U.S. politics continues its plunge into the lowest depths of partisanship and divisiveness ever seen in the last two centuries. Data analysts examine how hatred has come to dominate American politics; One Latino cartoonist is on a mission to…
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Guest Voz: Unconscious Bias at Starbucks? I don’t think so.
Apr 19, 2018, 12:11 PM 0
By Edward Rincón ncluido So sitting in a Starbucks and waiting for a meeting with someone is now considered a disturbance that warrants calling the police. Apparently, a Starbucks store manager in Philadelphia recently decided to call the…
Saving Places LULAC, or the League of United Latin American Citizens, was formed in 1929 by three Mexican American organizations in response to decades of anti-Mexican violence. This national organization—which has challenged legal and cultural injustice throughout its existence—was…
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52 Harmful Acts in 52 Weeks: How the Trump Administration Hurt Communities of Color in 2017
Jan 10, 2018, 12:22 PM 0
By Danyelle Solomon and Connor Maxwell ncluido One year ago, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. During his victory speech, he promised to “bind the wounds of division” and pledged to…
By Jessie Daniels The Conversation White supremacy is woven into the tapestry of American culture, online and off – in both physical monuments and online domain names. A band of tiki-torch-carrying white nationalists gathered first online, and then at…
By Antonio Gonzalez ncluido I was just reading an article by some knucklehead lamenting the lack of Latino leaders fighting Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. Then I read an article questioning if electing more Latinos in Arizona makes a difference for the community. I’m…
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Crowdfunder: Helping longtime advocate for racial justice realize her dream
Aug 4, 2015, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Keshia Thomas: Keshia’s H.E.A.R.T In 1996 Keshia Thomas was attending a protest against the Ku Klux Klan, a white male with an ‘SS tattoo’ and wearing a Confederate flag t-shirt found himself in the midst of…
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Eligible Latino voters don’t yet make voting a priority
Sep 23, 2014, 2:33 PM 0
LatinaLista — Latino voters have the opportunity to, as they say, “rock the vote.” Unfortunately, in most elections, we can’t even accomplish a slight nudge. Though Latinos comprise 11.3 percent of all eligible voters, the civic duty of showing…
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Guest Voz: We are a better society when people are not quiet — Standing up for Trayvon Martin
Jul 19, 2013, 3:55 PM 0
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Why should Latinos support Justice for Trayvon Martin? It is not the first time that I have been asked that question about another group. Take care of the family first is always the mindset…
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Guest Voz: Writing the Next Chapter on Race
Apr 6, 2009, 6:52 PM 17
By Judith Browne-Dianis LatinaLista — Judith Browne-Dianis is co-director of the Advancement Project. The Advancement Project is a policy, communications and legal action group committed to racial justice. It was founded by a team of veteran civil rights lawyers…
