The attack on the nation’s compassionate immigration policy continues to be under assault. An appeals court just granted another Trump administration anti-immigration wish; No secret the wildfires in the West are wreaking havoc on the economy, environment and health…
Today is Memorial Day! As the name implies, we ‘memorialize’ all those who have served in the US Military. We honor their service and sacrifice. But too often that’s the end of it. After leaving the military, too many…
Happy Halloween! Though under the Trump administration, every day is as spooky as the day before. It’s been a perpetual Halloween since 2016. Yet, we can’t let ourselves grow numb by the White House’s shameless activities. For example, the…
By Valeria Merino The Venture With his signature red and black zoot suit inspired by the Chicano movement, Richard Reyes, also known as Pancho Claus, has been a staple among Latinos in the Houston community. But to Facebook,…
By Adriaan Alsema Colombia Reports A Colombian Facebook community went off the internet and sent its administrator on an epic journey to deliver a computer to a young girl who had been given an almost antique machine in a…
LatinaLista — One of the few statistics that actually creates pride among most Latinos is the one that makes it clear Latinos are the “trendsetters in digital.” The term ‘early adopter’ has long been used to describe our collective…
By Andra Cernavskis MissionLocal Principal Lena Van Haren called 8th graders at Everett Middle School to the auditorium to hear about high school applications. They filed in, sat, and waited. Then, District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, who could easily…
The Venture In December 2011 award winning Katy ISD art teacher, Anthony Escamilla, posted a picture of an empty woodframe on his Facebook page with the caption “Future Houston Texans Mural”. The posting kicked off what would become a…
LatinaLista — Salvador Allende is an integral part of Chilean history. A 40-year career politician, Allende was the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections in 1970. It wasn’t long before his policies…
LatinaLista — As the shouts to Congress get louder about passing immigration reform, it seems more and more sectors of society are lending their support and voices to the cause. The latest is the technology sector, that has actually…
LatinaLista — Dealing with the suicide of a loved one or friend is a tough enough thing to handle but for young people it can be devastating. Instead of talking about it with a counselor, a lot of young…
Amigos805.com THOUSAND OAKS — A California LutheranUniversity professor is the author of a new book that examines the impact of Facebook on democracy. London-based Ashgate Press is scheduled to release “Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat…
LatinaLista — The premise for the site PostSecret is simple enough. People anonymously mail in their secrets on the back of postcards. After reading the scanned postcards on the site, it’s easy to see why these people want to…
LatinaLista — Suicide. It’s a single word identifying a single act by a single individual that impacts an array of people and invokes a multitude of emotions — disbelief, sadness, anger, puzzlement and guilt. The Centers for Disease Control…
LatinaLista — Have you ever dreamed of being the person who finds a cure for cancer? Or maybe a cure for malaria in Africa? Or even helping scientists with the study of global warming? Well, there’s now a way…
LatinaLista — Ever since some clueless politician had the audacity to equate the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) with the KKK, NCLR has been trying to get the message out as to what it is they exactly do….
