Injustice

On Thursday, February 23, a press conference has been called in front of the Tipsy Cake in Humboldt Park at noon. This is what the organizers shared with us: This is what they posted on our Facebook page: ‎"FYI: "Press conference tomorrow (Thursday-February 23) in front of Tipsy Cake Humboldt Park location 1043 N. California. 12 pm. […]

It seems like the Tipsy Cake episode, where the owner of the local Chicago bakery in Bucktown made disparaging comments about Humboldt Park, has begun to gain traction on social media, even though the bakery's Facebook wall is blocking and deleting critical comments and its Twitter profile is not responding to tweets (and has switched […]

In today's The Huffington Post, author Jeff Biggers, whose knowledge of Arizona's latest political atmosphere is unmatched, wrote about a new ad that will "pull no punches" in its call for the resignation of Maricopa Country Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The ad will run tonight during the telecast of the CNN GOP Debate. 

First it was the Arizona Racist Viral Video. Then it was Sarah Hates Laredo. Now, two girls (yes, girls) out of Gainesville, FL are now facing the heat. Looks like YouTube is the new forum of hate speech? This is an original TV report out of Florida.  And here is the video in question, which […]

We got this story from one of our community members tonight, and we are still perplexed. Let's give you the context first: This is an edited video we developed (for news-gathering purposes) of a local Chicago store and online series called CitySoles. The episode in question was a cake store in Bucktown called Tipsy Cake. […]

Is there something in the water these days? Have we really regressed as a country? Looks like it. Today's Racist Stereotype Example comes from Minnesota, where a Tea Party-backed Voter ID page is using the following image on its page:   Yes, next to the ghost and the zombie and the superhero is a guy in […]

Social media is quick and social media is brutal. If you are going to use platforms like Twitter, expect to be called out, no matter who you are or what you do. EVERYONE is now a web page, and every profile is just as important as every other profile. The ability to quickly send out […]

Twitter is a tough place, especially when you try to tweet something in 140 characters. Take the case of Jim Messina, who is the campaign manager for Obama 2012. This is what he tweeted out this morning: Messina was referring to a column by The Washington Post's Dana Milbank entitled "Does the GOP care about […]

GUEST POST By Matt Mendez of Librotraficante.com I am waiting for Marjorie Ann.  My wife, Marlo, is 7 months pregnant with her. Our soon to arrive daughter is named after her grandmother, my wife’s mother who died just before the start of Marlo’s senior year in high school. I never had the chance to meet […]

In 2010 I was racially profiled and it wasn't in Arizona. I was living in Connecticut at the time (yes, the same state where East Haven police officers were arrested for harassing Latinos) and on my way to work with a friend. As we approached the exit, we were stopped by a state police officer. […]

Dear Community Members, Is it tougher to be gay or undocumented? Jorge has an honest conversation with us. He is unafraid to open up and give us his honest opinion. Jorge is breaking taboos, challenging conventions and shifting paradigms within and outside of the Latino community. Brave, courageous and up front, Jorge's answer will surprise […]

The viral video that is "Why Sara Hates Laredo" entered the mediaspehere the last few days, with coverage in outlets such as The Los Angeles Times and The Dallas Morning News. Ever since LatinoRebels.com was one of the first Latino news outlets to cover this story, we have seen a lot of activity that has resulted […]

Taco Mayor aside, the real issue in East Haven, Connecticut is all about racial profiling, which is a growing trend in the United States. Here is a report from Al Jazeera English.

Our friends at Cuéntame share another power video with their community. The time to stop what banks are doing is now. Discuss on Facebook. Share it here. In 2008, Arturo de los Santos, a former Marine who lives with his wife and four children in Riverside, CA, fell victim to the economic crash caused by […]

Mississippi state Rep. Steve Holland (D), who introduced a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, is saying that it was all a joke as a way to bring attention to anti-immigration legislation that his Republican colleagues are considering in his state. Holland spoke with the Blog of New Orleans […]

The public Internet can be a dangerous place, especially when you use YouTube to express your opinions. The 'Why Sara Hate Laredo" viral video has become a mess, not only for the city of Laredo but also for the woman who was in the video. Here is report from local Laredo TV, which reported that […]

What to know how we feel? Let Carlos Andrés Gómez speak. Gómez performed "Juan Valdez" at the 2010 Yale Peabody Museum Poetry Slam. What exactly does a Hispanic look like? This is Gómez performing the piece at the Nuyorican.

Yesterday, Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas went on record to publicly condemn the viral "Sara Hates Laredo" YouTube video rant.   The Mayor called the video "offensive" and "racist," and makes a great case to how the young women in the video criticized bilingual citizens who live in Laredo. He also said, "As long as I […]

You would think that after the Arizona Girls Racist Video went viral, some people might reconsider about posting their rants on the public Internet. Guess not. That original video has been taken down by YouTube, but here is another version of the same video: As the YouTube profile who posted the original video said: "I […]

Most of the online world has moved on after the Work It "Puerto Rican Drug Dealer" fiasco helped to cause the show's cancelation after only two episodes. Yet, the grassroots group Boricuas For a Positive Image continues to demonstrate every Thursday night in front of ABC's New York headquarters. It appears that even if BFPI […]

Tony Diaz, the leader of the Librotraficantes group, made an appearance this week on Al Jazeera in an extended segment called "Losing the Latino Vote." The segment tried to answer following: With each passing US election the Hispanic vote becomes more crucial to clinching the presidency. But does the Republican party risk alienating that constituency with its […]