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This one comes from HuffPost Latino Voices: A New Mexico state representative wants to keep Hispanic history books out of public schools, following in the footsteps of some of her conservative colleagues in Arizona. New Mexico state Rep. Antonio Maestas (D-Albuquerque) proposed a memorial on Monday praising diversity in the state’s curricula and slammed Tucson’s […]

Sometimes we just think that creative Hollywood types just take a spinning wheel of ideas and just let the wheel decide, no matter what the outcome will be. No matter how much it makes your cringe. Such is the case of Syfy’s “Chupacabra vs. The Alamo” original movie. Starring Erik Estrada. Of course. Even if […]

How is your voice today? I’m asking because it’s the most valuable thing we Latinos have. Yes, I think that your car, clothes, house, even your latest pairs of amazing celebrity-endorsed shoes are expensive, but it’s not as valuable as your voice, your thoughts, your experiences being young, Latino, and with the world at your […]

Of course you knew that many of Twitter would be telling ESPN that THIS IS AMERICA, and why is ESPN broadcasting ESPN Deportes on the main channel? Read on and shake your head.

Today’s society is incessantly bombarded with negative stereotypical and sexist media. Exposure to such widespread and profuse toxic messages have far-reaching repercussions: some are blatantly obvious, while others are not so easy to spot. Such is the case when dealing with disparaging humor which intends to belittle while reducing in esteem and rank. Latinos are […]

Any questions, GOP? Do you also notice the other color that is growing on the fence? (H/T Upworthy)

Let’s get this straight: last night’s bench-clearing brawl between Mexico and Canada at the World Baseball Classic in Phoenix’s Chase Field was ugly. However, we don’t know what is sadder—the actual fight or the reactions and consequences after the fact. Here are a few things you should know: No one will get disciplined. Yes, you […]

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A ruling in the case CURTIS ACOSTA, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. JOHN HUPPENTHAL, et al. Defendants, has been rendered out of United States District Court, District of Arizona. In short, the ruling was a crushing blow to the Mexican American Studies program out of Tucson, which is banned under current Arizona law. As Plantiffs’ attorney […]

Think it over, MLB Network. Last night during the World Baseball Classic telecast between Team Mexico and Team USA, the graphics group at the MLB Network wanted to shares some fun facts about the countries. They got most of the information correct, except for one big error: the United States does not list English as […]

UPDATE: Another video has surfaced that shows Peña Nieto waking up from his “nap.” This clip comes from a left-leaning site in Mexico. Here is the original story we posted: This is why you have to be careful about what you do in public these days. You never know. Such is the case of Mexican […]

Here’s something that caught our attention via a press release: ESPN will present a Spanish-language simulcast of the Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be highlighted by several of baseball’s biggest stars, including Robinson Cano, Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Nelson Cruz and Carlos Beltran. […]

This week the 2013 World Baseball Classic moved to venues on this side of the world, with first-round games being played in Arizona and Puerto Rico. Besides the games, the WBC also got political. In Arizona, Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan reported this week that Team Mexico player Marco Estrada was stopped by police for running […]

Another day, another injustice in the United States. This just in from NDLON: Hector Nolasco is a day laborer whose employer falsely accused him of assault when he stood up for his rights. Hector is now in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s custody and has been issued an ICE hold. His wife and two-year-old daughter are […]

Why do we even need to write essays about Puerto Rico’s political status and statehood pipe dreams when The Daily Show just covered the real issues in just four minutes? Like Al Madrigal says, you really want more representatives in Congress these days? Classic. Here it is. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: […]

We always knew that the next wave of alternative music would have a U.S. bilingual, bicultural spin to it, and that is why bands like Del Exilio exist. This Saturday night at Joe’s Pub in NYC (425 Lafayette St), the band will hold a CD Release party for PANAMERICANO. Unless you don’t live in NYC, you […]

Yes, familia, even opinion writers in blue state Massachusetts show their cultural ignorance once in a while. Take the case of The Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby, a conservative columnist who today penned the following opinion piece, “Americans speak every language, but only English unites us.” The column focuses on Gabriel Gómez, a second-generation Colombian American […]

This morning, Democracy Now! ran a 50-minute roundtable surrounding the death of Hugo Chávez and where Venezuela goes from here. Here is the entire segment: “With the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez after a two-year fight with cancer, we host a roundtable discussion on a revolutionary leader whose democratic-socialist policies not only transformed his […]

Multiple reports have confirmed that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has died today due to health complications that resulted from his fight with cancer. He was 58 years old. Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced Chavéz’s death less than an hour ago. According to Maduro, Chávez died at 4:30 pm local time. Chávez, admired by many […]

Today Terra.com reported that an ATM at “El Ocho de Blanco,” a bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico, printed a receipt with the sentence “WE HATE FAGS,” causing some in the island’s LGBT community to criticize the bar and the ATM owner for the offensive message. The bar’s management insisted that it had no control […]

Yesterday media outlets began to report about Jeb Bush’s new book, “Immigration Wars” and his positions as he considers a 2016 run to the White House. The news led many to conclude that Bush had suddenly changed his views on immigration, causing a very strong reaction with reformers. When our own Charlie García tweeted a […]