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Maria Perez, President of Nuestras Raíces Delaware, the organization that sponsors the Little Miss Hispanic Delaware beauty pageant, spoke to Latino Rebels to address outfall in response to reports that recently crowned seven-year-old Jakiyah McKoy had been stripped of her title because of her skin color. “We were giving her the benefit of the doubt,” […]

Kudos to the Associated Press’ Russell Contreras for publishing a piece about the U.S. Latino presence at the 1963 March on Washington. Contreras’ superior well-researched piece sheds new angles that few media outlets are discussing. What follows are some of the article’s highlights. You can read the whole article here. Did you know? One member […]

For those who really want to know that the US Latino population is all about, checking in with Pew Research’s Hispanic Center should be something you do on a consistent basis. Here are just a few of the data nuggets that Pew features:          

Seriously? Do you remember the viral YouTube video from last fall showing a Philly police officer punching a woman after the end of Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican Day parade? Do you remember how the officer, Lieutenant Jonathan Josey, was relieved of his duties just a few days after the video was shared all over the world? […]

Last night in Miami, Colombian-born Israel Hernández-Latch died at the hands of police. As the Miami New Times reports, “An 18-year-old skater died yesterday after Miami Beach Police officers caught him tagging a building and then Tasered him.” The MNT piece also quoted Hernández’s friend: “I just cant believe it. I still have his hat […]

It is described as a freak accident, because as far as automobile wrecks go, for a bus to hit a lamppost that falls on a baby in a stroller, well, it’s just not supposed to happen that way. But that’s how it went, and 8-month-old Angelie Paredes is gone. But this July 30 “freak accident,” […]

Now that the George Zimmerman trial is with the jury for deliberations, the world anxiously awaits the verdict of one of the most publicized trials in this history of the United States (at least it felt that way due to social media). And guess what narrative has come back? The whole “White Hispanic” thing, which […]

Responding to growing community criticism about the placement of a prominent Goya logo at the base of the new Roberto Clemente statue at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx, the company’s public relations director defended Goya’s decision, saying that Clemente’s own son told him to not do anything to change the logo. Rafael Toro […]

Fireworks and a barbeque on the 4th of July are as American as it gets (ok, maybe you’ll have to add an apple pie, but still). And while the celebrations are always fun, what is left behind afterwards is anything but. I was reminded of this by Raul Colon’s blog post yesterday on the trashy […]

We spoke to GOYA today. Here is the latest. Yesterday we wrote about whether the placement of a large GOYA Foods logo was appropriate on the base of a new Roberto Clemente statue unveiled last week in a New York state park in the Bronx. The initial social media reaction from New Yorkers of Puerto […]

Seriously? This in from Santa Fe. What do you think? Looks like the controversy is brewing out in New Mexico, as this local story reports: The man in charge of the Santa Fe Reporter said Our Lady of Guadalupe is an iconic symbol of Santa Fe, and that’s why the weekly newspaper included a version […]

This just in from the New York Daily News: Officer Jessenia Guzman is not the only Spanish-speaking cop to face consequence under the NYPD’s controversial English-only policy. A total of nine Hispanic officers have been cited for running afoul of the policy, a national Latino police organization said Tuesday. Many of the officers were hit […]

In response to a story we published earlier today about the American Red Cross’ decision to end its Puerto Rico whole blood collections operation by October, leading to the loss of over 200 jobs and claims from the island’s Red Cross director that the move was racially charged, this evening Latino Rebels received the following […]

Puerto Rico’s Metro is reporting this morning that the American Red Cross will no longer be collecting blood in Puerto Rico, ceasing this part of their organization’s operations and leaving more than 200 people without jobs. According to the report, the American Red Cross will still maintain its other services, which include emergency services during […]

Last fall a troubling video out of Philadelphia showing a police officer punching a women went viral on YouTube. Earlier this year, former Philadelphia Police lieutenant Jonathan Josey, who was fired from the force after reaction to the video was so overwhelming, was found not guilty for striking Aida Guzmán. The not guilty decision was […]

SAN JUAN – Yesterday Ricardo Rosselló, Michael González Cruz, and Joel Isaac Díaz, leaders of Boricua ¡Ahora Es! (BAE), a political advocacy group that believes in changing Puerto Rico’s current territorial status with the United States, filed a joint complaint to the Puerto Rico’s Commission on Civil Rights, saying that that the civil rights of […]

Today Latino Rebels were part of an inaugural roundtable discussion broadcast on NPR’s AltLatino. Our founder, @julito77, joined the shows co-cohosts, Jasmine Gard and Felix Contreras, and our friend Marisa Treviño of Latina Lista. We talked about three topics: “Devious Maids,” the tragedy of undocumented minors entering the U.S. alone, and the developments that led […]

Although the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had initially asked the leadership of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) to submit documentation this week surrounding an investigation about the relationships the non-profit NPRDP has with corporate sponsors, the deadline for the submission was extended until after the parade concludes on June […]

This morning, I spent 30 minutes with Madelyn Lugo, chairperson of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) organization. We covered several issues surrounding the latest developments with the official Coors parade can that has led to controversy in New York City’s Puerto Rican community. We also discussed the request by the state attorney general […]

Even after MillerCoors decided to stop production of an official National Puerto Rican Day Parade beer can that has gained national attention through social media, community activists and local New York City politicians of Puerto Rican descent continue to call for the resignation of the the parade organization’s chairperson and its current board of directors. […]

In response to a forceful statement that the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) gave to NBC Latino saying that community leaders should “top misguidedly telling the public that the Puerto Rican flag has been posted on beer cans,” Boricuas for a Positive Image, a grassroots New York City organization that has called for both […]