Racist Mexican Costume Controversy Goes Viral: Baylor University Will Now Investigate

One week. Who would have thought that the story we broke last Friday night about the public social media images posted on the profile of a Baylor University student would go viral and make it all the way to NBC's "Today" show? The quick summary is this: the two pictures below were posted and deleted on Friday […]

  • Dec 7, 2012
  • 6:47 PM

Baylor University Responds to Racist Mexican Social Media Images Posted on Student’s Pages

This morning we talked with Lori Fogleman, Director of Media Communications for Baylor University, about a series of public social media images that were posted on the public Facebook and Instagram profiles of Baylor student Hannah Ray. These public images show five young women dressed in sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, displaying "Green Card" signs, wearing what appears […]

  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 2:12 PM

Racist Mexican Images Surface on Public Facebook Profiles of Baylor Students

We got the following from a Tumblr fan who shared it with us on our Facebook page, proving once again that posting your racism on public searchable Facebook pages is not recommended. You would think that people would know by now. This set of images comes from the profile of a person who is listed […]

  • Nov 30, 2012
  • 9:14 PM

There’s No Way to Stop Human Trafficking by Treating It as an Immigration Enforcement Problem

The Trump administration’s efforts to slow the pace of immigration are making conditions more precarious for undocumented workers and causing an uptick in human trafficking.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 9:38 AM

The Artifacts of a Broken Immigration System

A database created by the Texas Observer and Baylor University will show the items left by migrants who died while crossing the border.

  • Oct 27, 2015
  • 2:50 PM

UT Students Organize Letter of Concern Against Frat’s ‘Border Patrol’ Party

Continuing the long-standing tradition of racist parties celebrated at Greek organizations at Penn State, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Fullerton, USC, Columbia, Baylor and Duke, yet another “border patrol” party, this time at the University of Texas, has led to an open petition from UT students. UT fraternity thinks it's funny to throw 'border patrol' themed […]

  • Feb 10, 2015
  • 5:54 AM

When Sororities Go Racist, Part Six: Cal State Fullerton Sanctions Alpha Delta Pi for ‘Taco Tuesday’ Recruiting Event

You would think by now, sororities and fraternities would just stop with hosting dumb events in racist costumes, but apparently not. This weekend, Cal State Fullerton’s Daily Titan reported the following: Cal State Fullerton sorority Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi), Zeta Alpha chapter is facing serious sanctions following a culturally inappropriate “Taco Tuesday” recruitment event last […]

  • Sep 16, 2014
  • 1:18 PM

Neo-Nativisit ‘National Protests Against Amnesty’ to Focus on Mexican Emabssy and Conuslates

Leave it to the Canada Free Press (yes, that is the name of the site) to share a complete list of detailed locations online for a “National Protests Against Amnesty” on July 18 and 19. The site has chronicled as “master list of times, dates, and locations of our protests against illegal immigration!” CFP’s page […]

  • Jul 15, 2014
  • 3:51 PM

Must Be a New Year: Columbia Sorority Latest to Dress Up as “Mexicans”

Does anyone not search the Internet before they consider new college parties? We guess not. The latest example of in cultural appropriation comes from Columbia University, as reported by the school’s paper, The Columbia Spectator: Two Facebook photos posted and later removed showed students in Columbia’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority wearing sombreros, […]

  • Feb 23, 2014
  • 5:13 PM

It’s November: Must Be Time for Yet Another Racist “Border Patrol” Frat Party

And here we go again. Remember last November when it seemed every sorority in America was getting all racist? Here we go again. NBC12.com – Richmond, VA News Of course Randolph-Macon College stepped in: Randolph-Macon College does not tolerate any type of discriminatory behavior. The college finds this type of conduct reprehensible and in direct […]

  • Nov 25, 2013
  • 9:33 AM

When Sororities Go Racist, Part Three: “Chola” Pictures Stir Controversy at Cal State San Marcos

Here we go again. Just a few months after sororities at both Baylor and Penn State made national headlines for their racist “Mexican-themed” photos, a sorority at Cal State San Marcos is the latest example “When Sororities Go Racist.” As reported by NBC Latino, Alpha Chi Omega felt the brunt of the San Marcos community […]

  • May 3, 2013
  • 1:06 PM

Another #NoMames Frat Moment: USC Mexican-Themed ‘Racist Rager’ Party Gets Shut Down

We got this one from our friends at Colorlines, who reported it yesterday, and here we go again with Frats Gone Racist. You would think that after #NoMames moments at the University of Chicago, Baylor, Penn State, and Duke , sororities and fraternities would get a clue. Guess not. Here’s the latest example, and it […]

  • Feb 23, 2013
  • 3:17 PM

Penn State Sorority Under Investigation for Racist Mexican Costume Pictures

Looks like Halloween 2012 was the year of sorority sisters dressing up in racist Mexican costumes with sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, black shoe polish, and signs that say "Green Card," "I don't cut grass, I smoke it," and "Will mow lawn for weed and beer." Just as we were starting to file away a story from […]

  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 8:20 PM

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