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University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Students Vote to Continue Strike and Keep Gates Closed

The final vote tally was 1,933 in favor and 533 against.

  • May 11, 2017
  • 8:15 AM

Coalition Against Hate to Morning Political Talk Shows: Start Representing Diverse Communities NOW

Cable TV political shows need to stop being so white.

  • May 10, 2017
  • 6:29 PM

The Myth of the ‘Criminal Alien’

What has constituted the detention and removal of non-citizens, and has defined these individuals as “criminal aliens?”

  • May 10, 2017
  • 11:31 AM

President Trump: The Hustler 2.0 (OPINION)

When they speak or act, hustlers can’t be believed or trusted. I should know, since I grew up on the mean streets of East Los Angeles, where I encountered many of them.

  • May 10, 2017
  • 11:01 AM

Four Things You Didn’t Know About the Border

Whatever this or future administrations choose to do along the border, the use of a physical barrier won’t be enough.

  • May 9, 2017
  • 4:46 PM

Central American Gangs Like MS-13 Were Born Out of Failed Anti-Crime Policies

The street gang Mara Salvatrucha 13, commonly known as MS-13, was born in the United States.

  • May 9, 2017
  • 2:00 PM

ACLU Issues a ‘Travel Advisory’ for Texas

“Texas is a state with deep Mexican roots and home to immigrants from all walks of life. Many of us fit the racial profile that the police in Texas will use to enforce Trump’s draconian deportation force.”

  • May 9, 2017
  • 1:48 PM

Texas Sues Austin, Travis County and Even MALDEF Because Why the F Not?

The defendants are “are publicly hostile to cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.”

  • May 8, 2017
  • 7:31 PM

El Salvador’s Mining Ban (PODCAST)

Latino Rebels Radio: May 7, 2017

  • May 7, 2017
  • 9:16 PM

The Top #CincoDeFallo Moments of Cinco De Mayo 2017

We hope this becomes a yearly tradition and national holiday soon.

  • May 5, 2017
  • 4:54 PM

One Dead as Venezuela’s Opposition Protests Constituent Assembly

Violent anti-government protests continued in Venezuela Wednesday, leaving one person dead and hundreds injured.

  • May 5, 2017
  • 9:21 AM

Helado Negro Just Premiered One Very Cool and Trippy LENGUA LARGA Video

The Private Energy album releases on May 5.

  • May 4, 2017
  • 10:29 AM

A New Petition Is Calling for the June 11 Puerto Rican Day Parade to Radically Change Its Mission

We, the undersigned, call on the Board of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade to convert this year’s parade into a march for justice in solidarity with the Puerto Rican people.

  • May 4, 2017
  • 9:02 AM

55,000 Haitians Could Face Deportation Under Trump (VIDEO)

The Haitian-American community is now facing a looming deportation deadline.

  • May 3, 2017
  • 5:56 PM

Sen. Bob Casey Just Live Tweeted the Deportation of a Honduran Family

“Twitter: it’s urgent. I just found out that a young child & her mother who came to U.S. seeking refuge will be sent back to Honduras today.”

  • May 3, 2017
  • 1:18 PM

Puerto Rico Police: 17 Arrested for Vandalism at #ParoNacional Protests

The police, according to Metro PR, said that it expects more arrests.

  • May 2, 2017
  • 10:20 AM

A Conversation With Ozomatli’s Raúl Pacheco & Ulises Bella

Latino Rebels Radio: May 1, 2017

  • May 1, 2017
  • 3:21 PM

Island of Enchantment or Island of False Promises?

A look at the Puerto Rican crisis from an outsider’s perspective.

  • May 1, 2017
  • 5:55 AM

My Nana’s Undocumented Life

For answers, I look to my family’s history of struggle. But the truth is: I look to you too.

  • Apr 29, 2017
  • 11:02 AM

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