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NarcoData Provides Easy-to-Understand Review of Organized Crime in Mexico
A new journalism project by Animal Político and El Daily Post creates an interactive resource based on government documents, interviews, media reports and other data.
Painting and Erasing: Senos que se nos respetan
After a mural depicting a nude black woman is defaced in Puerto Rico, women appear topless as a protest to reclaim their bodies.
Colombian TV Network Puts an End to Blackface Soldier Character
It looks like the blackface Soldado Micolta will no longer appear on Colombia television, after an anti-racism group was informed by a lawyer for Caracol TV that the actor has agreed to stop portraying the character.
Keep Your Inner Werebigot at Bay: Don’t Dress Up as a ‘Mexican’
The Univ. of Louisville’s president is forced to apology after his inner werebigot was revealed when he dressed up as a “Mexican.”
Márcio Faraco: Bossa Nova Virtuoso
The Brazilian singer-songwriter chats with Latino Rebels ahead of his performance in New York City on Friday, October 30.
Infographic: The Balance of 60 Years of Violence in Colombia
El Molino Online has published an infographic detailing the horrific outcome of over half a century of civil war in Colombia.
Marco Rubio is a Hypocrite (or Just Another Latino Republican)
The senator from Florida, like many Latino Republicans, opposes the same programs that helped him and his family succeed.
Podcast: Medellín’s Missing Bodies
In the latest episode of Latin American Radio Dispatch, journalist Jessica Diaz-Hurtado reports on Colombia’s disappeared and the loved ones still searching for them.
Sources: Puerto Rico Gov. García Padilla Won’t Run for Reelection
Sources close to the governor tell El Nuevo Día that he will announce his intention not to seek reelection in 2016.
Illinois Student Newspaper Apologizes for Illegal Immigration Cartoon
The Daily Illini issues an apology after publishing a Halloween-related editorial cartoon about illegal immigration.
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.
Program Will Send Low-Income Students to See ‘Hamilton’
Twenty thousand New York City students will be given an outside-the-classroom lesson in American history.
Ariel Rojas: ‘No More Violence’
A chat with Ariel Rojas, the immigrant rights activist who was dragged and kicked by a Trump supporter in Miami over the weekend.
Democracy Is Dead in Guatemala
The election of military-backed conservative comedian Jimmy Morales as president of Guatemala proves the system of corruption is alive and kicking.
Federico Peña: ‘My Country, My Vote’
A chat with the former Clinton cabinet member and mayor of Denver about the need for Latinos to fully flex their political and economic muscles.
#RacismIsntFunny: Latino Groups Launch Campaign to ‘Dump Trump’ from SNL
Latino Rebels joins America’s Voice, United Farm Workers, the National Council of La Raza and others in an effort to get NBCUniversal to keep its word and cut ties with the GOP frontrunner.
Deli Owner Posts Anti-Latino Remark Against Customer
The owner of AJ’s Gourmet Deli in Idaho faces a severe backlash after posting an anti-Latino racial slur on the business’s Facebook page.
Dolores Huerta: Our Communities Need to Stand United
In an op-ed, Dolores Huerta announces the upcoming launch of the My Country, My Vote! campaign to get Congress and the president to pass immigration reform.
The Time Congress Almost Passed Immigration Reform
‘Immigration Battle’ details how a bipartisan push to pass reform almost reached a deal — before it collapsed in June 2014.
Pres. Obama’s Shadow War Against Central American Child Refugees
The Obama administration relies on a network of law enforcement units across Central America to ensure children fleeing violence never reach the United States.
Cuñao: Blood, Sand and Solidarity
A chat with Julio Montero, frontman for the Los Angeles-based Latin Folk group Cuñao, on the group’s latest album ‘Sangre y Arena.’