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Here is the “ASSURANCE OF DISCONTINUANCE” issued today by Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York in regards to the investigation surrounding G.A.L.O.S. Corporation, Carlos Velasquez, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc., and Diversity Foundation, Inc. For more about today’s report, see what our friends at NiLP are saying. NY State […]

We got this tip from @el_sanchez7 Powerful video by the @UCLABLSA on what it feels like being 33 out of 1,100 students at @UCLA Law: http://t.co/GrjVtBvBnE c: @latinorebels — Víctor (@el_sanchez7) February 10, 2014 So we checked it out. On February 10, 2014 a group of students from the UCLA school of Law gathered together […]

In his State of the Union address last month, President Obama declared that he wants to develop “new ways to measure how well our kids think, not how well they can fill in a bubble on a test.” He was referring to the new Common Core standards that are being implemented in states all across […]

We have arrived at the shores of the Rubicon. The credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s dealt a body blow to Puerto Rico’s distressed economy by downgrading its general obligation bonds to junk level. Governor Alejandro García Padilla floundered in his response, stating that he will increase revenue and decrease costs, but has not explained […]

DORADO, PR—Yesterday afternoon, Standard and Poors decided to downgrade Puerto Rico’s general obligations bonds one notch to non-investment grade or “junk-bond status.” Most people I have talked to here on the island are quite concerned about the effects of such a downgrade in our standard of living, and many are outright depressed. On the other […]

King visited the island at least two times in his life: in 1962 and in 1965.

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It is no surprise to us that when news of Sergio C. Garcia’s admission into the California state bar as the “first publicly known undocumented lawyer” (h/t Colorlines) hit the mainstream media, that the message would be skewed depending on the outlet. It only proves to us that the immigration partisanship will only get worse […]

In response to a Latino Rebels story about Facebook comments about apartheid by Texas Republican Party executive committee member Sara Legvold, we received a statement this afternoon from Spencer Yeldell, Communications Director for the Republican Party of Texas: Executive Committee members are entitled to their own opinions that may or may not be aligned with the Republican Party […]

In an email obtained by Latino Rebels, José Santana, the Executive Director of the Dominican Republic’s International Advisory Committee on Science and Technology, an organization created by former president Leonel Fernández, lambasted author Junot Díaz for critical comments about current Dominican politicians, specifically in how they are using the current controversy surrounding Dominicans of Haitian […]

This past week saw an unusual number of news stories covering the “sexiness” of Latinas to sell both products and/or news stories. Yes, sex sells, we all know the concept, but there is real news out there about Latinas that doesn’t involve sex or the curves of their Latina bodies. From Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Vergara, […]

Aeroméxico has released the following statement in response to claims that staff members refused to allow a group of indigenous people to board one of the airline’s flights in Oaxaca due to their clothing and background, as previously reported by Latino Rebels. Oaxaca Case In relation to flight AM544 from Oaxaca to Mexico City this past November 5th, […]

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has launched a Veterans Day postcard petition to demand Congress to pass “commonsense immigration reform” legislation to honor the service of Latino veterans. The postcard, which reads “This Veterans Day Honor Them By Honoring Those They Fight For,” was distributed to LULAC’s 130,000 members to fill out, […]

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A Brooklyn family is suing New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority for discrimination after a bus driver allegedly called their 10-year-old son a “terrorist” and denied him entry for chanting a Muslim prayer in Arabic. The boy, now 12, is suing for civil rights violations and religious discrimination. Here’s what New York Daily News reported earlier […]

This is from the Madison, Wisconsin police department, incident report #2013-337128: Details A  Janesville man was arrested for two counts of battery, with a hate crime enhancer, after punching two men on N. Henry St. early this morning. The victims were speaking Hebrew when the suspect passed them on the street. He swore at the […]

Tomorrow at noon the “Stop Watching Us” campaign will he holding “A Rally Against Mass Surveillance” in Washington D.C. to protests the NSA’s continued spying of people around the world. Group organizers claim that it will be the “largest rally yet against NSA Surveillance” with thousands expected to attend. The event will feature many notable […]

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Moments after President Obama announced that the White House would allow a protest in favor of immigration reform to be held in the National Mall, numerous media outlets and political figures accused the president of handing out political favors. Under the headline “Obama OKs illegals’ march on Mall, still blocks Americans,” White House Correspondent Neil […]