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Meteorologist Confronts Racist Facebook Posts on Station’s Page and Gets Fired by Station

We got this story from LatinoCommunicators as well as the great Richard Prince of Journal-isms, out of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. (And oh yeah, Soledad O'Brien.) According to Prince's post, meteorologist Rhonda Lee was fired by ABC Shreveport affiliate KTBS because Lee "responded to a racial remark posted by a viewer on the station's Facebook […]

  • Dec 12, 2012
  • 2:04 PM

#Latinolit Banned Book Review: “The Devil’s Highway” by Luis Alberto Urrea

Based on a true story that unfolded in the deserts and mountains of the Devil’s Highway region—a landscape so harsh and brutal that it even claims the lives of people born in adjacent deserts, and one that became the preferred “crossing” route for Coyotes (guides that lead crossers from Mexico to the US) once the […]

  • Dec 12, 2012
  • 7:56 AM

Al Jazeera’s “The Stream” Asks: Can Social Media Tackle Puerto Rico’s Crime Wave? (VIDEO)

Today Al Jazeera's "The Stream" featured the recent events in Puerto Rico regarding the brutal murder of publicist José Enrique Gómez and the social media movements that resulted from recent events. The following video focuses on #TodosSomosJoseEnrique and #BoicotLaComay. "

  • Dec 11, 2012
  • 10:38 PM

Affleck Responds to Why a Non-Latino (Him) Played Latino Hero in ARGO

In October, we ran a piece called "Now Ben Affleck Is Latino: Another Lost Opportunity for Hollywood." As we tried to stray away from the "we're offended" line that many of our critics tossed our way (because that was not the point of the piece, if people actually took the time to read it and not […]

  • Dec 11, 2012
  • 12:56 AM

NALFO: Stereotypes Need to Stop and Chi Omega Apologizes to Latino Fraternal Organization

In response to the recent controversy surrounding the Mexican costume image taken by the Chi Omega sorority chapter of Penn State, the National Association of Latino Fraternal National Organizations (NALFO) released the following statement yesterday:

  • Dec 8, 2012
  • 4:47 PM

#BoicotLaComay Is Not Censorship: How Social Media Is Transforming Traditional Media

Censorship. In the Internet age, it is a word that is tossed about a lot and mostly misinterpreted. To give this column some context, let's actually read from the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or […]

  • Dec 8, 2012
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More From #BoicotLaComay: AT&T Drops Sponsorship and #TodosSomosJoseEnrique Goes Global

It is Day 4 since #BoicotLaComay was launched in response to comments about dead publicist José Enrique Gómez that were made by "La Comay," the puppet host of Puerto Rico's highest-rated show, WAPA-TV's "SuperXclusivo." And the momentum to get the show off the air continues to grow. Here are just a few of the latest […]

  • Dec 7, 2012
  • 10:59 PM

Human Rights Commission Reports Torture Cases by Mexican Police During #1DMx

More and more stories about #1DMx are beginning to surface, and this time, they are coming from The Guardian. The site published an English-language report from Mexico City chronicling the revelation that Mexican police tortured protesters last Saturday during demonstrations against Enrique Peña Nieto, the country's new president. Here is what The Guardian's Jo Tuckman […]

  • Dec 7, 2012
  • 9:20 PM

Racist Mexican Costume Controversy Goes Viral: Baylor University Will Now Investigate

One week. Who would have thought that the story we broke last Friday night about the public social media images posted on the profile of a Baylor University student would go viral and make it all the way to NBC's "Today" show? The quick summary is this: the two pictures below were posted and deleted on Friday […]

  • Dec 7, 2012
  • 6:47 PM

Walmart Is Latest Sponsor to Drop WAPA TV’s “La Comay” and Join #BoicotLaComay

Today another major sponsor has stopped sponsorship of WAPA TV's "SuperXclusivo" show, whose puppet character, La Comay, is facing a social media boycott that has taken off ever since it was launched Tuesday. According to the Puerto Rican press, Walmart has pulled out all its advertising from the Puerto Rico's most popular show, which is […]

  • Dec 6, 2012
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Penn State Administration Publishes Open Letter Addressing Sorority’s Mexican Costume Controversy

The following is an open letter published by Penn State's administration on the university's official site in response to the Chi Omega Mexican costume controversy. An open letter to the Penn State community Thursday, December 6, 2012 To the Penn State Community: In recent weeks and particularly in the past few days, it has become […]

  • Dec 6, 2012
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The Story of The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” Spanish Lyrics

We are huge fans of the Clash, and have always known that the group has had a profound influence on rock bands, just like our good friends at Remezcla said a few months ago. We have so many favorite Clash songs, and one of them is “Should I Stay or Should I Go” from Combat Rock. […]

  • Dec 6, 2012
  • 12:00 PM

#LatinoLit: Hitchcock Meets Latino Noir in Manuel Muñoz’s “What You See in the Dark”

Reviewed by Matt Mendez Manuel Muñoz’s debut novel, What You See in the Dark, may be difficult to classify at first glance (both editions are adorned with wonderfully pulp cover art). Is the novel a mystery? Historical fiction? Literary fiction? Latino fiction? The answer, it turns out, is yes. Written in both exacting and graceful […]

  • Dec 6, 2012
  • 9:00 AM

#TodosSomosPresos Video Lists Illegally Detained #1DMx Protesters

Tonight the international arm of the #YoSoy132 movement tweeted us a YouTube video that allegedly lists all those who were illegally detained by Mexican authorities this past Saturday at the #1DMx demonstration against Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto. The hashtag #TodosSomosPresos (We Are All Prisoners) has become the official hashtag for finding more about the status […]

  • Dec 6, 2012
  • 12:02 AM

Social Media Campaign to Boycott Puerto Rico’s La Comay Show Goes Viral

Looks like Puerto Rico is waking up after rallying behind a social media campaign against WAPA's "SuperXClusivo" show, hosted by puppet called La Comay (portrayed by actor Kobbo Santarrosa). The incredibly popular show (seen both in Puerto Rico and in the US through WAPA América) sucks. It is a bastion of all that is bad […]

  • Dec 5, 2012
  • 3:36 PM

Alleged Provocateurs Planned Violent Acts Two Weeks Before #1DMx Protests

More details have emerged about the alleged anarchist provocateurs who were paid 300 Mexican pesos to incite acts of vandalism and violence during Saturday's #1DMx protests against Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto. (Pictures from #1DMx can be found here.) According to news reports from Mexico, the provocateurs planned their attacks at least two weeks before the […]

  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 10:03 PM

Penn State Sorority Under Investigation for Racist Mexican Costume Pictures

Looks like Halloween 2012 was the year of sorority sisters dressing up in racist Mexican costumes with sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, black shoe polish, and signs that say "Green Card," "I don't cut grass, I smoke it," and "Will mow lawn for weed and beer." Just as we were starting to file away a story from […]

  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 8:20 PM

Baylor University Responds to Racist Mexican Social Media Images Posted on Student’s Pages

This morning we talked with Lori Fogleman, Director of Media Communications for Baylor University, about a series of public social media images that were posted on the public Facebook and Instagram profiles of Baylor student Hannah Ray. These public images show five young women dressed in sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, displaying "Green Card" signs, wearing what appears […]

  • Dec 4, 2012
  • 2:12 PM

#1DMx UPDATE: Anarchist Protesters Say They Were Paid Off & Video Captures Brutal Police Acts

As more and more content is being shared online about #1DMx, a demonstration against Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, reports from Reforma, Proceso, and La Jornada are beginning to present a fuller account of what is rapidly becoming a tragic weekend in Mexico. The #YoSoy132 movement had claimed that the protesters who committed acts of vandalism […]

  • Dec 3, 2012
  • 7:13 PM

Disturbing Videos of Police Actions During #1DMx Go Viral on Social Media

The #1DMx protests against Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) have countless of stories being shared via Twitter and Facebook. One tweet from @epigmenioibarra (a Mexican telenovela producer with over 100K Twitter followers) has garnered attention and is beginning to go viral. It should be noted that Ibarra has already been criticized by many for […]

  • Dec 3, 2012
  • 9:11 AM

Alternative Media Collective “Emergencia MX” Releases 18-Minute YouTube Video of #1DMx

Today, the YouTube channel of EmergenciaMx.org released an 18-minute video of the #1DMx protests, which occurred this Saturday. According to its site and Facebook page, EmergenciaMx is an alternative non-profit media collective of filmmakers, artists, and communicators that offers different points of view that you won't in in mainstream Mexican outlets that "form part of the […]

  • Dec 2, 2012
  • 7:55 PM

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