Latino Rebels
Taco Trucks on Every Corner? (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: September 4, 2016
Idaho Bus Driver Fired for Pouring Water on Latino 8th Grader and Telling Him to Speak English
Welcome to 2016, America.
Puerto Rican Activists Protest First #PROMESA Conference (Democracy Now! VIDEO)
Will we see more resistance in Puerto Rico?
The Internet Is Amazing: Our Favorite ‘Taco Trucks on Every Corner’ Responses
It has been a fun few days.
NAHJ ‘Disappointed’ No Latino Journalist Chosen to Moderate Any 2016 Election Debate
“It is imperative that a Hispanic moderator is present to provide fair input on our issues and accurate representation of the Latino communities.”
Where Will the Latino Digital Space Go Next? Let’s Have This Conversation
Are we as a Latinx digital community heading in the right direction or are we still stuck on memes and chancleta videos?
Immigrant Rights Groups Ask Federal Judge to Compel DHS Disclosures About Embattled Jail-Based Deportation Program
“The President continues to boast that he is deporting ‘felons not families.’ This disregards the reality that felons have families.”
Burger King’s ‘Whopperrito’ Sure Better Not Have Actual Puppies (Perritos) in Them
Hopefully no dogs were whopped in the making of this wrap.
Why Did Police Kill Anthony Nuñez? (VIDEO)
Another tragedy, this time in San Jose.
A Deadly Racial Double Standard (VIDEO)
This is America.
We Must End State Violence Against Black Bodies (VIDEO)
“There is nothing that is going to prevent this from happening to us aside from a shift in policing.”
Stream iLe’s Debut Album, ‘iLevitable,’ Now (AUDIO)
It comes out June 3, but you can hear it on NPR.
Catch the Trailer for GENTE-FIED, a New Digital Series Executive Produced by America Ferrera
An all Latino cast with a majority of Latino talent behind the camera? Sounds promising.
The Rose Garden Freestyle with Lin-Manuel Miranda and President Obama
We are lucky to be living in Lin-Manuel’s world.
The Empire Files: The Empire’s Border (VIDEO)
In a new full-length documentary, Abby Martin of ‘The Empire Files’ examines the not-so-secret war against migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cruz Speaks Spanish While Bernie and Hillary Spar Over Central America
We are back with a new episode.
Ted Cruz’s New ‘Secure the Border’ Ad Is Just F-ing Strange
We don’t get it.
Sen. Menendez Speaks about Economic Crisis in Puerto Rico (VIDEO)
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey delivered an address in the Senate on the economic crisis facing Puerto Rico and the U.S.’ role in helping its colony
Trump’s #NoMames Flip-Flop on Immigration
Two years before Donald Trump thought migrants from Latin America were “bringing crime” and “rapists,” he had become an advocate for fair and comprehensive immigration reform. Back in 2013, NBC News reported a meeting between the billionaire GOP frontrunner and “youth immigrant leaders Jose Machado, Diego Sanchez and nationally renowned Dreamer Gaby Pacheco of The Bridge Project at […]
Visions From the Inside: Art Inspired by Letters Written by Detained Migrants
A new partnership between CultureStrike, Mariposas Sin Fronteras and End Family Detention has resulted in the creation of the Visions From the Inside project, where 15 artists interpret letters written by detained migrants at Karnes Detention Center. As the project’s Tumblr site says: By visually illustrating these letters, we aim to bring awareness and a better sense of the realities that […]
San Juan Senator ‘Confident’ That Puerto Rico Will Solve Economic Problems
Last night on Latino Rebels Radio, we spoke with Sen. Ramón Luis Nieves, a member of Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party (PPD) who represents San Juan, Guaynabo and Aguas Buenas. The PPD and its leader, Gov. Alejandro García, is currently the party leading the island’s government during an economic crisis getting more national attention from […]