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This Meme Will Never Go Away: Now It’s “Sh*t Reggaetoneros Say”

This meme will never go away. Maybe it is time for a "Sh*t People Say" TV channel? Here is "Sh*t Reggaetoneros Say"

  • Feb 4, 2012
  • 10:58 AM

Arizona Politician Makes a Public Suggestion for a White People Holiday

Is it possible to just have Arizona secede from the Union? Or at least see some of their "leaders" can get the "hell out of the country," to paraphrase Congressman Allen West? This week, KPHO out of Phoenix ran a story about Arizona state representative (and Republican) Cecil Ash, who suggested in on the floor of […]

  • Feb 4, 2012
  • 9:59 AM

#NowPlaying: Spanish For Your Nanny

This is a Rebelde Public Service Announcement for all of you who need to speak Spanish to your nanny. De nada.

  • Feb 3, 2012
  • 8:42 PM

New Report by @DemocracyNow Says ICE Initiated Racial Profiling Case of East Haven Police

The East Haven racial profiling case, which has been overshadow by taco comments and a resignation by the town's Police Chief, continues to get more complex, as the following Democracy Now report reveals. The report states that members of the East Haven police were not only racial profiling Latinos, they were working with ICE to […]

  • Feb 3, 2012
  • 6:05 PM

Meet the Genius Who Created the Immigration and Migrant Worker Meme That Set Facebook on Fire

It was this immigration and migrant worker meme that got the Latino Rebels Facebook page over 37,000 likes and more than 31,000 shares in just a few days. This same picture also was the inspiration of many blog posts, including a feature piece in the Huffington Post's Latino Voices. We have always wanted to know […]

  • Feb 3, 2012
  • 4:01 PM

Congrats to @pochodotcom and @laloalcaraz for @maddow Segment: ¡Viva Self-Deportation!

In the growing world of Latino alternative media, our friends at Pocho.com knocked it out of the park last night when Editor-in-Chief (and an Original Rebelde) Lalo Alcaraz made an appearance on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show. The subject? Self-deportation, which has become a favorite them of the Mitt Romney camp these days, and the REAL […]

  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 10:01 AM

Pro-Immigrant GOP Group Calls on Taco Mayor to Resign

For Immediate Release An Open Letter to East Haven, CT Mayor Joseph Maturo Dear Mayor Maturo, When we first heard of your “taco” comments, we were alarmed, then somewhat relieved that at least you apologized. However, since then you gave another media interview, and again you offended Latinos with your comments and demonstrated that you are tone […]

  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 9:44 AM

Well Played, @DanielDPortado, Inventor of Self-Deportation: You Rock, @laloalcaraz

Ha! We got to give it up to @DanielDPortado, who during the summer was crapping all over our Twitter feed with some angry tweets. Well, now we are breathing again and now we are seeing the genius behind the original idea, the fabulous @laloalcaraz and his writing partner Esteban Zul. It doesn't hurt to see the […]

  • Feb 1, 2012
  • 9:26 PM

TUSD Board Member Adelita Grijalva Speaks: “We Are Banning Books in This District”

It appears that the Tucson Unified School District's decision to no longer teach Mexican American Studies and prohibit certain books from even being taught (essentially a book ban) continues to find resistance from the community. Two weeks ago, The News Taco reported a detailed piece about a student protest in TUSD against the decision to […]

  • Jan 31, 2012
  • 7:28 PM

Former Ottawa Mayor Tweets Out Latino “Spics” Racial Slur During Viewing of GOP Debate

Here we go again. Looks like East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo has passed on the Latino Insensitivity Award over to former Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien, whose tweet during a viewing of a GOP presidential debate says one thing and one thing only: racism.  This is the tweet:  "The spics are getting way too much airtime!" […]

  • Jan 31, 2012
  • 5:01 PM

The @Target Bullseye Bodega: A National Campaign That Perplexes Some Latino Consumers

For those who say that people are just hypersensitive and uppity and just love to trash and complain, you miss the original point as to why we published the "Why @Target Needs to Stop Latino Ethnic Marketing: The “BODEGA” Fail" post in the first place. The point that was made was a very simple one: marketing communication is […]

  • Jan 31, 2012
  • 2:01 PM

VIDEO: East Haven “Taco” Mayor Joseph Maturo Keeps Talking and Blaming the Media

Looks like East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo, who became an Internet star last week for his "taco" comments in light of four police officers arrested for racial profiling by the FBI, is talking again. Now he is getting into discussions of ethnicity and culture. This video ran in the Connecticut press and Maturo is taking […]

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 11:29 PM

Ana Tijoux’s ‘La Bala’ Builds Well-Deserved Buzz

Chilean MC Ana Tijoux has done it again. If you're looking for Spanish rap with a political conscience and a definite edge, Tijoux's "La Bala" is it. After getting rave reviews for her first album, "1977" and being nominated for a Grammy, the tri-lingual lyricist's new album has already built a buzz and is set […]

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 11:09 PM

After Racial Profiling Arrests and Mayor’s “Taco” Controversy, East Haven Police Chief Resigns

Reports out of East Haven, CT, the town where four police officers were arrested by the FBI last week for racial profiling Latino residents and where its mayor faced an Internet firestorm for suggesting that he would eat tacos for dinner as a way to reach out to the Latino community, have confirmed that Police […]

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 2:30 PM

Congressman Luis Gutierrez Publishes Facebook Response to GOP’s Military-Only DREAM Act

This is what Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez posted today on his Facebook page:   GOP's Military-Only Version of the DREAM Act: A Political Ploy The latest Republican immigration political ploy is to force young people who are long-term residents of the U.S. — many of whom have U.S. citizen brothers or sisters — to serve […]

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 1:22 PM

Florida GOP Congressman David Rivera Introduces Military DREAM Act

Florida Republican Congressman David Rivera has introduced the Adjusted Residency for Military Service (ARMS) Act, which in essence is a military-only version of the DREAM Act.     Here is the FACT SHEET that Congressman Rivera has made public:   The Adjusted Residency for Military Service (ARMS) Act will provide the opportunity to adjust the […]

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 12:12 AM

Open Letter to Governor Mitt Romney from Latino GOP Leaders

January 26, 2012 Dear Governor Romney: We are a group of Latino Republicans invested in the growth of the economy and the support of Hispanic communities. Some of us have supported Newt Gingrich from the beginning of his campaign, and others of us have supported you. Our purpose here is to advise you that those […]

  • Jan 29, 2012
  • 10:55 PM

Gingrich: “Language of the Ghetto” Comment Was Not Spanish

Today, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said on Fox News that his 2007 comments about English being the language of "prosperity" never specifically called out Spanish as the "language of living in the ghetto," and that his opponent Mitt Romney has been manipulating this fact in ads being run in Florida. Before getting to Gingrich's […]

  • Jan 29, 2012
  • 9:27 PM

Now Playing: “Sh*t Mexicans Moms Say”

This will never end. Here is another classic parody. This is getting to close to home for you. ¡Ja!  

  • Jan 29, 2012
  • 11:12 AM

Why @Target Needs to Stop Latino Ethnic Marketing: The “BODEGA” Fail

It started innocently for us. We were going into a local Target in Stoughton, Massachusetts (a hotbed of Latino culture, by the way) to grab a cup of coffee, as we walked in, we saw this right in front of the store's entrance: So we walked a bit more. Until we came here. Now, for […]

  • Jan 28, 2012
  • 9:48 PM

The Marco Rubio Speech (with DREAM Act Interruptions) from the Hispanic Leadership Network

Here is the full video of what Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio had to say about immigration and the GOP at Friday's Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami. This first video shows NO SOMOS RUBIOS members interrupting Senator Rubio's speech. The other two clips show his entire speech.    

  • Jan 28, 2012
  • 1:09 AM

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