LatinaLista — Fr. Greg Boyle is well known among the gang members of East Los Angeles. Because of the priest’s compassion and business sense, former gang members of the area have been able to create a new future for…
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,…
LatinaLista — Ever since Congress made it known that they were willing to cut funds to the US Census, namely scrapping the American Community Survey, the US Census Bureau has been put on the defensive. In video presentations and…
LatinaLista — Marilyn Gonzalez Colon is a fighter. She fought her way back from being a teen mom and high school dropout to getting her GED at age 25 and graduating from college with an Associates Degree in Liberal…
By Karen Hildebrand CBC Diversity Not only is it important to find stories that portray a myriad of identities to which children can relate and to cultivate these stories to execute the most authentic voice that will ring true,…
Bilingual Weekly STOCKTON, CA- Sixteen students from Santa Clara University (SCU) took a 257 mile stroll through the State of California for a class on Social Justice and the arts. They began in Ocean Beach on June 14th and…
LatinaLista — Since President Obama declared that deferring deportation to undocumented youth was “the right thing to do,” critics of his Executive Action continue to publicly cast doubt on his wisdom. Yet anyone who has ever known an undocumented…
LatinaLista — While most polls show that Mexican voters flocking to the polls today in their presidential election aren’t too optimistic that things will change in their country, the rest of the world remains hopeful. Hopeful that it will be…
LatinaLista — While serving in the United States Air Force as a Crash Rescue Firefighter, veteran William H. Moore had his share of close calls but it’s one particular call that he remembers both with pride and regret. Moore…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista The day the Supreme Court handed down its decision on Arizona’s SB 1070, I received about a dozen text messages saying, “We won!” Knowing the history of the Court and dealing with this sort…
By Dina Gonzalez Global Press Institute BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Elena Reynaga, a thin, olive-skinned woman, says she chose to become a sex worker at age 19. Today, Reynaga is 60 and retired. “My body can’t anymore,” she says…
By Alfredo Santos La Voz de Austin AUSTIN — When I moved to Austin, Texas eight years ago I quickly noticed how people would refer to Guadalupe Street as “Gwadaloop.” I also heard the neighborhood Del Valle called “Del…
LatinaLista — A rose by any other name would still be ROSA to Spaniard Jesús Orellana and for good reason. This Barcelona-based young comic book artist surprised the world, and safe to say, himself, when his sci-fi short, Rosa, caused…
By Robert Sanchez The Curandero of Dallas Since the beginning of time, there has always been a light that has shone down upon us giving us direction to all that exists. Everywhere the light danced, there were spirits contacting…
LatinaLista — It’s been over five hours since the Supreme Court released their ruling on the Affordable Care Act. What started out as a confusing mess among some media in what the Supreme Court actually did, gave way to…
LatinaLista — Arlington, Texas is a southern suburb of Dallas and is home to the ninth-largest school district in Texas. Over 64,000 students are enrolled in the Arlington Independent School District (AISD) and the majority of the students are Latino….
LatinaLista — There are two things the world expects from the outcome of this weekend’s presidential election in Mexico — drama and accusations of cheating. In a country that is recognized the world over for its systemic corruption, expectations…
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act — the name of the health care reform we passed two years ago. In doing so, they’ve reaffirmed a fundamental principle that…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It is only small-minded reporters who are out of touch and have only a single neuron spinning in a vastly hollow head, who would use the insulting word “illegal” as a synonym for…
LatinaLista — There are coming-of-age, teen angst stories and then there are stories like INOCENTE: Homeless. Creative. Unstoppable.. An unlikely story that combines youth, today’s politics, art and survival. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming…
LatinaLista — Watching Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer deliver her reaction on Monday to the Supreme Court’s decision on the bill that she signed into law — SB1070 — was kind of like deja vu. She was thrilled and proclaimed…
LatinaLista — Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez quizzes his colleagues to figure out who is an immigrant among some famous faces he showcases during his morning remarks on the House floor on June 27, 2012. This week the U.S. Supreme…
LatinaLista — Students and parents can never receive enough information about college. In this economy, where time and time again, it’s apparent that only those with college degrees or certifications can make it in this changing job market, the…
LatinaLista — What happens when musical composers from the United States and Mexico get together? Well, in addition to creating beautiful music they open up a new transborder dialogue spoken through song. That’s the premise of a new binational…
By Imogen Reed Latina Voices Ask any Latino man and he will tell you just how strong Latina women are. He will probably be remembering how his mom managed to work two jobs, look after the kids and keep…
