Latino Rebels
A Letter Signed by 82 Writers Asks Oprah Winfrey to Remove Book Club Designation for AMERICAN DIRT
“We are asking only that you remove the influential imprimatur of Oprah’s Book Club,” the letter said.
The #DignidadLiteraria Campaign Issues Statement About AMERICAN DIRT Book Event Cancellations
“We have moved our focus from Jeanine Cummins and American Dirt to the true problem: the canceling of Latinx writers by US publishing,” the statement read.
Myriam Gurba on AMERICAN DIRT and a Revolution to Change Publishing
Latino Rebels Radio: January 26, 2020.
CBS News’ David Begnaud Interviewed Puerto Rico’s Wanda Vázquez: Here Is the Full Interview
It happened on Saturday morning.
It’s Been Over 20 Years Since Oprah’s Book Club Has Picked a Novel by a U.S.-Based Latino Author
Of the 82 books in Oprah’s book club, the list has only featured books from three Latin American writers, and only one of those was about the U.S. immigrant experience.
This Is What Jeanine Cummings Said Wednesday About ‘American Dirt’ Controversy
“If people read it on its own merits and then decide that they hate it based on what is in the pages, that’s OK. Not everyone needs to love my book,” the author said in Baltimore.
#WritingMyLatinoNovel Is One Way to Tackle Stale Literary Stereotypes
“Abuela greets me, the chancla hitting my skull like a kiss from my ancestors”
#ICYMI, the Full Iowa 2020 Brown and Black Presidential Forum (VIDEO)
The 2020 event was held on MLK Day.
A Film About the Life of Walter Mercado Is About to Become the Next Great Thing
Latino Rebels Radio: January 19, 2020.
Elizabeth Warren Campaign Releases Endorsement List of Over 100 Latina, Latino and Latinx Leaders
The list includes activists, lawmakers, educators, media personalities, elected officials and others.
Undocumented Youth in Iowa Call on Biden to Stop Criminalization and Deportation of Immigrants
“Will you commit to stopping all deportations in the first 100 days or will you side with the deportation force?” a Tuesday tweet by UWDA said.
Villaraigosa and Espuelas Launch New Latino SuperPAC With Hopes of Defeating Trump in 2020
The “mission and sole strategic goal” of American Latinos United (ALU) SuperPAC, the press release noted, “is to decrease President Trump’s share of the Hispanic electorate by a small percentage change that would thereby deny the President an Electoral College win and re-election to a second term. ALU seeks to drive Trump from the national 30% threshold he secured in 2016 to 25% or less in 2020.”
JLO Snubbed Because #OscarsSoWhite
*Pretends to be shocked*
Progressive Advocacy Groups Say Response to Puerto Rico’s Earthquakes Is All About Austerity
They call for long term investments instead of piecemeal solutions.
Puerto Rico’s Earthquakes
Latino Rebels Radio: January 12, 2020
What FEMA and Other Government Agencies Are Saying About the Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Latino Rebels Radio: January 10, 2020
CBP Says That Enforcement Actions on Southwest Border Decreased For 7th Consecutive Month
A Thursday media release by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) claimed that enforcement actions at the Southwest border “decreased by 5% in December as compared to November, representing a 72% decrease since the peak of the humanitarian and border security crisis in May.” It was the 7th straight monthly decrease, CBP said. The agency […]
Days After Dropping From Presidential Race, Julián Castro Endorses Elizabeth Warren
“Elizabeth and I share a vision of America where everyone counts,” Castro’s profile tweeted on Monday.
Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 6)
Latino Rebels Radio: January 5, 2020.
Julián Castro Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
“So today it’s with a heavy heart, and profound gratitude, that I will suspend my campaign for president,” Castro said in the campaign video.
