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With reports that new developments surrounding the in-custody death of David Sal Silva on May 8 in Bakersfield will possibly be made public next week, we wanted to take a moment today and summarize what we know so far about Silva’s death and what we don’t know. It has been a fast-moving and developing story, […]

Earlier this week, attorney John Tello, the lawyer representing the witnesses who had taken cell phone videos of the alleged police beating death of David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol officers, had said that he was hoping to release one of the videos yesterday. However, instead of releasing the […]

The local news coverage about the alleged beating death of 33-year-old David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol continues to provide timely updates of the incident. The latest story describes how eyewitnesses on May 8 believe that law enforcement officials are trying to cover up what happened that night. Here […]

In response to questions as to whether the U.S. State Department authorized and approved a Gangnam-inspired “USA Visa Style” parody video produced and uploaded to YouTube by the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, a State Department official provided us with the following statement: Our embassies and consulates around the world are always looking for new […]

As expected, the alleged beating death of David Silva has started getting the attention of the national media. Here is a local report out of Bakersfield: According to the local report, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said, “What we’re finding most of those, from what we can track, are from outside of Kern County, which is […]

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Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 PST, the office of Kern Country Sheriff Donny Youngblood released the following press statement about the death of David Sal Silva, a case that has begun to get local and national media attention. Silva died in-custody, and the release of video and a chilling 911 call raises several questions about the […]

The story of the alleged beating death of David Sal Silve by Kern County deputies last week in Bakersfield has begun to gain more national attention. The Associated Press has published an article and CNN has filed a report. Here is what CNN reported today. Additional details from the story have begun to emerge, including […]

The following is an edited YouTube video showing local Bakersfield news coverage about the alleged police beating of David Sal Silva, who died in-custody. For more details about this story, you can click on this post. Here is the video.

Yesterday, we shared a very troubling story out of Bakersfield, where David Sal Silva was allegedly beaten by Kern County deputies. Silva died in-custody. Here is a 911 call about the incident. One report said the following, “And though several witnesses caught the brutal murder on camera, police immediately seized cell phones from every one […]

Late last night our Publisher @julito77 emailed a request for comment from The Heritage Foundation about two Latino Rebels stories about how the family foundations of Richard M. Scaife, the Vice Chairman of the Heritage’s Foundation Board of Trustees, had been donating millions of dollars for years to anti-immigration organizations linked to John Tanton. This […]

Jason Richwine, who resigned last Friday from The Heritage Foundation over his “IQ and Immigration Policy” dissertation from 2009, went on record today with The Washington Examiner to defend his work and speak about the reaction it received (for example, Google “Jason Richwine racist” and see the millions of entries you will get). Here are just are […]

Here we go again. Just a few months after sororities at both Baylor and Penn State made national headlines for their racist “Mexican-themed” photos, a sorority at Cal State San Marcos is the latest example “When Sororities Go Racist.” As reported by NBC Latino, Alpha Chi Omega felt the brunt of the San Marcos community […]

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 22 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Ríos […]

After writing a column for NBC Latino about the saturation of Latino brands, our founder @julito77 received the following letter from PETA Latino’s Renée Saldaña. She agreed to have her letter published online. Dear Julio, We caught your editorial about PETA Latino on NBC Latino’s website, as well as Latino Rebels‘ post on the same subject, and while we appreciate your discussing the news of PETA Latino’s launch, we […]

This Cinco de Mayo a bilingual rock band from Kansas City will celebrate a milestone of their own—and it involves a band of original Chicano “Rebeldes.” Making Movies, an AfroLatino-influenced indie rock band currently on a regional tour that has taken them through Puerto Rico, Panama, the Midwest, Southwest and now California, will open for […]

We received the following open letter from writer/comedian Cesar Zamora about the recent episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” where Tamra Barney says that a trip to a Mexican restaurant brought out the “inner beaner” of Eddie Judge, her Latino fianceé. Here is what Cesar sent to Bravo, the network that broadcasts the show: I […]

In the midst of a national tour (dates here) with internationally known reggae group SOJA, the Panamanian-born, Oakland-bred duo Los Rakas found time for a special May Day release called “Mi País.” The song is off their upcoming album, the double-disc “El Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo” which will see release on their label, Soy […]

Can this get any more awful? The following video posted by World Star Hiphop NYC earlier today has gone viral on Facebook (now deleted), and it is shameful. Completely unacceptable, and abusive. We can’t even begin to explain it, but apparently some witty pendejo thinks he is a comedian. Watch. (By the way, the video […]

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues ongoing coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios Montt and […]

The National Hispanic Media Coalition published the following release today: Pasadena, CA – The New York Times announced an update to its policies on how it uses the phrase “illegal immigrant” in its coverage. The newspaper will continue to allow the phrase, but it encourages reporters and editors to “consider alternatives when appropriate to explain the […]