begins, school reform falls on everyone to create change
Aug 2, 2016, 2:25 PM 0
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….
By Matthew Swayne Futurity In Mississippi in the 1960s, Head Start became a way to upset the political and racial status quo. The federal preschool program did more than improve educational opportunities for poor children. It also gave a…
By Frank X Moraga Amigos805 It’s hard to imagine that César E. Chávez, who was born in the desert lands near Yuma, Arizona, was a big fan of that vast Pacific Ocean as he looked toward it from the…
Guest Voz, History, zNew Headline
Student Guest Voz: Hispanics – The Forgotten Class in Civil Rights History
May 20, 2014, 2:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — Nicholas D. Dauphine, a senior at Johnson High School in Austin, Texas won first place in the LBJ Library “Civil Rights Today” Essay Contest. Dauphine was honored on April 8 at the LBJ Civil Rights Summit awards…
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Guest Voz: Civil Rights Amendment Should Ensure Health Security for Hispanic Americans
Apr 21, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
By Jacqueline Angel LatinaLista The 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act serves as a reminder that politics and history shape the nation’s health care delivery system. Our forefathers wrote that “all men are created equal, that they are…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: New documentary forces nation to remember how a young generation helped turn the tide for Civil Rights
Mar 3, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Civil rights is synonymous with the struggles of black citizens for equality. Yet, it is not often remembered that during the summer of 1964, college students took an active, and dangerous, part in helping African Americans attain…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
TX attorney creates national organization providing free legal advice to Mexican nationals living in U.S.
Dec 2, 2013, 10:48 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian NUEVO PROGRESO, TX – An attorney and bail bonds company owner in Edinburg has started a national organization to provide free legal advice to Mexican nationals living in the United States. Fred Regalado…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Dominican NY police officer shares what it’s like to be stopped and frisked in new video series campaign
Nov 4, 2013, 5:38 PM 0
LatinaLista — The policy of Stop-and-Frisk, the act of stopping random people and frisking them without a search warrant, is a common tactic by some police departments to deter crime. In New York City, the New York police has…
Civil Rights, History, Videos, zNew Headline
Viernes Video: One son’s tribute to his mother’s legacy of taking a stand against a “Stolen Education”
Sep 20, 2013, 12:42 PM 0
LatinaLista — The old saying — “history is written by the victors” — is never more true than when it comes to Latino U.S. history. Unless an egregious incident involving Latinos reached a U.S. court, chances are no one…
Civil Rights, History, Videos, zNew Headline
Viernes Video: Tracing the nation’s historical path to racial equality
Aug 30, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — In February 2013, the DISCOVERY channel released the documentary ID Films: March to Justice. The film, with its black-and-white grainy footage of the beginnings of the Black community’s movement demanding racial equality — from Rosa Parks to…
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Video: Remembering the March on Washington 50 years later
Jul 29, 2013, 11:20 AM 0
LatinaLista — Fifty years ago on August 28, 1963, Washington played host to one of the most iconic moments in history — the March on Washington. It was an event forever stamped into the annals of American history due…
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Apparently, there really is an app for everything. Working with
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Video: New documentary chronicles importance of music in Cesar Chavez’s quest for social change
Jun 13, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — History knows Cesar Chavez as a Latino Civil Rights leader and an advocate for farm workers. Yet, more of us are learning just how much Chavez integrated Latino culture into his fight for justice and fairness for…
Literature, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Poet Martin Espada explains how poetry is the platform to share his life experiences and political convictions
May 30, 2013, 3:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — Hailed as “the Latino poet of his generation,” Martin Espada may shrug off the many accolades his poetic talent has garnered him over the years but this University of Massachusetts Amherst poetry professor would be the first…
Local News, West
Groundbreaking civil rights conference hosts victims of law enforcement brutality
Apr 23, 2013, 12:00 PM 0
Amigos805.com OXNARD, CALIFORNIA — Dozens of community organizations and several families that have lost their loved ones to extra-judicial killings by police are set to meet at “Justice for Our Communities! Families Organizing to Resist Police Brutality and Abuse,”…
By Jacqueline Clary Broadband & Social Justice A common question civil rights practitioners receive is: “Why?” In an era where a Supreme Court Justice is comfortable talking about the continuation of the Voting Rights Act as a “perpetuation of…
Palabra Final, Politics
Conservative pundit says immigrants’ rights are not Civil Rights. Who is she kidding?
Sep 24, 2012, 5:21 PM 2
LatinaLista — No Sunday TV viewing is complete without watching the Sunday morning pundit roundtables. It was a nice surprise to see Jorge Ramos as one of this week with George Stephanopoulos‘ panelists. Of course, it was to recognize…
Local News, West
Opinion: Latino Vote National Tour Welcome to Stockton, California
Aug 2, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
By Fr. Dean McFalls Bilingual Weekly As a Caucasian American born into the middle class and raised in Seattle, I always considered citizenship, voting, and making a political difference as a foregone conclusion. It never dawned on me that…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Voting is the only way to turn the tide of legislative bigotry and reclaim hard-fought civil rights
Jul 27, 2012, 12:46 PM 0
By José Antonio López LatinaLista It took 50 years for U.S. voters to elect our first Black President. The fact is that 1964 (not 1776) represents Year One as the birth of equality for Blacks and other minorities in…
Palabra Final, Politics
Anniversary of Civil Rights Law sees a renewed attack on the civil rights of Latinos, blacks and women
Jul 2, 2012, 6:46 PM 1
LatinaLista — The Civil Rights Act celebrates its 48th anniversary today. It was on July 2, 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law. The Civil Rights Act outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women,…
General, History, Palabra Final, Social Justice
Three reasons why Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is relevant to all Americans
Jan 18, 2010, 5:17 PM 3
LatinaLista — Depending on which state you live in, today is either the 24th anniversary of observing Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) day or the 10-year anniversary. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after…
General, Guest Voz, History, Social Justice
Martin Luther King Jr. Day inspires rememberance and homage
Jan 18, 2010, 4:41 PM 0
(The following text is taken from usconstitution.net) In 1950’s America, the equality of man envisioned by the Declaration of Independence was far from a reality. People of color — blacks, Hispanics, Asians — were discriminated against in many ways,…
Education, General, Palabra Final, Politics
Dallas Latina trailblazer fights local school trustees over election comment made about Obama
Jun 25, 2009, 10:20 AM 8
LatinaLista — Before and since Obama was elected president, there have been rumblings that blacks and Latinos don’t get along. Usually, the ones who talked about such a rift were the old-timers who had lived in those turbulent times…
